Follow-up: some good news
So, this story does appear to drift towards a happy ending.
After some encouraging conversation with @Noemi and @Irene, and hearing overwhelming interest for this at the LOTE apéro, I’ve decided to do the workshop anyway. The critical change was to take money out of the equation, which allowed me to set up the workshop exactly as I’d want to (making it shorter, smaller and less focused on a particular outcome). I also felt I really did not want to lose my connection to this amazing community, which is the most important motivator for doing this.
If you are around on Sunday and feel like joining, please register for the event, which I’ve renamed “The Pressure Cooker”. Just because I can 