embodying wholeness in a fractured world
frameworks for showing up or starting over
How do we build structures that sustain our dreams-while the ground beneath us keeps shifting?
How do we keep moving forward, even when fear, self-doubt, and perfectionism tell us to stop?
The world is on fire AND you still get to make beautiful things. You get to carve out safe containers of joy for yourself and others—moments where we acknowledge the shitstorm and show up anyway.
𓆸 what we’ll cover
through guided reflections, visualizations, discussion, & hands-on exercises, we’ll explore:
seeing clearly → noticing what’s truly present: within yourself and the world around you.
making space → creating conditions that allow you to actually show up.
deep listening → rebuilding self-trust and reconnecting with your intuition.
staying open → how to embrace the unknowable without completely losing your shit.
Find your way back to joy, wonder, and creativity.
This workshop walks you through the framework I turn to as an artist when everything feels impossible—when I want to give up, or don’t even know where to start.
This container was created to be accessible and is offered on a sliding scale. If price is a barrier, send me an e-mail for the zoom link for free. Can’t make it to the LIVE? A recording will be sent out a week later. joy@trulyspectacular.world
“do I belong here?”
Who this workshop is for:
You feel overwhelmed by the state of the world and like you’re on autopilot.
You know art matters but feel disconnected from your own practice or doubt its relevance.
You’ve forgotten your “why,” or it no longer resonates.
You make stuff and sell it to other humans for a living, and right now that feels impossible or shitty.
You’re neurodivergent, and other people’s solutions don’t seem to cut it for you..
You are a big feeler, highly sensitive person or recovering perfectionist
You don’t need another productivity hack you need a way back in.
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.”
You do not need to be:
A full-time artist, a “serious” creative, or someone with a perfectly defined practice.
Making money from your art (or even planning to).
Sure of what you’re doing, where you’re going, or why you’re stuck.
Someone who creates every day, or even someone who has made anything in a long time.
Free from self-doubt, creative blocks, or imposter syndrome.
Ready to share or participate actively—lurkers and quiet processors are welcome.
Good at “doing the work” immediately—this is a space to explore, not perform.
nice things people have said about the workshop
“It is a rare and special gift to get to see inside the mind and process of an artist, and Joy shared their cool mind and process in a fun, welcoming, and approachable way.”
— Jess (writer)
“A great place to connect dots, express in a safe place, and learn from other people’s experiences. It simplified a process that can be so full of anxiety and self doubt! Laughs were plenty and I left feeling more confident about my path.”
— Moni (photographer)
“My inner child felt held and healed!”
— Morgan (therapist)
“I had been in a place where the future was feeling really big and scary and the exercises were really refreshing it gave me good perspective.”
— Bolora (designer)
about the facilitator & how this workshop came to be
𓆸
Hi! I’m Joy (they/them). I’m not a licensed therapist, nor do I hold the key to your creative blocks. I don’t believe in quick fixes. But I am an artist, a facilitator, and a person with a squiggly, neurodivergent brain. My work lives in the realm of memory—I care deeply about helping people remember who they are, why they make things, and how to show up fully, even when it feels messy.
I have a BFA in Photography and Imaging from a prestigious private art school. It gave me craft, vision, and discipline—but like many institutions, it didn’t teach me how to take care of myself. It taught me how to push through, not how to pause.
What I know now, I learned in the aftermath—from therapists, guides, artists, heartbreak, friends, chosen family, god, and every dog that has ever graciously greeted me on the street. Together, they’ve taught me how to rebuild, how to keep going, how to make art without losing my mind.
This workshop is a love letter to that process. A small excavation of my rock bottom. A grand shit storm turned into a small offering for you, someone who cares deeply about showing up fully.
My hope: that you’ll walk away feeling a few degrees lighter. That something cracks open in just the right way. That you’ll feel more capable of creating, of showing up, of carrying on—not just because you have to, but because something in you wants to.
May this workshop be a cosmic hug and a sacred high five. Take what resonates, leave the rest.
THE FINE PRINT: THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP ABOUT MARKETING, BRANDING, OR TECHNICAL SKILLS. THIS IS ABOUT YOU—THE ARTIST, THE PERSON—LEARNING HOW TO CULTIVATE AN ECOSYSTEM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BRING MORE OF YOURSELF INTO YOUR WORK IN A WAY THAT FEELS GENTLE, TRUE AND SUSTAINABLE. I WILL BE GIVING YOU SOME “PRACTICAL” TIPS TO WALK AWAY WITH. THIS IS A LIVE CLASS HELD ON ZOOM. I AM NOT A LICENSED THERAPIST. BY SHOWING UP TO CLASS YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BEING PART OF A GROUP WHERE BIG FEELINGS MAY ARISE. ALL ARE WELCOME. COME AS YOU ARE. THIS IS A DIGITAL OFFERING AND ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND NON REFUNDABLE. THANK YOU!
SEE U IN CLASS! <3
“We don’t set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people’s hearts.”