The Joy Studio Pilot

Come Join Us!

On a 4-Week Road Trip Back to Your Real Self

When my daughter learned to drive, she got a handbook, an instructor, and a parent clutching the passenger door (me!).

But when it comes to navigating our emotions (the thing that shapes every day of our lives), we’re handed… nothing. No manual. No map. Just a family system, and a hope we figure it out.

That’s what Joy Studio is here to change.

You were made to feel joy more often and more consistently.

And you can learn how to steer your energy, your emotions, and your life.

Our Trip Plan

Joy Studio is a 4-week guided road trip (virtual, on Zoom) designed to help you reconnect with your emotional clarity, energy, and sense of direction.

Over four 60-minute evening sessions, you’ll receive original, practical tools to help you shift your state, notice what you need, and move through life with greater intention.
This isn’t a masterclass or a healing circle.
It’s a lightly structured, supportive experience—shared with fellow curious travelers—that offers new ways to tune in, feel grounded, and start shaping a life that feels more like yours.

  • When? Four Wednesdays: June 25, July 9, 16, 23. 7-8pm

    Where? On Zoom

    Cost? Free (for the pilot)

    Seats? Only 8 spots. We welcome a diversity of genders, ages, and backgrounds.

    FAQs and sign-up at the bottom of this page.

  • Your Dashboard, Your Map, Your Purpose

    You experience hundreds of emotional signals each day: subtle shifts, strong waves, inner pulls. But without a way to see where you are, it’s easy to feel like life is happening to you.

    This week, you’ll get a dashboard.

    The Energy Gauge helps you locate yourself through three simple lenses: energy, emotion, and story. Once you know where you are, you can start to move, with intention, clarity, and self-trust.

    Joy isn’t a reward. It’s a direction.

    And now, you’ve got a new tool to orient yourself on the journey.

  • Shame, Shutdown, and the Courage to Restart

    Sometimes life feels heavy before you even get going. We’ve all been there. You stall. Spin out. Feel stuck in old patterns or harsh self-talk.

    This week, you’ll learn how to meet those moments with compassion, not judgment, and how to restart gently when you’ve lost momentum.

    You’ll be introduced to the Roadmap for Resilient Optimism, a tool to help you shift out of shutdown and into motion again. Because every journey has hard patches, and knowing how to navigate them is the key.

  • From Reaction to Flow, Control to Creativity

    Here’s where the energy builds. You’ll be introduced to movement through Zones 2 and 3 of the Gauge.

    Once you’re in Zone 2, you’re moving, but it’s fast and fueled by urgency, desire, pride. Your energy is still reactive.

    Then something shifts.

    In Zone 3, things open. Your energy feels cleaner. Less effort, more clarity. You start responding instead of reacting. This week is about recognizing that turning point and learning how to use it. Joy starts to feel achievable, and creativity comes back online.

  • Living the Life You Actually Want

    Joy isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you build, by aligning your attention, your energy, and your choices with what truly matters.

    This week is about forward motion, consciously creating the life you want. You’ll practice shifting from reaction to design, from being to allowing. In Zone 4, you’ll learn what it means to be in the driver’s seat of your life journey, manifesting abundance on your terms.

    We’ll close with a glimpse of what’s possible beyond this first trip: higher states of calm, expansion, and connection. And for those ready to keep going, a preview of what’s ahead in Joy Studio 201 and the Global Joy Botánica.

Why I built this

“I didn’t just design Joy by Design—I crash-tested it.”

In the hardest season of my life—relationship stress, financial stress, and the heartbreak of watching loved ones struggle with mental illness and addiction, I realized something big: Life doesn’t stop being hard. But I could stop being knocked over by it.

I didn’t have a shortcut. So I built one. Slowly. With detours. And eventually, with joy.

My husband calls himself Patient 1. These tools helped us rebuild our marriage after two years apart.

My teenage daughter credits Joy by Design with giving her a drama-free high school experience—and wants her friends to learn it too.

Even my 81-year-old mother is using the Energy Gauge now. It’s helping her navigate her committee meetings with more joy! (Wink.)

This work changed our family.

And I believe it can help you, too.

What you’ll walk away with

  • A gentle, visual way to check in with your emotional state and shift it

  • An understanding of how you can reach joy (on your timeline)

  • Momentum for your growth—grounded in who you are and where you’re at

  • The delight of being in community on this journey

    This pilot isn’t a transformation bootcamp. It’s a spark, a map, and a little roadside magic for the journey ahead.

This pilot is for the curious, the courageous, and the joy-seekers.

Spots are limited.

Apply Now. Let’s Go For a Drive.

Tools You’ll Try

A wisdom interface to guide your journey

The Joy Studio experience is built on proprietary tools designed to be visual, intuitive, and genuinely helpful—so you can use them in your real life, not just during ‘class’.

The Roadmap

The roadmap introduces different emotional terrains and the roadblocks and way stations that affect our journey.

Energy Gauge

The heart of our trip, the Energy Gauge is your dashboard for a joyful life, relating ego, energy and emotion to your human journey.

Emotional Atlas & Guide

With the Atlas & Field Guide, you can map your own customized journey, with tools and resources that enable you to go deeper where you need it.

Joy Studio: Part II

Get a sneak peek at tools under development, including the Global Joy Botánica—where we explore healing through cultural rhythms and global practices.

Who This Is For

Joy Studio is for anyone who wants to better understand their emotional patterns, recover more quickly from stress, and create a life filled with greater clarity and joy.

We intentionally welcome people from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Emotional intelligence is for everyone, and this work is meaningful, practical, and accessible to all.

If you’re curious but unsure if this is “your thing,” rest assured: it is. You don’t have to overshare or step outside your comfort zone. All that’s needed is an open mind, a sense of humor, and a willingness to explore new ways of building inner strength—together.

Join us!

This is the first live pilot of Joy Studio. It’s free (for now), but it’s not casual.

You’ll be joining a small group of thoughtful people to help shape something meaningful. I’ll ask for your feedback after each session, and in return, you’ll get early access to a toolkit that has already helped transform lives (starting with mine).

The first Pilot is full, but we will be rerunning it as we continue to improve the experience. Please use the form below to be added to the waitlist and receive notifications when the next session becomes available.

📅 Four Wednesdays, 7–8pm (June 25, July 9, 16, 23)

📍 Online via Zoom (you will receive the link when confirmed)

⏳ 4 weeks only | Limited seats | Free

FAQs

  • It’s summer! That’s understandable. I’m asking you to commit to attending at least three. The guided portion of the session will be recorded for you to keep up.

  • We will be using breakout sessions to deepen our understanding of the material. While speaking is not required, it is meant to be an interactive and participatory class.

  • Only the guided or instructional portions of the course will be recorded, and will be shared only with fellow class participants who missed a session.

  • After each class, you will receive a survey to share your feedback. This pilot is intended to refine and improve the Joy Studio experience, so your candid observations and advice will be appreciated!