our work centers joy, prioritizes mental health, and fosters connection.
learn about our joy-infused offerings:
Experiences | Trainings | Resources | Past Partnerships
We spread joy wherever people are peopling.
for learners, educators, staff, leaders, caregivers, community
in K12 institutions, school districts, educational services, higher education
for community groups, volunteers, leaders, donors, residents, clients, etc.
in non-profits, local/state/federal government, public health, social services, faith groups, and other internal & public-facing spaces and campaigns
for employees, leaders, new hires, clients, partners, stakeholders, etc.
in organizations, companies, associations, collectives, Employee Resource Groups, conferences, expos, etc.
GetSomeJoy's dynamic creative wellness offerings are designed with your community's specific needs in mind.
Frequency
Schedule joy monthly, quarterly, biweekly, weekly, or as needed
Delivery
Virtual, in-person, and hybrid experiences available
Flexibility
Experiences to support both in house and public facing initiatives
Experiences
GetSomeJoy’s Community Wellness Experiences prioritize mental and emotional health and create space for joy-infused connection, collaboration, and community building at home, work, school, and beyond.
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Center joy and creative wellness at your next conference, summit, ceremony, or professional development with an impactful presentation, exhibit, or learning space.
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Bring some joy to your community with an energizing mental health pep rally. This dynamic wellness forum offers space to recognize victories, stressors, and lessons; foster creative collaboration; highlight available resources, and facilitate mutual aid.
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Schedule time for connection, celebration, collaboration, and joy. These casual monthly, quarterly, or as-needed sessions offer a chance to take off your superhero cape and have a moment to breathe. Participants will acknowledge what's going well and not so well, explore issues impacting individual and community wellness, tap into their creativity, and acquire resources and strategies to be great(er).
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GetSomeJoy’s Grief Support Program combines mental health and grief workshops with joy-infused grief resources for navigating devastating transitions with creativity, community, and collaboration.
Joy Reports
“This Mental Health Check-In was so amazing. I could cry. Like, this was really good. And this is what we needed, and I knew it, I just didn't know how it would look. I'm thankful for you all to take in the leadership and putting this together.”
-Reproductive Justice Agency Executive Director, GetSomeJoy@Work Client
“I just started working here this week and I’m so glad we have a space like this to talk about grief and heavy things that affect us in the workplace. This was such a good session.”
-Grief Support Workshop Participant, Community Experiences Attendee
TRAININGS
GetSomeJoy’s trainings prioritize individual, role-related, and community wellness and center joy with trauma-informed education supported by evidence-based curricula.
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Mental Health First Aid teaches community members, staff, and leaders to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use challenges. Includes a three-year Mental Health First Aid Certification from the National Council for Mental Well-being.
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How can we use creative wellness strategies to help colleagues, clients, and community members cope, thrive, and find joy in raggedy times?
This training provides accessible strategies for using mindfulness, music, art, food and resource sharing to connect with and support people navigating emotions and experiences related to grief, loss, and other destabilizing transitions.
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Empower leaders and team members to use mindfulness and compassionate communication strategies while engaging in dynamic environments.
Learn strategies for cultivating safe, collaborative, affirming spaces for your team and the communities you serve.
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[for leaders, decision makers, and stakeholders]
This series sharpens leadership skills with a framework for prioritizing individual, role-related, and collective wellness in academic, professional, and public spaces.
During, Creating Space for Joy, leaders share victories and challenges, collaborate well-being strategies, and unpack industry leader insights. Available as a one-time, four-part, and ongoing monthly series.
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Includes:
Literary Therapy for Learner Well-being
Literary Therapy for Staff, Educators and Administrators
Literary Therapy for Caregivers
This GetSomeJoy@School workshop suite features audience-specific iterations of our Literary Therapy Writing Program that speak to the unique experiences and wellness needs of all members of the learning community.
These sessions allow participants to use writing, mindfulness, storytelling, and other creative wellness strategies to explore and cultivate tools to navigate grief, finding joy at school, self-harm, anxiety, bullying, shame, building confidence, self-expression, and other topics.
more about Literary Therapy
Resources
GetSomeJoy’s creative wellness resources offer space for reflection, exploration, understanding, growth. We can support your needs via:
our existing resources, or
collaborating on a customized resource that reflects your community’s values, identities, and needs
griefKit: Crowdsourced tools and considerations for raggedy times
CopeKit Creative Wellness Guide
Literary Therapy Exploration Workbooks
A few examples of joy-infused partnership:
Quarterly staff Mental Health Check-Ins for 200 educators and leaders
Digital Winter Creative Wellness Workbooks
Quarterly Joy Report Resource Newsletters
Conference Groundings and Community Literary Therapy Wall Exhibit at 4 Regional Leadership Summits
Annual conference breakout session, “Literary Therapy: Navigating Raggedy Times with Creative Wellness Strategies”
Virtual winter wellness workshop
500 griefKit guides distributed
Joy Report Newsletters
150 employees certified in Mental Health First Aid
Monthly staff Community Mental Health Check-Ins
One-time Grief Workshop in response to a collective loss
Monthly Joy Report Resource Newsletters
Virtual Community Cook-along
Designed digital Community Cook-along Recipe & Activity Workbooks
GetSomeJoy@School Community Wellness Forum for Students
GetSomeJoy@School Community Wellness Forum for Educators
Joy Report Resource Newsletters
Schedule a meeting to explore your solutions.
Let's discuss your community's unique needs and discover how our GetSomeJoy Wellness Solutions can support your goals.
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