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Dive deeper into the intersection of joyful living, social justice, and the powerful blend of science and storytelling. Explore resources designed to educate, inspire, and provoke meaningful change.
Insights for Joyful Living and Social Justice
Get a glimpse into my ongoing reflections, stories, and research as I explore the science of joy, the realities of racial justice, and how our digital world shapes both.
How to Get Your Joy Back
A powerful reflection on reclaiming joy when it feels stolen — reminding us that joy is agency, healing, resistance, and a soul-deep anchor that grounds us in who we are.
What Opens Up When You Let Go?
Reflections from a Colorado summit on human connection and AI, exploring how freedom and grounding open the doorway to joy as a practice, not just a feeling.
Can Getting into "Good Trouble" Be a Part of Your Joy Plan?
A reflection on the legacy of John Lewis and how joy can fuel resistance, sustain advocacy, and make “good trouble” a strategic part of building a more just and joyful future.
Joy is clearer when shared.
A reflection on how friendship can be one of our greatest sources of joy—or pain—and how intention, clarity, and accountability help us build deeper, more lasting joy together.
Joy is hard.
A candid reflection on why joy is difficult in a world optimized for discontent, and how reclaiming joy as love, presence, and resistance helps us build an intentional architecture for a joyful life.
Joy and Mental Health Awareness Month
For Mental Health Awareness Month, this post highlights how joy is more than a fleeting feeling — it’s a practical, science-backed mental health tool we can cultivate personally, at work, and in community.
Happy May — and Happy Mental Health Awareness Month.
A reminder that joy isn’t separate from mental health—it’s part of the work. Research shows joy supports brain function, resilience, and collective healing across cultures.
Joy Planning
A simple but powerful framework for building a joy plan: be honest about what you need, move with intention, and protect your joy fiercely—because in chaotic times, joy isn’t optional, it’s essential.
When they attempt to rob you of joy...
A vulnerable reflection on losing NSF grants for being “too Black,” and the resilience it takes to embrace durable, faith-filled joy as a strategy to endure oppression, rejection, and systemic barriers.
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