The Joy of Collective
Our mission is to take women who are stuck on autopilot and disconnected from themselves to rediscovery of self and joy filled living.
The Community
The Joy of Collective is a community for women who want to connect with other women, build their own village whilst learning to be a villager themselves
Community
I created The Joy of Collective because I was talking with different women who were saying the same thing. That they felt isolated, had nobody and found it difficult to make friends. I envisioned a community that were truly there for each other not an online audience. A space were you can turn up by yourself but leave feeling lighter and as if you have a community of women you can turn to when life gets tough, when you need to vent, gain advise or a different perspective on things.
Celebrating each other and the small wins, the wins that society may not acknowledge but mean so much to you.
We have many ways to get involved from free monthly meet-ups, virtual sessions, paid in person events and a Patreon channel.
Walk
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talk
Walk and Talk
A free active meet-up where we meet at a local nature spot or park and go for a walk and talk to each other. After the walk we like to support a local café by finishing with a beverage and a chat.
This active meet-up is to encourage gentle activity, foster connections, appreciate nature and support local businesses.
Cake and connect
A creative meet-up where we get our creativity flowing, or learn a new skill while enjoying some cake. At previous meet-ups we have had women from the community sharing their skills in Crochet and Tarot which we will be doing again this year as they were requested by community members who missed these events.
Talking while crafting is a great way to open up to someone and create a connection as you are doing a shared activity, there isn't any intense eye contact as everyone is focused on their creative craft. The atmosphere is always chill, welcoming and fun.
These events are usually held at various different locations in and around Ipswich as I am not yet at the stage of having a hub for the community.
Girls Night
An evening meet-up designed for women to come as they are, connect with other women, and just get out the house.
Dress up, Dress down, come as you are comfortable. These are usually held at local venues to support local business and so we can try different places with other people. It's also an excuse to wear that outfit you've been saving but never wear.
The Supper Club
An evening for women to gather at a local restaurant, connect with other women, listen to a chosen speaker talk about a topic that affects women, all while enjoying a delicious fresh two course meal.
The aim is to have conversations about topics that may seem taboo or 'not for women' to encourage women to talk openly about things they may never have had the chance to previously. A space to not be judged and be vulnerable and learn from different perspectives and experiences.
Patreon - Joyville www.patreon.com/joyville
This is the Patreon page where there is:
A monthly newsletter - This gives an overview of what is going on in the collective, what events are coming up and anything notable.
BTS Vlog - A behind the scenes vlog sharing my thoughts and feelings around building a community and a business.
Virtual book club - This book club is held online via video call. We listen to a book for an hour to an hour an a half once a week. Before listening we set the intention for the session, some may come to listen and relax others may use the time as a body doubling session helping them to get some tasks done and some may use it as accountability for getting thigs done that they have been putting off. It is a chance to come together, slow down, listen to a book that has been chosen via two polls in the community chat. One that chooses the genre and another that chooses the book in that genre to listen to.
There are currently two memberships:
Founders tier £1/Month
The OG the originals, my day ones this is for you. A reduced priced tier to say Thank you for coming to the gatherings, walk and talks, and online events. Thank you for the shares, the support in the group chat and everything you have done to make this community what it is, an incredible, create and support place to be.
What’s included
Behind-the-scenes content
Digital downloads
Early ticket access
Exclusive content
Fan requests
Q&As
The standard tier - £5/Month
This has all the above inclusions.