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The Art of Joy by Lisa Jane Humphries

🌺 Safe space for vulnerability
✍️ Words that heal
🌱 Advocating kindness
✨ Rising by lifting others
👩🏼 Mental illness warrior
📍 Central Coast NSW

I’m Lisa Jane Humphries, and I am passionate about sharing my big (and little) life lessons to inspire and support others. I am living proof that there are lessons, and even beauty to be found in the darkest of times. The ability to look back on a tragedy, a loss, a challenge of any sort and see through eyes that have healed, a heart that has been broken and patched up—this is the ability to grow and become a person who is shaped by the darkness. My story does not define me, it empowers and shapes me. It also equips me with the unique ability to empower and shape others who need and desire it most. the art of joy is where it all comes together, authentically and with nothing but love. Writing, sharing and connecting light me up. If not for the sharing, my story would be wasted. If not for the lessons, my tragedy would be nothing but darkness. It is here that I will continue to honour my great loss, carry my Mother within me and reach out to those who need it most. www.theartofjoy.org is a guide to living a life less ordinary xx

06/01/2026

An assortment of things, words, humans, captures, gentle goals… guiding me into 2026 💖

05/01/2026

"Ready to feel good again?

Like the days when ideas burst like brilliant fireworks and a creative life felt not just possible, but effortless?

Here's your feel-good serotonin and dopamine menu for writers who want momentum again – without burnout."

If you love words, even if you don't consider yourself a writer... the divine Rose from HeartWriting has lovingly created such a nourishing and creatively, heart led community where you can immerse yourself in her Happiness Menu as we head into the brand new year 🌻

Ready to feel good again? Like the days when ideas burst like brilliant fireworks and a creative life felt not just possible, but effortless? Here's your feel-good serotonin and dopamine menu for writers who want momentum again – without burnout.

02/01/2026

How did I survive 2025?

It shouldn’t have been the year that my mental illness recurred.
It was preventable, yet out of my control.

It asked of me a fight I didn’t ask for.
It asked of me so much.

It took time for me to respond… I was stuck in the sadness, the deep sadness, for months and months.

Slowly I gathered the things I needed to swim through the murky waters of pain, anger, bewilderment, disappointment and grief.

I survived, I didn’t thrive… that is the plan for 2026 🦋

I survived through:

❤️‍🩹 Sheer resilience

❤️‍🩹 Psychotherapy

❤️‍🩹 The unwavering support of my loved ones

❤️‍🩹 Psychiatry

❤️‍🩹 Medication

❤️‍🩹 Psychology

❤️‍🩹 EMDR

❤️‍🩹 Somatic work

❤️‍🩹 Ocean swims

❤️‍🩹 Walking

❤️‍🩹 Reading

❤️‍🩹 Gently learning new things

❤️‍🩹 A simple morning routine

❤️‍🩹 Talking and processing

❤️‍🩹 Writing and journaling

❤️‍🩹 Holding onto hope

❤️‍🩹 Asking for help

❤️‍🩹 Lots of rest

❤️‍🩹 Nervous system nurture

❤️‍🩹 The power of music

❤️‍🩹 Nutrition and movement

❤️‍🩹 Rewriting the stories I told myself

❤️‍🩹 Simple self care practices

❤️‍🩹 Sharing vulnerably

If you survived the unexpected in 2025 and you know in your heart you are destined to thrive… let’s hold each other up as we swim to the surface and reclaim our stories ❤️‍🩹

31/12/2025

Thank you for the reminder many of us needed ❤️‍🩹
No notes xx

20/12/2025

Just hopped on to share a few glimmers…

I’ve struggled to scroll this week.
My heart is hurting along with so many others and I’m in need of some presence, love and light.

I hope these 20 x random little glimpses into past and present moments of joy and presence make their way into a feed that feels heavy and into any other heavy hearts ❤️‍🩹

14/12/2025

Starting to reflect deeply on the year that was…

So many lessons.
So many dark nights.
So many ways to dig deep into healing.

The lessons are abundant with ways to stretch, grow, forgive, SURRENDER ❤️‍🩹

09/12/2025

📣 Central Coasties 📣

Lifeline needs our help to answer more crisis calls this Christmas.

Please join us in Ettalong to gather great condition books for donation to the Lifeline shop in Woy Woy.

Organised by the amazing team at ALLKND:
https://allknd.org/causeclub

05/12/2025

It turns out… 2025 broke me ❤️‍🩹

My poor, previously well nurtured nervous system was pushed to the brink.

Every day has been a project in itself - not a project I chose or was able to embrace most days.

I fought through all of the emotions.
I fought through all of the dark nights.
I fought through all of the disbelief.

Finally, December is here and as much as I resist wishing our precious time away… this year will be an exception.

I’m now purposefully thanking, nurturing, repairing my depleted nervous system in the simple ways I know work for me.

If your own nervous system is also in need of a giant, gentle hug you may find something here from my heart to yours ❤️‍🩹

24/08/2025

During times of inner turmoil, the darkest nights of the soul and life's toughest moments... I find that one of the most healing and nurturing things I can do is to give back.

It is why I share so vulnerably, and it is why I choose to support others through the causes that resonate with my own experience and life purpose.

I invite you to consider a donation towards one of the below incredibly deserving and important causes, as a way of showing your love and support for others:

🌺 Women's Mental Health - Liptember
https://www.liptember.com.au/lisa-humphries

🌺 Su***de and Crisis Support - Lifeline
https://www.outoftheshadowswalk.org.au/fundraisers/lisahumphries54031

🌺 Families living with MS and neurological conditions - MS Readathon
https://www.msreadathon.org.au/fundraisers/lisahumphries

With gratitude and love 💕

Liptember 2025: Make a donation today to support women's mental health

13/08/2025

So many of us are waking, walking, wandering… with quiet pain inside of us.

We hold it together in public as best we can.
We grasp tightly to the glimmers.
We remind ourselves of the positives.
We practice gratitude.
We do ALL of the work.

The reality is that so many of us are breaking in private.
We are expertly holding the pieces of our hearts, souls and spirits together.

At times we pass each other on the street, in the hallways, the grocery aisles… like everything’s fine.

… but often it’s not.

So many of us are exhausted, grieving and processing things we don’t have the words for.

We smile, we fight, we rise over and over.
We are not made to do this alone.

The world may try to convince us to toughen up, but maybe what we need is to soften, and to notice.
To catch each other before we fall.

Please notice.
Notice with intention, not just flippantly, or to tick it off your list.
Not just when it’s convenient, not just when they look like they’re breaking.

Sometimes by the time you see the cracks in their spirit, they’ve been carrying the pain for far too long.

Please take better care of each other.
… and please be kind to your own mind, this is where hope and healing begins.

If you notice in the cracks in your own spirit, you’re not alone, please reach out ❤️‍🩹

01/08/2025

My wonderful therapist reminded me of my favourite Rumi poem recently ❤️‍🩹

Processing meanness, sorrow, being suddenly swept of a huge part of your life…

The ability to invite it all in with grace, to see them as guides or a chance to welcome something new…

This takes courage and resilience and Rumi is a powerful reminder ❤️‍🩹

THE GUEST HOUSE

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.

He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

22/07/2025

10 (random) things I’ve been wanting to share 🌺🌿🌺🌿

Thank you for allowing me to share, for reading, for holding space.

We need to take better care of each other 🌺

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My story ... Lisa Jane Humphries

I’m Lisa Jane Humphries, and I am passionate about sharing my big (and little) life lessons to inspire and support others. I am living proof that there are lessons, and even beauty to be found in the darkest of times. I consider myself a warrior, who has survived unimaginable tragedy, chronic mental illness and the deepest grief and loss. The ability to look back on our tragedies, losses and darkest times through eyes that have healed, a heart that has been broken and patched up—this is the ability to grow and become a person who is shaped by the darkness. My story does not define me, it empowers and shapes me. It also equips me with the unique ability to empower and support others who need and desire it most. the art of joy is where it all comes together, authentically and with nothing but love. Writing, sharing and connecting light me up. If not for the sharing, my story would be wasted. If not for the lessons, my tragedy would be nothing but darkness. It is here that I will continue to honour my great loss, carry my Mother within me and reach out to those who need it most.