You’re Here Because You’re Ready
Find Your People, Speak Your Truth, Live Your Joy – Starting Today
You’re here because some part of you knows this is what you need.
Not because you’re broken or behind, but because you’re ready to remember what you already know about joy, connection, and living authentically.
The 12 Practices of Joy is where everything begins.
It’s the foundation for all the other work we do here – the compass that helps you trust what you already carry inside.
This isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about coming home to who you already are.
What You’ll Find Inside
The 12 Practices of Joy is a collection of gentle reminders – practices that help you return to what you already know when life gets loud and complicated.
Think of it as a permission slip you can keep close by:
You don’t have to keep playing small.
You are allowed to live with joy, connection, and freedom.
You already know how to do this.
The Practices Include:
Remember Your Worth … You already know you’re valuable. These practices help you feel it, even when the world suggests otherwise.
Trust Your Feelings … You’re already wise about your emotions. This is about holding them with the kindness they deserve.
Follow What Lights You Up … You already know what brings you joy. This is permission to let it guide your choices.
Find Your People … You already know what real connection feels like. This is about creating more of it.
Speak What’s True … You already know what matters to you. This is about saying it with clarity and compassion.
Live From Joy … You already carry joy within you. This is about letting it be your compass.
About This Book
Drawing from years of experience and the powerful insights of the Joy-Based Living community, this is a practical, embodied guide to conscious evolution.
But really, it’s a love letter to who you already are.
What You Get
📱 Downloadable – yours to keep forever 💛 Lifetime access – all editions are free to you ✨ Designed for lasting transformation – simple enough to start today, profound enough to stay with you for life
You’re Ready For This
4th Edition for just $28
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- Downloadable
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Debbie Happy Cohen, M.A. is the founder of Joy-Based Living, a movement dedicated to helping individuals discover and embody their inherent radiance. With a Master’s degree in counseling and decades of experience as a coach, Debbie guides her community to cultivate authentic presence, meaningful connections, and a life of profound joy. She believes that joy is our birthright, and through her work, she empowers others to reclaim it.
Oh, you found the treasure trove!
Everything below is here because I believe in creating resources for every part of the journey. But if you’re just getting started, can I suggest something?
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It’s the heart of everything else – the foundation that makes all the other pieces feel like home.
Trust me on this one. 💕
YOUR JOY matters!
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2 foundational E-books
These will help you be PRESENT to your life. You will become more embodied, you will gain emotional literacy and you will increase your sense of HONOR (which is both an antidote to cultural shame and a basis for a great life).
12 Practices of Joy
E-book
In every dojo, and in every activity that requires mastery, there are foundational practices.
Members of Joy-Based Living review the 12 PRACTICES over and over again.
THESE 12 PRACTICES will help you create balance and ease in your life.
Once you learn them, your relationships and your life will rise up to the next level. Being a JOY NINJA means doing the 12 Practices over and over and over and over again.
The complete 12 Practices E-book program is $28).
These 12 Practices will help you go far in your personal development.
Bring the Practices to LIFE!
Print the ebook and write in it.
YOU have the power to do that.
I believe in you,
Sanctuary
E-book
FREE download (limited time)
Ready to take your joy back into YOUR OWN hands? Read SANCTUARY.
Joy is our natural state of being. Unresolved emotional trauma is its #1 obstacle. Even if you haven’t been directly traumatized, I am 100% positive you know someone who has. Like a power-leak, this can be extremely draining. Life is short. The costs of trauma are high.
Read the first 5 pages of SANCTUARY: 4 Mantras for Thriving After Emotional Trauma. The first few pages will give you the superpower of specific language to help yourself or others navigate the bumpy terrain of trauma. The language in this book can change your life forever. It should be treated as important as CPR or the heimlich maneuver. It’s free and you can download it right now. You got this!
YOUR TIMELESS MAGICAL YEAR MONTHLY CALENDAR (Paperback)
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A Micro Book with Massive Wisdom
Mother Love: How to Fill Your Inner Mama Bucket is a microbook that I wrote for those times in your life when feel stuck in the muck, emotionally or otherwise. I think the title says it all. The question on the cover is medicine. Everyone should know how to fill up from the inside out. It’s an essential skill for every Joy Ninja.
Joyful Relatedness
The Symphony of You: A Love Story will remind you of the magic and mystery of who you really are. Read this aloud to yourself or someone you love.
I Don’t Think So! is A book for kids of all ages, including your Inner Child!
Time and Energy Management
Thriving Into Your Future
Thousands of people attended Reach Your Stars seminars based on the book. Timeless Wisdom. The beginnings of Joy-Based Living started here.
Our supportive online community meets in these 2 places:
Wholehearted Networking Course and Community – a deeper transformation
Read the extended description and get the registration link here.
Wholehearted Networking is a course and a community where you will learn how to take healthy, self-interested action, which is essential for their ability to shift from surviving to thriving, especially if they have a tendency to over-give their Time, Energy and Attention to others. She encourages people to use their T.E.A. time to focus on developing their S.P.A. (Sovereignty, Power and Agency).
As adults, it’s rare that we are asked, “What’s most important to you? What’s your vision for your life? What do you need in order to thrive? What kind of support do you need?” These kinds of questions help us to be true to ourselves, and to our souls. They invite us to self-champion ourselves, and help us move from surviving and into thriving.
Wholehearted Networking is focused on increasing the quality and quantity of meaningful conversations. Debbie hosts live stream discussions on the gap between trauma and joy, featuring daily wisdom and a series of self-reflection questions.
And then there are our Fairy Tales . . .
An empowerment audio book series
Get the entire fairy tale collection at this link! https://joybasedliving.com/getfairytales
The “Get Fairy Tales” series of stories were written for all of our inner children who have faced all sorts of trauma. They’re just wonderful. Short and sweet, each one complete. They’re for all ages! With cover-art by Vito Acosta from Bogota, Colombia.
A series of books inspired to help you get your JOY on!
“JBL Lite” Patreon Community
Subscribe at whichever level is best for you! https://www.patreon.com/joybasedliving
If you want to get to know us but you’re not ready to jump into a course, you can join our community on a monthly subscription basis which you can unsubscribe from at any time.
You will gain access to daily livestream videos plus over 90 previous videos and so much more!
Our intention is to provide an environment where meaningful conversations, daily wisdom and self-reflection questions are the norm.