WHAT SAVING JOY IS

A Story of Survival, Creativity, and Hope

Saving Joy is the true story of building the JOY TV Network during illness, grief, exhaustion, tech failures, and financial collapse — and discovering unexpected strength through creativity, community, and the power of sharing stories.

It is a documentary, a movement, and a call to help others who feel overwhelmed, lost, unseen, or alone

The Saving Joy Project

The Saving Joy Project: Mental Well-Being Through Creativity

The Saving Joy Project supports individuals facing burnout, depression, loss, trauma, creative blocks, or emotional pain. It provides:

Gentle stories of survival and recovery

Uplifting short films created by viewers

Resources for emotional well-being

A safe place for creators to share

Hope for anyone who feels like their story doesn’t matter

Joy is not the absence of struggle.
Joy is what rises after.

Like ferns at night, people shrouded in darkness are not seen clearly,
 

BACKSTORY 

 A Journey Through Pain Into Purpose

Several years ago, Jeanette experienced one of the darkest seasons of her life—illness, long COVID, shingles in her eyes, financial loss, and the suicides of two people she cared for deeply.

But she didn’t give up.

She turned heartbreak into hope.

Everything created here is a tribute to resilience, creativity, and the belief that every story matters.

This is why Saving Joy exists.
This is why The Joy Project matters.
This is why JOY TV Network was born.