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Vision:
Provide Community Grief Literacy for the sake of raising Compassionate Leaders & Citizens

Mission
To train leaders on compassionate leadership though bereavement workshops, and public engagement on bereavement care - Helps healing the bereaved

On My Mind?Reflecting on the impact of this heart work & grief work.Healing, learning, breaking silence, and creating c...
29/07/2026

On My Mind?
Reflecting on the impact of this heart work & grief work.
Healing, learning, breaking silence, and creating connections -

Seeded in 2016, this space was nurtured after seasons of caregiving, losses, growth, silence, labor, listening, learning, unlearning and patience.

Years later, what began as a silent heartbeat within, is finally a heart-felt work, heart-work seen, and now breathing on its own for many to hear. That’s the backstory of JoyceSpeaks.💛

JoyceSpeaks addresses all forms of losses. Last two months, I had the most humbling privilege to walk alongside someone with a lost limb – a loss that is ignored, unseen and often bright-sided.

👉I have stood alongside incredible groups, and families to champion grief literacy and caregiver wellness.

👉I have championed grief literacy: Guided teams through compassionate communication and realistic, modern grief frameworks.

👉I have empowered caregivers: Hosted vital resilience sessions to combat burnout and manage emotional exhaustion.

👉 I have built support systems: Trained compassionate leaders and designed sustainable support circles.

👉I have advocated for the bereaved: Provided facilitation for a conversation on how grief can show up, and can be wrongly judged in relationships.

💼Would you bring JoyceSpeaks to your organization, groups, family and houses of worship?

I can design programs for your needs, group facilitation, and keynote presentations matters Grief, Compassionate Care and Grief Literacy

Get in touch: [email protected]
Lets speak heartwork.

I speak grief literacy because the world has to finally be safe for grievers. We have ignored grief, heavily medicaliz...
15/07/2026

I speak grief literacy because the world has to finally be safe for grievers.

We have ignored grief, heavily medicalized it, wished grief conversations away, and pushed grief into “stages" for too long.

The world should finally “get it” not “hide it” not “cage it”

Grief literacy is proactive. It builds our capacity and understanding of loss before it occurs.

Grief literacy will also normalize conversations around loss and significant life changes that bring so much grief.

Grief literacy equips peoples and societies to offer care, than offering clichés and platitudes to the bereaved.

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to share a small, intimate space where connection, healing, unlearning, and lea...
13/07/2026

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to share a small, intimate space where connection, healing, unlearning, and learning could happen simultaneously.

A space filled with people wishing to be safe hearts, and hands—people committed to gain grief literacy and show up differently for those experiencing loss.

People need genuine human connection far more than philosophical explanations or well-meaning advice.

Research continues to affirm that compassionate, intentional communication creates the safety needed to process loss.

Grief literacy, something my heart beats for each day, invites us to replace clichés with language that validates, bears witness, and remains present alongside those who mourn.

Throughout the workshop, participants courageously acknowledged their own losses, from childhood wounds to the many visible and invisible losses experienced in adulthood—loss of relationships, employment, financial security, physical abilities, siblings, parents, and countless other life transitions.

The acronym of the day became ACPW: Action, Consistency, Patience, and Witnessing—a simple but powerful reminder of what meaningful support looks like for those navigating grief.

These conversations reinforced that grief touches every season of life, yet many people have never been equipped with the language or skills to support themselves or others compassionately.

Sadly, despite this need, few are willing to invest the time and resources required to develop grief literate spaces, leaving cycles of unintentional harm to continue across generations.

One participant's question at the close of the session stayed with me: "Joyce, you held our hearts so well when we broke down. We came here to learn, yet we arrived carrying our own burdens. How were you able to hold us with such compassion?"

It was a humbling reminder that creating spaces where people feel seen, heard, and held is sacred work, is critical.

Every workshop strengthens my conviction that healing begins when we choose to be present, compassionate, and willing to walk alongside one another through life's deepest losses with skills to avoid further wounding.

We are all wounded soldiers, but we need skills....we can't impactfully support others without skills.

11/07/2026

Before opening the workbook, the workshop started with a grounding moment.

As expected, such a space can make thoughts race, and hearts skip beats; so we watched a gentle, flickering flame that also created a "sacred pause"🕯

It grounded us, and encouraged us to focus on the now - this helped to regulate breathing and lower our heart rates.

We are all wounded soldiers, and this opening session was so needed by all of us, JoyceSpeaks included. 😊💛💛💛

Grief, a normal response to an “abnormal, unexpected” loss is a public health concern.Communities, families, health inst...
06/07/2026

Grief, a normal response to an “abnormal, unexpected” loss is a public health concern.

Communities, families, health institutions, and faith based spaces cannot sit and wish or pray grief away. Unsupported grief will impact mental, social, physical well-being of grievers. When we recognize grief as a public health matter, we start making systems, framework to ensure the gaps are reduced.

Over the years, the lack of addressing bereavement care may have created gaps in the healthcare sector, workplaces and houses of worship. This is changing and more voices must speak for change, not just speak but take action for impact.
Actions that are sustained as systems, policies and not just a short-term project.

Yes! The workshop is on. It's been great interacting with those that signed up, discussing their Why? I have been tailor...
05/07/2026

Yes! The workshop is on.

It's been great interacting with those that signed up, discussing their Why?

I have been tailoring the workshop content to ensure it aligns with participants needs and expectations.

We have great impactful groups for our upcoming Grief Literacy Workshop & Compassionate Leadership

• Faith-based representatives, in
• Family representatives, in
• Healthcare workers, in
• Those with fresh losses and grievers coming with all forms of loss, in

It is no surprise that grievers make up the largest group; Why? Personal loss experience is often not enough, grievers would want to integrate lived experience with grief literacy to support themselves and others without causing further wounding.

Registration is by 6th July 2026. 10am if you want to join the brainstorming sessions!

We have the perfect venue locked in to facilitate these vital community conversations.
Email [email protected]

I believe that pastors are not experts in everything. They may offer spiritual guidance and listen to the bereaved – the...
03/07/2026

I believe that pastors are not experts in everything. They may offer spiritual guidance and listen to the bereaved – they are called to shepherd people and are not experts in every field.

When a congregant relies on pastor or clergy for grief support, a compassionate pastor or clergy will offer care and still say something like:

“let’s bring in someone else who is trained in grief to support you alongside the spiritual care I will be offering you – let me share some resources with you”

This is humility and not a weakness in ministry, this is one of the most loving, responsible and compassionate leadership action a pastor can offer to the bereaved.

Grief literacy empowers us to understand and respond to loss with compassion rather than the urge to fix it. At JoyceSpe...
25/06/2026

Grief literacy empowers us to understand and respond to loss with compassion rather than the urge to fix it.

At JoyceSpeaks’ upcoming Grief Literacy Workshop on July 11, 2026, the focus will be on the language of grief support – what is supportive and what is wounding – what is grief and how can you become a compassionate leader in your area of influence.

Among others, the session will break down what fixing, platitudes, and clichés look like in grief, teaching you how to offer genuine, respectful, and compassionate support.

This is a interactive session.

Email [email protected] to book you seat.

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Rhapta Road, Westlands
Nairobi

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