A Thousand Joys

A Thousand Joys A Thousand Joys promotes and supports the development of resilient, joyful, and engaged individuals and organizations.

4 Rs of Resilience – ATJ’s Professional Development
ATJ provides trauma-informed/resilience-focused training, coaching, and organizational development services. By cultivating our own resilience and social-emotional capacity, we are better able to foster those skills in others. So ATJ creates powerful partnerships with schools and community-based organizations to support them in fulfilling their missions. Transform™ - ATJ's School Based Program
Transform is a groundbreaking, life-changing program that helps students cope with the effects of trauma and violence, empowering them to succeed in school and throughout their lives. Students are trained in self-care practices designed to promote physical, mental and emotional well-being. With these skills, students are better able to regulate their emotions and foster positive social relationships, focus on their studies, and set and realize goals.

Think about a young person who made you smile recently. What allowed you to be fully present in that moment? How might y...
09/08/2026

Think about a young person who made you smile recently. What allowed you to be fully present in that moment? How might your organization create more opportunities for those moments to happen?

Joy belongs at work, too.We talk a lot at A Thousand Joys about what helps people stay grounded, connected, and able to ...
09/01/2026

Joy belongs at work, too.

We talk a lot at A Thousand Joys about what helps people stay grounded, connected, and able to keep showing up for young people . And sometimes, it looks like this.

Play. Laughter. A moment to exhale. The chance to connect with the people beside you as humans, not just colleagues.

These moments aren’t separate from building healthy, resilient teams. They’re part of how we strengthen relationships, support our nervous systems, and create workplaces where people have the capacity to thrive.

We loved getting to witness a little of that joy at a client's recent all-team retreat. 💛

Because the systems we work within shape how we feel, connect, and show up, and there should be room within them for joy.

As your team settles into the new school year, here's a question worth asking: What do we hope feels different by this t...
08/26/2026

As your team settles into the new school year, here's a question worth asking: What do we hope feels different by this time next year?

Maybe it's stronger collaboration.
Maybe it's fewer staff feeling overwhelmed.
Maybe it's more confidence navigating challenging behaviors.
Maybe it's healthier communication, better supervision, or a culture where people feel supported enough to stay.

Whatever that vision looks like, it rarely happens by accident. Intentional cultures are built one conversation, one practice, and one leadership decision at a time.

If strengthening your team is one of this year's priorities, we'd love to explore how A Thousand Joys can support your journey through coaching, training, or organizational partnership.

Reach out to start the conversation. www.athousandjoys.org

Trauma-informed leadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about creating environments where people feel safe e...
08/05/2026

Trauma-informed leadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about creating environments where people feel safe enough to ask questions, make mistakes, and continue learning.

Help us put out content that better serves our communities: where does this feel most challenging for you? Comment below or message us directly.

Everyone is preparing for students. But who's preparing the adults?Over the next few weeks, schools and youth-serving or...
07/29/2026

Everyone is preparing for students. But who's preparing the adults?

Over the next few weeks, schools and youth-serving organizations across the country will spend countless hours preparing for the year ahead.

Classrooms will be organized. Schedules will be finalized. Policies will be reviewed. Supplies will be unpacked.

All of those things matter, but there's another kind of preparation that often gets overlooked: Have the adults had an opportunity to reconnect with their purpose? To rebuild trust with one another after a long year? To reflect on what's changed, what they've learned, and what they want to carry forward? To practice the skills they'll rely on when the inevitable moments of stress, conflict, and uncertainty arise?

The research is clear: people benefit when the adults around them feel connected, supported, and equipped to navigate challenges together. Preparing educators and youth-serving professionals isn't separate from preparing for students; it's one of the most important ways we create the conditions for young people and families to thrive.

As your team prepares for the year ahead, ask yourselves:

What are we doing to prepare the people who will be caring for everyone else?

If you're looking for ways to strengthen your team's resilience, deepen connection, or build a more trauma-informed culture this fall, we'd love to talk. Send us a message to learn how A Thousand Joys partners with schools and organizations to support the adults who support youth and families.

When we talk about resilience, we're not asking educators and youth-serving professionals to simply "cope better." We're...
07/27/2026

When we talk about resilience, we're not asking educators and youth-serving professionals to simply "cope better." We're asking a different question:

What helps the people caring for young people stay connected, compassionate, and able to keep showing up wholeheartedly?

Youth thrive when the adults around them have the support, skills, and relationships they need to thrive too. That has always been at the heart of A Thousand Joys' work.

What is one way your organization supports the people supporting youth?

A question we've been sitting with lately:"How do I help my people team better support the youth and families they work ...
07/15/2026

A question we've been sitting with lately:

"How do I help my people team better support the youth and families they work with?"

Sometimes we focus so much on youth outcomes that we forget to ask what makes those outcomes possible.

Trust.
Connection.
Clear expectations.
Moments of repair.
Space to recover.

The Four R's of Resilience—Reflection, Recentering, Relationships, and Repair—aren't just personal practices.

They're also cultural practices.

What conditions are helping your team thrive right now?

For many years, we've had the privilege of walking alongside educators and youth-serving organizations as they support t...
07/09/2026

For many years, we've had the privilege of walking alongside educators and youth-serving organizations as they support those most in need.

One thing we've heard again and again:

Those in service roles are carrying tremendous responsibility while also holding their own grief, exhaustion, and uncertainty. And yet they continue showing up for children, youth, and families.

It's reminded us of something we all need to hear sometimes: making time to care for ourselves is not a luxury. It's part of long-term community recovery.

Because when caregivers, educators, and service providers are depleted, the effects ripple outward. And when they are supported, connected, and resourced, that ripples outward too.

What have you not been able to make time for lately, and what's one step you can take towards it today?

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We often talk about resilience, reflection, and regulation.But why? For nearly twenty years, A Thousand Joys has partner...
06/29/2026

We often talk about resilience, reflection, and regulation.

But why? For nearly twenty years, A Thousand Joys has partnered with schools and youth-serving organizations across California to support youth and families. And over the years, something became very apparent to us: the wellbeing of young people is deeply connected to the wellbeing of the adults who surround them.

When educators, counselors, mentors, and youth-serving teams have the support they need, they are better able to:

• build trusting relationships
• respond rather than react
• create safe and inclusive spaces
• remain present during difficult moments
• sustain their work over time

Supporting adults isn't separate from supporting youth and families.

It's one of the ways we do it.

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Our team will be offering community gatherings to nonprofit staff in Altadena and Pasadena. We'd love to have you join u...
06/25/2026

Our team will be offering community gatherings to nonprofit staff in Altadena and Pasadena. We'd love to have you join us!

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