Trans Joy

Trans Joy:

A Process Workshop Series for Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Non-conforming Folks

What brings you joy? What gets your heart racing, your inner light shining, your curiosities excited? Have you ever felt that? Do you let yourself?

Do you wish you could integrate joy into your life? And not just as an afterthought or an occasional self-care exercise, but as a consistent everyday practice?

It’s time to make your joy the center of your life. You deserve it. Yes, you!

This process workshop series is designed to make room for our joys, our triumphs, our successes, and our wildest dreams. As trans folks, most of our lives are taken from us through social, emotional, and political violence, and our joy gets lost in the hustle of everyday survival. This workshop will give you that sacred space to find and cherish your moments of pure bliss alongside fellow trans people.

“This experience felt like a rebirth”

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

Learn more about Trans Joy!

  • 6 Week Live Workshop. Held 2x/Year.

    Typically once in Jan/Feb and once in Sep/Oct.

    All sessions are held live via Zoom.

  • Session 1 - What is Joy? Finding Joy in the Real World

    Session 2 - The Limits of Liberation: Joy Amidst a Transphobic World

    Session 3 - What is My Joy? Trans Dreams & Beyond

    Session 4 - Childhood Joy: Trans Affirmations from Adulthood

    Session 5 - Embracing Joy: Letting Myself Feel It All

    Session 6 - Processing the Process: A Communal Trans Vision

  • Any person who identifies as trans is welcome. This includes anyone who is trans, nonbinary, agender, gender non-conforming, genderqueer, trans-questioning, nonbinary-curious, etc. (basically anyone who feels uncomfortable calling themselves cis). Feel free to message me if you’re unsure and we can determine if this is the right space for you.

  • This workshop including all the materials, readings, and live sessions is offered on a sliding scale: $450-$550.

    Payment plans available upon request.

Enrollment is CLOSED.

Fall 2024 dates: Oct 20, 27, Nov 3, Nov 10, 17, & 24 from 9am-11am PST/12pm-2pm EST via Zoom.

If you’d like to enroll (& enrollment is open), please send me an email or message me on instagram, @drshawndeez.

If enrollment is closed and you’re interested in being notified of the next cycle, please click on the button below.

“I learned it’s okay to hold sadness and joy at the same time. I never thought that was possible before this.”

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

“Sitting down and setting aside time for joy has radically transformed my life.”

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

“I did not expect joy to be within reach any time soon, and I certainly did not expect to see a shift week-by-week. Looking back now, I am grateful and proud, not only for the joys I’ve found, but for who I am today, how I changed, and who I can be in the future.

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

“Every trans person deserves this space to self-actualize and embrace the impossibility of finding joy in a transphobic world. We urgently need our collective joy, now. We can’t wait.”

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

“This series was better than any therapy I’ve done before. I’ll be taking each of their workshops after this.”

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

“This workshop was as transformative as it was healing. I felt true to myself, and able to question that truth, as I moved through and with trans community that put work into seeing and holding themselves as radical humans, capable of the impossible.

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

“As trans people, we often refer to gender affirming healthcare as life saving. For me, this trans joy workshop is a part of this. I wish every trans human on the globe had the opportunity to take part in these six weeks.”

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant

“I’ve been in therapy for ten years and thought I had my joy practice down. I did not! This workshop expanded how I experience both my joy and gender journey in a richer way that I ever could have imagined.”

— Trans Joy Workshop Participant