Hi there, my lovely, loving readers!

I found out last week that two New Yorkers of the Week are still dating someone they met through the newsletter! YAY! That makes me wonder:

Are any other former New Yorkers of the Week seeing someone they met through the newsletter? Let me know! Nourish my soul!

If you’re interested in being featured, submit yourself here.

It’s perhaps notable that the most successful profiles have been straight men, since a lot of my audience is straight women. So send the application link to your awesome, straight dude friends! (Or whoever is looking for love.)

Since we don’t have a New Yorker of the Week today, I’m sharing some random things that I’ve been loving recently:

• Think Olio, a favorite Joy List event series, is opening a physical space in Brooklyn! Contribute to their Kickstarter to help make it beautiful, and get free event tickets as a thank you.
  

• This 10-minute lymphatic drainage video makes me feel so good. Do I totally understand what it’s doing? No. Will I keep doing it? Yes.
  

• Everything this DJ spins up. Send me your favorite mixes on Youtube, I love playing them while I’m meandering around.
  

dating got you feeling unseen + frustrated? this course will help you change that.

'the feels' seeks to remake modern dating; they believe the path to a more whole-hearted relational reality begins with self-trust, and embodiment. their 8 week online course will guide you thru the history of dating, accessing systems of self-knowing, tapping into the innate wisdom of your body + more. along the way, connection to a group of values-aligned singles will be formed, and deep support offered.

The Answer to Male Loneliness & "Mankeeping" Is Coming October 20th

Men, are you tired of surface-level friendships? Of watching porn instead of building the life you want? Of repeating the same fights with your partner? You're not broken—you just need the right men around you to help you get real. Join Dismantle for 10 weeks of unfiltered conversations about money, sex, family, anger & masculinity. Gain real tools, real accountability & real brotherhood. Only 4 spots left. Use "joy" for $50 off. Contact to Register.

Tired of psychiatrists who just give you five minutes and pull out a prescription pad?

Enter: Francesca Rome-Marie. She's a Johns Hopkins trained psychiatric nurse practitioner who runs a holistic therapy and somatic practice. Unlike most therapists though, she can also do lab work, recommend supplements, and prescribe medications. Francesca works with people of all ages, backgrounds, and identities. Many of her patients are part of LGBTQIA+ communities (with many trans and non-binary individuals), and are also creatives of some type.

She specializes in depression, ADHD, anxiety, and trauma. Francesca works with only a small group of patients so she always has time and attention to devote to each individual. She provides creative, modern, and non-judgmental care. Learn more here and sign up for a free discovery call.

Gatherings

Double check details before you go, and contact the organizers with questions! The Joy List does not run these events.

Monday, September 22: Footlight Presents: the ANNUAL FALL CLOTHING SWAP

It's getting cold outside, and we're ready to swap all our gently used clean clothing and home goods. All proceeds that do not get taken will be donated to Bushwick Ayuda Mutua. Drop in and take what you want anytime between 5-9PM We'll be watching "Practical Magic" at 7PM followed by "The Joy of Ranting" An open mic hosted by Tim Shea!

Free, 5-9PM, 552 Grandview Ave, Ridgewood. Info here.

Wednesday, September 24: Hour of Action: NYC Climate Week Edition

We’re kicking off a bold new era of grassroots climate action with an all-hands-on-deck celebration and real-time action-taking. 🪩 For the first time ever, The Climate Reality Project New York State Coalition is teaming up with the Climate Changemakers NYC chapters for an open-to-all, supercharged Hour of Action.

free / 7:30PM / 49 Elizabeth St, New York, NY. Info here.

Wednesday, September 24: 'the feels' ENM edition

‘the feels’ is a 3-hour evening that includes an 80 minute facilitated experience.The format builds off the work of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Dr Martha Eddy, the Buddha + the Tavistock Institute - among others.The experience guides you through pairings that include meditations, prompts, positive reflections, and somatic elements like eye gazes + hugs.this edition of 'the feels' is for ppl who identify as: practicing / exploring / engaging in non monogamy, polyamory, relationship anarchy, non-traditional relationship structure + its (also) for you if you're exploring mindful connection; if you're in new and ever expanding expressions of your sexuality; + if you're exploring attraction and desire + one of your core - if not the core - value you hold is honesty/integrity/commitment to truth.

120 Walker Street NYC, 630 - 930pm, $85 - $110; Joy List peeps get 25% off w code JOYLIST. Info here.

Wednesday. September 24: Here & Now: A Phone-Free Experience (NYC)

​​​​A curated, phone-free social experience for ambitious people who want more out of their time offline.​​​No notifications. No distractions. Just great people, deep conversations, and a menu of cocktails (NA included) and snacks available for purchase.​​​​​Upon arrival, you'll check your phone with us for safekeeping. From there, your only job is to be fully present.

$25, 630-9pm - 17 STANTON STREET. Info here.

Thursday, September 25: All Levels Contact Improvisation Dance Class

Contact Improvisation is a fun non-gendered partner dance form. The technique focuses on giving and supporting weight, and coordinating with gravity and momentum, to create spontaneous relational dances. It is both a come-as-you-are practice (meaning anyone can join) and a skill-based practice (why people keep coming back). Come to improve your body awareness, learn to listen through the skin, and make new friends!

$20. 7-9 PM. 115 Wooster St., 2nd Floor "Dance Studio" (Soho). Info here.

Thursday, September 25: Pitched Through Friends

Everyone says they want to meet someone "through friends," and we help make it happen. Join us to see hand-selected singles get pitched to a live audience by real friends who want to help them find love. In an era when dating feels isolated and unaccountable, endorsements from friends give us hope. It's our firm belief that even if you haven't found "your person" yet, you probably know great people who would be a match for someone else. This show is a celebration of love and friendship in all of their forms.

$25. 7-10 PM. 1118 1st Ave. Info here.

Friday, September 26: Disrupting the Supreme Court: What, Like It's Hard?

​The Supreme Court has become the ultimate political battleground. Nine justices with lifetime appointments who can decide the fate of healthcare, elections, gun rights, and more. But should the way we pick and seat those justices stay the same? Or is it time to disrupt the system itself?​Three Harvard Law graduates with wildly diverse views will square off on whether the Court’s make-up and appointment process should be changed..with an open bar.

$35, 6-9 PM. 12-16 Vestry Ave. Info here.

Friday, September 26: EcoAwaken

EcoAwaken is a 90-minute guided journey of movement, music, and soulful reflection led by licensed psychotherapist and ecotherapist Maia Kiley with eco-rapper Hila the Earth. It’s a space to remember ourselves as nature, feel the Earth alive in our bodies, and root deeply in these changing times. Together, we’ll step into our full ecological selves through embodied practice and community connection.

$50 5:30-7 pm Atrium82 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Info here.

Sunday, September 28: Between the Lines; an Immersive Poetry Workshop

BETWEEN THE LINES is an immersive poetry workshop. Guests will enter a transformed space curated by local poet and drag artist, POISON OAK. Guests will be guided with poetry prompts that engage all your senses to spark new and exciting poetry that resides within the lines of your inner self. Each decorated room is intimate and facilitates conversation with other poets. Come for the poetry, leave with new poetry friends!

Free + 7-10pm + 675 Central Ave Brookyln NY 11207. Info here.

That's it for this edition.

Jillian

Purchase an ad here 

Submit your event here