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Find Some Joy

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know Jessy

Hi! My name is Jessy and, after burning out in a career where I never felt good enough, Iā€™m trying to rebuild a more joyful life. Iā€™d love to share some of that joy with you!

Iā€™m a multi-passionate, neurodivergent, fat fitness instructor who loves to craft and spend time in nature.

Click below to find out more about my current fitness classes and keep an eye out here to find out about my future projects.

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I've just completed my trial run of teaching dance fitness classes. Here's how it went: I arranged 6 classes and people showed up to all of them apart from the first one. We danced to a total of 16 different tracks. About 18 people expressed an i
Still crafting! This one got passed around at stitch and bitch so everyone could feel the "nipple" šŸ˜‚ @wimperisembroidery #westitchkit #embroiderersofinstagram #embroidery #greenhouse #craftersgonnacraft #stitchersofinstagram
Here are some things that moving my body does for me that have nothing to do with how I look (because that's the least interesting thing about me!) Helps me to regulate me nervous system Gives me low pressure social connection Gets me out of my hou
I had a bit of a false start last week but this week 6 lovely people turned up to dance with me for an hour! I had a great time and most of them told me they did too and are planning to come back next week! šŸŽ‰ I still have plenty of room for more pe
Some pics from my birthday weekend in the Peak District.
I'm teaching my first dance fitness class in Welwyn Garden City tomorrow! I'm excited and nervous and hoping some people want to dance with me in this heat! Contact me for more details if you're interested. #welwyngardencity #welwyngardencityevents
I was asked to make my own name badge for a job interview so of course it had to be embroidery themed. #embroidery #craftersgonnacraft #namebadge #joyfulcrafting #embroiderersofinstagram #stitchersgonnastitch
I spent my weekend in the countryside with a bunch of fabulous autistic and ADHD humans. It was so nice to feel like my way of existing is valid. I even got to make some art while I was there.