What we offer
At Change of Art, Mind and Body we meet your needs. All of our services aim to help support and grow staff and individuals to become the best version of themselves. We provide Reflective Practice Cultural Supervision in the workplace, or we can provide one-on-one counselling plus we provide tailored professional and personal development education and training. Joy has provided many guest lecturers and covers a range of topics within the holistic health and healing fields.
Launch - 3 June 2025 - Ngutungka Westlakes - 2-4pmFinding the Joy Within is a courageous and deeply personal memoir of survival, identity, and healing.
As a Stolen Generations woman, Joy Makepeace shares her journey of growing up between two worlds, carrying questions of belonging, and navigating the lasting impacts of trauma. Beneath the pain, however, lies a powerful story of reclamation — of voice, spirit, and self.
Through raw honesty and gentle wisdom, Joy invites readers into her lived experience of postpartum psychosis, grief, and rediscovery, offering insight into the transformative power of meditation, deep listening, and self-love.
This is more than a memoir — it is a testament to resilience, a guide to coming home to yourself, and a reminder that even in the darkest places, joy can be found within.
Who
we are
Joy is a Kamilaroi Murrawarri woman, mother of three, counsellor, educator, and workshop facilitator with over 40 years’ experience across Aboriginal education and health. A thriving survivor of the Stolen Generations, Joy brings lived experience, cultural knowledge, and professional expertise to all aspects of her work. She holds a Master of Social Science (Counselling) and over the years has worked across both government and non-government organisations. Joy is deeply passionate about holistic and alternative healing and views wellbeing through a balance of mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in trauma-informed practice and Deep Listening (Dadirri), her work creates culturally safe spaces for yarning, reflection, and healing. Joy is self-driven and committed to supporting others to reconnect with themselves and find the true joy within.
Contact us
If you are interested in any of the services that we offer please feel free to send us a message and we can have a yarn as soon as possible. Thank you.