Gears of Joy
(Visual: Interlocking gears labeled from 0–6.)
Imagine joy as a system — an engine made of interconnected gears that help us move from surviving to thriving.
Each gear represents a frequency of growth, expansion, and alignment.
Gear 0 – Survival: Our base mode. The instinct to protect, survive, and simply get through.
Gear 1 – Resilience: Building vital energy — remembering your strength and capacity to rise again.
Gear 2 – Regulation: Cultivating emotional flow and coherence — when your nervous system and thoughts start to work with you, not against you.
Gear 3 – Reconnection: Restoring belonging — with your environment, your relationships, and your sense of community.
Gear 4 – Anti-Fragility: Stepping into purpose and contribution — using challenges as catalysts for growth.
Gear 5 – Embodiment: Reframing, neuroplasticity, and integration — when healing becomes who you are, not just what you do.
Gear 6 – Generative Joy: The Joy Engine — faith, flow, and surrender. Living in alignment with your divine rhythm.
Move from Survival to Bloom:
Joy as the Ultimate Outcome
Reframe of Joy
Joy isn’t about constant happiness — it’s the absence of contention, fragility, and personalization. It begins when we stop taking everything personally and start living from peace, groundedness, and embrace.
Pathway to Joy
- Identify resilience — recognize your ability to bounce back
- Minimize self-sabotage — address fear, imposter syndrome, and negative self-talk
- Acknowledge strengths — focus on what’s right with you, not just what’s wrong
- Prioritize vitality — strengthen sleep, nutrition, movement, and connection
- Cultivate community — surround yourself with people who value your growth
- Build your personalized mental health toolkit — coping skills, affirmations, structure, and joy rituals
“Joy becomes a skill — something we can learn, practice, and protect. When we approach mental wellness through joy, we help people not only heal, but thrive.”
Three ways to begin joy:
- Regulate your system.
- Reframe your reality.
- Reconnect with your essence.
“Each gear represents a new frequency of joy — and our goal is to help people climb from survival to liberation.”
-Tiera Click
When the mind clicks, the system flows… and joy becomes the engine that powers everything else.