Aligning the journey with joy
Joyful Muse Co was founded by Lucretia Marie Anderson to help give people back the power of themselves. We provide dynamic life, artist and anti-racist coaching, speaking, and workshop opportunities that inspire, motivate, and encourage all people to thrive.
Joy does not simply happen to us. we have to choose joy, and keep choosing it everyday.
- Henri Nouwen
Joy does not simply happen to us. we have
to choose joy, and keep choosing it everyday.
- Henri Nouwen
Danielle is an Artist of the Spirit certified Life, Energetic and Spiritual Coach and uses her skills to integrate her intuitive and energetic gifts to support clients' journey of stepping into their authentic and abundant creative selves.
Danielle is a theatre practitioner with experience in performance, directing, and producing/arts administration. Danielle has dedicated her career to using theatre as a tool for envisioning a more empathetic and equitable society. She has lived and worked in the Washington, DC area for more than 15 years. As an actor, she blends living history with social impact. As an artistic doula she has supported artists on their creative journeys from idea to execution with care.
Artistic Doula, Certified Life, Energetic, and Spiritual Coach
(she / Her)
Danielle Drakes
Life Coaching
Ready to transform your life?
It's time to build your future from within. Life Coaching can help you build awareness, empower your choices, and support you at every level of your becoming.
As a client you can expect a partnership that will help you to map out and achieve your goals towards living a more joy filled life by harnessing your personal power and infusing your interactions with clear focus and vision. Whether you are looking to heal from painful circumstances or shift your mindset in your body and self image, personal life and relationships, finances, career building or artistic endeavors, we are here to guide your transformation.
Let's get started!
Reach Out for your complimentary 30 minute Discovery Call.
Compassionate Anti-Racist and Equity (CARE) Coaching
CARE ™ coaching is a program developed to address racial justice and social inequity in corporate and educational institutions from a humanistic lens. CARE coaching seeks to help individuals understand their own value systems, biases, and compliance in and hurt from racial and social injustices from a primary place of compassionate and mindful contemplation and practice.
All materials are provided by Joyful Muse Co, LLC with facilitation by one of our CARE coaches. Please inquire about our program and sliding scale fee structure for educational communities, non-profit, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.
Mindfulness Coaching for Youth and Caretakers
At Joyful Muse, we create avenues and channels to provide holistic care for children and their caretakers. Mindfulness coaching can assist with learning the methods used to promote mental health, reduce stress, change fixed mindsets, and improve positive interactions. We are committed to providing engaging one to one coaching and group workshops that include mindfulness practice and positive psychology methods for youth, parents, and educators to help to navigate the stressors in life.
Lucretia is a dynamic storyteller, theatre artist, and motivational speaker. As a theatre artist who has performed and facilitated activism workshops internationally, they bring joy, humor, and authenticity to their engagements. Lucretia is a passionate speaker on mindfulness in anti-racist education, women’s issues, LGBTQ+ empowerment, mental health awareness, conscious parenting, and youth empowerment.
Speaking
Engagements
Life Coaching
Ready to transform your life?
It's time to build your future from within. Life Coaching can help you build awareness, empower your choices, and support you at every level of your becoming.
As a client you can expect a partnership that will help you to map out and achieve your goals towards living a more joy filled life by harnessing your personal power and infusing your interactions with clear focus and vision. Whether you are looking to heal from painful circumstances or shift your mindset in your body and self image, personal life and relationships, finances, career building or artistic endeavors, we are here to guide your transformation.
Let's get started!
Reach Out for your complimentary 30 minute Discovery Call.
Compassionate Anti-Racist and Equity (CARE) Coaching
CARE ™ coaching is a program developed to address racial justice and social inequity in corporate and educational institutions from a humanistic lens. CARE coaching seeks to help individuals understand their own value systems, biases, and compliance in and hurt from racial and social injustices from a primary place of compassionate and mindful contemplation and practice.
All materials are provided by Joyful Muse Co, LLC with facilitation by one of our CARE coaches. Please inquire about our program and sliding scale fee structure for educational communities, non-profit, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.
Mindfulness Coaching for Youth and Caretakers
At Joyful Muse, we create avenues and channels to provide holistic care for children and their caretakers. Mindfulness coaching can assist with learning the methods used to promote mental health, reduce stress, change fixed mindsets, and improve positive interactions. We are committed to providing engaging one to one coaching and group workshops that include mindfulness practice and positive psychology methods for youth, parents, and educators to help to navigate the stressors in life.
Speaking Engagements
Lucretia is a dynamic storyteller, theatre artist, and motivational speaker. As a theatre artist who has performed and facilitated activism workshops internationally, they bring joy, humor, and authenticity to their engagements. Lucretia is a passionate speaker on mindfulness in anti-racist education, women’s issues, LGBTQ+ empowerment, mental health awareness, conscious parenting, and youth empowerment.
The Anti-Racist Family Virtual Parent Group Coaching: March 10-31
Programming
Raising the Global Mindset
Books
Grief, Hope and Mindful Moments During Coronavirus
Mindful Rebel
Media + PR
Podcasts
Read Lucretia Marie's contributions to Raising the Global Mindset - a compendium of essays by global thought leaders striving to bring change and empowerment to parenting through diverse and inclusive conversations.
Empowering Children Against Racism
Video
Erin Mahone is a counselor focused on providing compassionate, trauma-responsive, creative therapeutic interventions for individuals with diverse needs and experiences. Mahone completed her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Longwood University with an interest in Narrative Therapy and its effectiveness in the treatment of complex trauma. She is guided by an eclectic theoretical orientation combining positive psychology, narrative, person-centered, and feminist theories.
In addition to individual counseling and coaching services, Mahone is a published author and professional storyteller. She believes in the healing power of writing and storytelling and holds space for “ReStorying” as a narrative group facilitator and the host of a monthly subscription series. In all of her work, Erin Mahone facilitates the development of new personal narratives that make meaning from pain, transform trauma into resilience, and change perceptions of mental health, trauma and related issues.
Erin@ifyoucouldseeme.com
Learn more about Erin
at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com
Ayesis Clay is an actress, director, 17-year veteran teacher, and certified mindfulness coach. Combining her extensive background in theatre and education, Ayesis founded Sculpted Clay Productions, a theatre company that uses theatrical productions, workshops, and online courses to help educators create trauma-sensitive, social-emotional focused learning environments for both teachers and students.
Born out of 17+ years of educating youth in juvenile detention facilities, public schools, and private institutions, Sculpted Clay Productions utilizes the transformative power of theatre and mindfulness practices to strengthen social-emotional connections in school environments. We offer three different original productions paired with residencies and professional development workshops to reach students in grades K-12 as well as, educators from all walks of life.
bookings@sculptedclayproductions.com
Learn more about Ayesis
at www.sculptedclayproductions.com
Lucretia Marie is amazing, grounded, and focused. She has helped me ask the hard questions and really listen for the answers. She's an awesome coach and familiar guide, navigating at the very intersections of being a successful black woman. I appreciate how she brings her whole self to helping others create pathways to accomplishing their goals. Her encouraging, honest, and joyful spirit gives me the confidence and courage to keep on going. I absolutely recommend working with Lucretia-be ready to really do the work!
- Danielle,
Coaching Client
I've always believed in and talked about the value of living more mindfully, but Lucretia has helped me start practicing what I preach. These practices see me envision a more joyful life so that I can step into it. Lucretia's coaching style is clear and loving. I truly feel like I'm on a team now that we're working together.
When she talks about co-creating a valuable life it reminds me that not only is that what I want to do, but it's what she and I are doing together, too.
- C.K.
Coaching Client
Lucretia, you have given me the tools and confidence to dig deep into my personal story, beliefs, culture, values, biases and habits in order to be intentional with my children on these same issues. It comes from me. I've learned that I've been haphazard about my children's racial education.You have encouraged me to adopt actual practices and not just allow a few dozen unconnected gestures to make me feel like I'm doing something. I am going to recommend you to everyone I know. I've learned a great deal AND my husband has decided that he wants to do a couples session with you. Hallelujah!
- Erika Rose
Anti-racist parent coaching
I had read many books and articles on raising anti-racist children, but as I put those principles into action I felt inadequate. Lucretia led us through foundational understandings of anti-racism and created a supportive environment to process and reflect personally. [Their] leadership and encouragement were invaluable.The experience as a whole led me to a deeper understanding of my culture, my values, and my mission to raise anti-racist, anti-ableist, socially conscious children.
- Wendy Nogales
Anti-racist parent coaching
I had the pleasure to meet Lucretia at my Kumon Math and Reading Center of Richmond – Libbie on one early Saturday morning. She was our invited guest speaker for our 2nd Anniversary and Students Award Ceremony, and my expectation was for her to just show up, give a speech drill, and then leave. However, she completely changed our event atmosphere with her presentation with engaging activities among the audiences of all ages. She immediately connected with the students and parents along with our staff members with insights about parent coaching that I am still applying to this day with my own children and students. Thank you so much, Lucretia, for being you and for sharing your passion in coaching with us.
- Anh Nguyen
Lucretia Marie is amazing, grounded, and focused. She has helped me ask the hard questions and really listen for the answers. She's an awesome coach and familiar guide, navigating at the very intersections of being a successful black woman. I appreciate how she brings her whole self to helping others create pathways to accomplishing their goals. Her encouraging, honest, and joyful spirit gives me the confidence and courage to keep on going. I absolutely recommend working with Lucretia-be ready to really do the work!
- Danielle
Coaching Client
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN AND TALKED ABOUT THE VALUE OF LIVING MORE MINDFULLY, BUT LUCRETIA HAS HELPED ME START PRACTICING WHAT I PREACH. THESE PRACTICES SEE ME ENVISION A MORE JOYFUL LIFE SO THAT I CAN STEP INTO IT. LUCRETIA'S COACHING STYLE IS CLEAR AND LOVING. I TRULY FEEL LIKE I'M ON A TEAM NOW THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER.
WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT CO-CREATING A VALUABLE LIFE IT REMINDS ME THAT NOT ONLY IS THAT WHAT I WANT TO DO, BUT IT'S WHAT SHE AND I ARE DOING TOGETHER, TOO.
- C.K.
COACHING CLIENT
Lucretia, you have given me the tools and confidence to dig deep into my personal story, beliefs, culture, values, biases and habits in order to be intentional with my children on these same issues. It comes from me. I've learned that I've been haphazard about my children's racial education.You have encouraged me to adopt actual practices and not just allow a few dozen unconnected gestures to make me feel like I'm doing something. I am going to recommend you to everyone I know. I've learned a great deal AND my husband has decided that he wants to do a couples session with you. Hallelujah!
- Erika Rose
Anti-racist parent coaching
I HAD READ MANY BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON RAISING ANTI-RACIST CHILDREN, BUT AS I PUT THOSE PRINCIPLES INTO ACTION I FELT INADEQUATE. LUCRETIA LED US THROUGH FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF ANTI-RACISM AND CREATED A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO PROCESS AND REFLECT PERSONALLY. [THEIR] LEADERSHIP AND ENCOURAGEMENT WERE INVALUABLE.THE EXPERIENCE AS A WHOLE LED ME TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF MY CULTURE, MY VALUES, AND MY MISSION TO RAISE ANTI-RACIST, ANTI-ABLEIST, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS CHILDREN.
- WENDY NOGALES
ANTI-RACIST PARENT COACHING
I had the pleasure to meet Lucretia at my Kumon Math and Reading Center of Richmond – Libbie on one early Saturday morning. She was our invited guest speaker for our 2nd Anniversary and Students Award Ceremony, and my expectation was for her to just show up, give a speech drill, and then leave. However, she completely changed our event atmosphere with her presentation with engaging activities among the audiences of all ages. She immediately connected with the students and parents along with our staff members with insights about parent coaching that I am still applying to this day with my own children and students. Thank you so much, Lucretia, for being you and for sharing your passion in coaching with us.
- Anh Nguyen