About Joy Brisbane
My history is what has brought me to this place as an author of books on self-help, spirituality, and poetry. Without the struggles I would not be half the person I have become. Who am I?
Voiceover by Peter McAndrew
In my earlier years I was trained in nursing and became a qualified, registered nurse. I have also trained in Lifeline counselling. From the age of seven, I knew I had psychic abilities that family and friends failed to understand. Through these facets of my life I discovered the meaning of discernment, the importance of healing wounds, and I learned the value of aloneness.
I married at twenty-one and had two children. Toward the end of that marriage, I was brought to my knees with lack of self-worth and insecurities about my future. And on my knees is where I was meant to be. From that place, with two small children who needed my love and care, there was only one way to go – upwards! I found strength, courage, and individuality.
At thirty years of age, I remarried. My second marriage had many joyful moments but, lurking in the shadows of my husband’s mind were the memories of a damaging war; memories that often brought about psychotic events that were difficult to navigate. I learned what true patience means, to detach from hurtful words and actions, to embrace moments of joyfulness, and how to be fully present for another when dark ugliness brings them into a shattered place. I learned the finer art of becoming an effective counsellor. When I was fifty-four, my second husband died.
I was seventy-four when I remarried. Allan is my perfect match. Through, and with him I have found equality, a deepening spiritual connection, quiet and gentle fun, trust in another, and the freedom to be fully me. And who is ‘fully’ me?
I am the author of several books, a healer, a medium, a facilitator of workshops and meditation groups. I am aged and I am youthful. I am alive, and grateful for every experience I have had. All of my past has brought me to this place, this beingness that is simply – Joy.
