My name is Janny, also known as Jam. I started this blog, jam4joy, to stay focused on the joys in life. That’s where “Jam4Joy” comes from.
I believe joy isn’t only in big achievements but in the small choices we make every day. In the food we eat, how we move, small creative moments, the people around us, and the way we speak to ourselves.
My goal is to help you rediscover that spark of joy, even in the middle of ordinary chaos.
I enjoy playing the piano. Christmas carols are my favourite!
As a medical doctor, I love finding and exploring ways to incoporate health and joy into daily life.
There’s so much that affects our wellbeing… things that we don’t always have time to explor and many things we don’t yet understand.
I’ve seen how guilt, sugar, and stress can drain people and how creativity, mindful habits, and real food can restore peace.
Because I’ve walked (and walking) this road myself, I know change is possible, and I’d love to share what I’ve learnt (and still learning) with you.
Take it step for step and keep stepping!
Check out the Homepage to explore my blog posts and creativity challenges.
I have a new YouTube Channel, Jam4Joy and have started making more regular videos. I would actually like to interview interesting people while speaking about health, creativity and glucose. Please subscribe and let me know what topics you find interesting.
I started my blog, Jam4Joy.com, when I was feeling quite burnt out as a doctor.
I was working looong shifts, and always felt rushed… I still have nightmares about the call roster!
I used Jam4Joy back then to share our travels, recipes, and my search for joy. From there, the creativity challenges emerged.
And later, What’s My Glucose, where I guide people exploring their own glucose patterns using CGMs.
It might seem like different things, but at the heart of it, it’s the same.
When you become more aware of your body and yourself… through things like a CGM, creativity, and connection… small changes start to make a big difference. Bietjie, bietjie maak baie!
Find joy. Create joy. Share joy.
Dr. Janny Myburg MBChB (UFS), Diploma in Mental Health (SA)
The more formal about me:
Dr. Janny Myburg (MBChB, Dip Mental Health [SA]) is a South African medical doctor with broad clinical experience across public hospitals, NHI-contracted clinics, and private practice settings.
She completed her medical degree at the University of the Free State and holds a postgraduate diploma in Mental Health.
Her professional work spans medical writing, patient education, and digital health, including remote glucose monitoring.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Janny is a writer, artist, and pianist. She has published three children’s books and holds Piano Forte qualifications from the Royal Schools of Music.
Through her blog, Jam4Joy, she shares personal reflections and practical tools for living a conscious, creative, and balanced life.
Her work invites readers to embrace wholeness, explore mental well-being, and reconnect with what brings meaning and joy.
Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided.Paracelsus (e.1493-1541)
