The Why of JOI
Discover the story, experience, and deeply personal mission behind Joy of Life University. 
Learn how one idea grew into a vision for a more compassionate and complete approach to fertility 
and IVF care - one that supports the whole person and brings together health, hope, humanity, and JOY.
About the Founder
DR. YVETTE DELLANINI WARD
DTCM, L.AC., M.S., FABORM, Founder 

The Joy of Life University
Over the three decades Dr. Yvette Dellanini Ward has enriched her knowledge of mental and physical wellness. She earned her BA 
in Psychology and Holistic Health Studies from SFSU in 1995, her MS 
in Traditional Chinese Medicine from ACTCM in 2000, she became 
a specialist of Integrative Reproductive Endocrinology (FABORM)
in 2007, and earned her Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine 
from Five Branches University in 2023.Â
Dr. Yvette founded her award-winning clinic, Sage Wellness Center within the fertility specialty in the year 2000 working deeply in the women’s health and fertility specialty. Drawing from decades 
of clinical experience, research, collaboration, and her own personal journey, Dr. Ward founded Joy of Life University and The Joy of IVF 
to help transform fertility care. Her mission is to elevate the standard of supportive IVF care and empower people to experience their path to parenthood with powerful tools, confidence, and JOY.
A Note from the Founder
For more than 26 years, I have had the extraordinary privilege 
of walking beside thousands of people through fertility and IVF - through uncertainty and hope, heartbreak and possibility, 
and the courage it takes to keep moving forward.
Along the way, a seed was planted.
Again and again, I watched patients receive remarkable reproductive medicine, yet still feel lost in how to care for themselves.
How can I nourish my body? How best to manage the stress? 
What can I safely do? How can I support myself through each different phase?
I saw what was missing professionally. 

And I experienced it personally. That seed took root.
What began as a concern grew into a deep dedication - and ultimately one of the greatest missions of my life: to help create a more compassionate, complete, and empowering way to experience IVF.
Through decades of caring for thousands of fertility patients, I witnessed the power of supporting the whole person. 
Everyday choices - nutrition, movement, mindset, education, and self-care - can restore a sense of participation, possibility, and even JOY.
After years of research, collaboration, clinical experience, and development, that seed blossomed into Joy of Life University - bringing together Eastern and Western medicine, nutrition, lifestyle, mindset, and meaningful education.
“ My mission is to help raise the standard of supportive IVF care - so caring for 
the whole person becomes an integral part of fertility treatment, not an afterthought. A new level of care where patients feel informed, empowered, and supported, 
and providers have more tools to care for the individual behind the protocol. “
Together, we can plant the seeds of change and help create a future where fertility care embraces exceptional medicine alongside health, hope, humanity, and JOY.
What began as a seed became a vision. And that vision is now becoming a movement.Â
This is much more than just a program. It is a shift towards a new standard of care - and it is only beginning to blossom.
I could not be more honored to invite you to be part of our JOI community.
With Gratitude,
Dr. Yvette Ward

Founder, Joy of Life University & The Joy of IVF
Support for Every Stage of Your IVF Journey
The Joy of IVF Patient Masterclass was created to support your body, mind, 
and emotional well-being throughout every stage of IVF. Explore evidence-based education, nutrition guidance, mindset tools, movement, meditations, and practical resources - all brought together in one thoughtfully designed program.
