Jo Lockhart - Hartfelt Healing Services

25/08/2026

Those of us who are neurodivergent are more sensitive in our nervous system.
Understanding helps us to find ways through to support ourselves and our connections.

27/07/2026

Whoever decided (rhetorical… it was Gary Chapman) that words of affirmation were enough!!!

Pfft!

Words are worth absolutely nothing on their own. They need to be paired with intentional action to mean anything.

When I was wounded and needy, the words were what I craved. To be told I was valued, pretty, proud of, enough. Oh my heart bled for those words. And when I heard them my insecure attachment jumped straight to connection and commitment.

And then I learned.
These words came from those who also had attachment wounds and could never show up for me, not really show up.
They offered the words I asked for so that they could get their wound tended in return.

It was basically a two person emotional s**t show.

Love is a verb.
It’s something we need to DO, to demonstrate, with intentional action. Or the person we feel that love for doesn’t feel it.

These days I show up with intentional acts of love for myself.
I value myself in legitimate ways that matter to me.
I don’t tell those around how to treat me. I demonstrate it!

I affirm my loved ones with intentional action too.

The love languages need a thorough update.

15/07/2026

Who’s found their autistic daughters really super close with them and needing the mother-daughter relationship needs to be unbreakable?

It’s vital to respect this need. It’s our daughters showing us that they want to feel safe in the world and asking us to help them with that.

We also need to gently create other safe relationships for our daughters because we can’t be their everything forever. It’s unsustainable for us as mothers, and necessary for them to be able to grow and experience the world.

Both things are true - support their closeness with us, and support them to develop beyond just us. These things don’t happen quickly. It’s baby steps towards a bigger picture. Even when we don’t feel like it, the small moments do add up. It won’t always be this way Change does happen.

20/06/2026

I could have written this.
We humans are herd animals, creatures designed and built for connection and belonging.
It’s the lack of connection and belonging that is creating the extremes of mental health, addiction and overwork crisis’.

“I was surprised by what helped me recover."

17/06/2026

Not just in children… in neurodivergent kids, teens and adults.

12/04/2026

AI therapy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!

09/03/2026

The nervous system has a legitimate job to do.
Perceived threat and real threat needs to be responded to differently!

04/03/2026

Maslows Hierarchy is hardiy breaking news. It’s been around forever. But not all wisdom needs to be cutting edge. Tried and true has value too.

Looking at this, where do you think you’re at?

Are you struggling with housing security or putting a meal on the table???
If so, you’re not going to have the capacity to be focusing on being a good parent or partner.

Are you secure in home and work but struggling with relationships???
If so, you’re not going to able to commit yourself to a life of intention and meaning.

Self compassion begins with self awareness and acceptance of our reality.

We need to crawl before we can walk, before we can run. It’s the developmental stages of being human. Skipping steps always results in us tripping up later.

So be real.
Go slower.
Have goals that are attainable and you can be successful with.
Integrate the successes.
Then, only then, look to higher goals.

23/02/2026

Self care matters. Both in the moment - to feel better, to get things done, for health in the present, to communicate to ourselves that we are worthy; and in the long term!

What if at 70 years old you were diagnosed with Alzheimers and told that if you’d just gotten that extra half hour of sleep a night, and moved your body regularly, you could have prevented it?

Don’t feel regret in the future. Invest in yourself now. Self care matters. YOU matter!

Including the #1 exercise she recommends we all do.

11/02/2026

For female identifying or female presenting autistic people (yes, that means boys who have a less stereotypical autistic experience), and your families, check out the yellow ladybug conference.

It’s only $99 online for days of content specifically aimed at the female type autistic presentation, and there’s PDA included. With 3 months access to content.

Total bargain!

I have registered and can’t wait to absorb all that’s on offer - as an autistic woman, a parent and a therapist.

Cancelling your registration will remove your access to the event. If you proceed, you will no longer be able to participate or access event-related materials.