Joy’s Healing Journey

The Journey That Led Me Here

It still amazes me how this work found its way into my life.

It’s a long and beautiful story…

but what I know is this ~

I was truly searching.

I had prayed for just three things. I wanted my work to be fulfilling to my heart. I wanted it to be of help to others. And I wanted it to be unlimited.

I didn’t want to overcomplicate it. I wanted to leave room for the Divine to bring something even greater than I could imagine.

And in ways I could never have planned, that is exactly what happened.

Where It Began

I was raised on ranches in New Mexico and Oklahoma, where life was simple and grounded.

I spent my childhood riding horses, helping with cattle and chores outside, and learning to cook and care for others from the women in my family.

I can see now that helping always made me happy, from the inside out. Even then, it felt natural to me.

As life unfolded, things became more complex. There were many moves, seasons of uncertainty, difficult relationships, and moments that left a lasting imprint on my heart.

But through all of it, that desire to help and care for others remained true.

The Search for Healing

By the time I reached my thirties, I had found deep love and started a family.

But alongside that joy came ongoing health challenges within our family. We were often moving through the same exhausting cycle ~ doctors, pharmacies, medications, and temporary relief that never seemed to reach the deeper root.

Deep down, I knew there had to be a better way.

So I began to search.

I immersed myself in nutrition, supplements, and natural approaches to health. I learned muscle testing from a family friend and iridologist, and slowly began listening more deeply to what the body was communicating.

What began as a way to support my family became a path I would walk for many years.

Sacred Caregiving

Over time, my journey deepened even more as I stepped into caring for my parents through their difficult health journeys.

Caring for my parents was sacred, and through those years, our time together opened a depth of connection that was a true gift ~ for them and for me.

It was during those years that I learned to listen more deeply ~ to advocate, to discern, and to trust what I was feeling and sensing in ways I hadn’t before.

After my mother passed, while I was still caring for my father through his challenges, I felt even more urgently that I needed something more ~ something that would help me serve his needs better, and something that I know could have helped my mother as well.

What came next unfolded in ways that still feel nothing short of miraculous.

A Deeper Prayer

After many years of learning, serving, and searching, I knew that motherhood was my first cherished calling. And once my daughters were out on their own, I began searching more deeply for my life purpose.

I had followed different paths and given my time and energy in many ways, but deep down, I still longed for my soul purpose ~ my heart’s desire ~ that which was meant for me.

So once again, I turned to prayer.

I had already been hurt and disappointed enough in the online world that I no longer trusted myself to find the right thing on my own. So I handed it over to God and asked to be led with unmistakable clarity.

I asked for only three things. I wanted my work to fulfill my heart. I wanted it to help people. And I wanted it to be unlimited.

That was all.

I left the rest in God’s hands.

And in a way I could never have planned, it was literally placed right into my hands.

Discovering the Work

Through a series of deeply meaningful connections and extraordinary timing, I was introduced to The Emotion Code® and The Body Code® on October 21, 2017.

Because this work uses muscle testing, it felt like a more perfect fit than I could have imagined.

It opened my heart to a kind of healing work I had never fully explored before, because this felt safe, sacred, and deeply aligned.

I ordered The Emotion Code® book immediately.

When it arrived, I read it in two days.

It brought me more peace, clarity, and personal empowerment than almost any book I had ever read. What I was learning felt simple, profound, and deeply true. And almost immediately, I knew I wanted to go further.

It quickly became clear that this path was helping me not only support others, but also understand myself and healing in a much deeper way.

Before I even knew exactly what the curriculum would be or what the cost might require, I had already decided: I was going to become certified.

Something in me knew this mattered too much not to follow.

So I said yes.

The First Confirmations

In those first weeks, I also experienced the healing of my own Heart-Wall®, and soon after, I helped release Doak’s and my father’s as well.

That was far more than an interesting early result. It changed the way I understood myself.

As my own Heart-Wall released, I began to realize that my sensitivity was not weakness, not something to hide, and not something to be ashamed of. It was part of the way I was made to feel, discern, and connect more deeply.

That realization alone was life-changing.

The work began confirming itself quickly ~ in my own life, in my father’s healing, and in the lives of the people I was beginning to help.

The personal healing I experienced was profound. Longstanding back pain began to ease. Anxiety I had carried through difficult years began to lift. And as I continued learning, I saw again and again that this work was not only gentle and precise ~ it could reach places traditional approaches often could not.

A Moment I’ll Never Forget

One of the most powerful early moments came while working with my father.

In November 2017, only a few weeks into my training, I began working with him after a long and difficult season of medical challenges. He had recently broken his hip and, following surgery, pain, delirium, and sundowners had left him unable to walk for 17 days.

He was overwhelmed with fear, confusion, and emotional trauma, and it was heartbreaking to witness.

Once he was moved to the rehabilitation center, I felt it was the right time for me to try to help him more.

After just one healing session together, he asked to have physical therapy come, and within 20 minutes of our session, my dad stood up and walked with his physical therapists. The delirium cleared completely, bringing an incredible sense of relief.

I still remember that moment vividly. It brought tears to my eyes then, and it still does now.

What followed later that day deepened my trust even more, as we uncovered deeper root causes and released energetic imbalances with results that were immediate, astounding, and deeply gratifying.

That experience became a profound confirmation that this work could help in ways that were both gentle and extraordinary.

The Work I Do Today

Over the next two years, I gave myself fully to learning and practicing.

I completed my certification, worked deeply with the material, and began supporting more and more people. With each session, my love for the work grew. I watched emotional burdens release. I watched people feel lighter, calmer, clearer, and more connected. And I felt, again and again, that I had been led to something sacred.

Then, as the world began moving into greater fear, confusion, division, and overwhelm, I could feel how disconnected many people were becoming from their own inner knowing.

And I knew, deeply, that people who were more confused and less able to trust themselves did not need help less. They needed help more.

So I prayed again.

I asked for deeper discernment, clearer intuition, and a greater ability to help people find their way back to themselves in a time when so much was pulling them away from their own truth.

And once again, that prayer was answered.

What awakened more fully in me was a deeply embodied way of knowing. I began to feel messages in my own body that were coming from theirs ~ not vaguely, but very specifically, through sensations, patterns, intensity, and energetic signals that carried information with them.

That shift changed my work in profound ways.

It made the sessions more embodied, more immediate, and even more deeply guided by what the body, heart, and energy system were ready to reveal and release.

In 2023, my healing path deepened again when I was honored to be invited as one of the first 75 practitioners in the world to become certified live in The Belief Code® with Dr. Bradley Nelson, Jean Nelson, and Josh Nelson, who co-created the system. This felt like another sacred step in the unfolding of this work.

Today, I support people and animals through one-on-one healing sessions that are deeply personal, intuitive, and guided by what their body, heart, and inner wisdom are ready to reveal.

My work weaves together 29 years of muscle testing, 9+ years of healing work, intuitive discernment, subconscious work, and compassionate listening ~ all in a way that is unique to each person.

No two sessions are ever exactly alike, because no two healing journeys are the same.

What matters most to me is creating a space that feels safe, supportive, and deeply honoring ~ a place where people can begin to understand what has been weighing on them, release what no longer belongs, and reconnect with themselves in a clearer and more loving way.

Again and again, I have watched people feel lighter, calmer, more connected, and more hopeful after sessions ~ with shifts that often continue unfolding long afterward.

Over time, this work also expanded into the creation of Global Heart Healing, a heart-centered healing community where people from around the world gather for group sessions, connection, and support.

But at the center of all of it remains the same intention ~

To help people reconnect with themselves, trust their inner knowing, and remember that healing is possible.

My Fondest Hope

If there is one thing I hope you feel in reading my story, it is this ~

You can do this too.

Healing is not outside of you.

Your heart already holds deep wisdom.

And when you begin to truly listen to yourself, gently and honestly, life can begin to unfold in ways more beautiful than you may yet imagine.

It is a deep honor for me to support others on that journey.

If you feel ready to explore your own healing journey, I would be honored to support you.