Jo Lockhart - Hartfelt Healing Services

20/10/2025

I know my clients (and half of perth) are often looking for a psychiatrist.
I just saw this and thought to share it.
Please pass it on to anyone who may need it.

19/10/2025

So you know you’re not ok, but your brain has disconnected so you can’t figure out what’s going on??? And so you dont know how to help yourself!

Listen to your body.
Your body will tell you.

Knowing the cues for what your nervous is telling you can help you to get regulated again.

For example if you’re in fight, deep slow breathing probably won’t help. You won’t be able to do it. Your body needs to expel some of the energy and pressure. So run, jump, hit a pillow until the heat disapates. Then do the breathing.

If you’re in freeze warm the body first. Create some internal comfort. Then you can challenge yourself to get moving gently.

What strategies can you suggest that might help others? And, what mode to they work best for?

16/10/2025

It takes the body time to calm — not just a few deep breaths.

When a child is overwhelmed, their nervous system can take 20–60 minutes to fully settle after a surge of stress hormones. That’s why calm can’t be rushed. They need safety, patience and connection — not pressure to “get over it.”

Understanding this is at the heart of brain-based parenting. Regulation isn’t instant; it’s built through co-regulation and trust.

This also demonstrates why a child needs longer than 5 minutes out of class after an incident.

There is a full range of calming strategy prompts in our toolkit below.

NOW AVAILABLE IN THE RESOURCE STORE - to accompany our series on social media.

The Child Brain Explained: How the Upstairs & Downstairs Brain Shape Behaviour, a Toolkit for Parents & Educators - available for only £3.75 until 3 November 2025

Electronic download available at link in comments ⬇️ or via our Linktree Shop in Bio.

08/10/2025

Your internal voice came from people in your past - parents, teachers, siblings, friends, bullies, partners.

And unfortunately the subconscious latches on to negative messages more than positive (it’s a survival mechanism) so the internal voice is almost always negative, until we change it.

Start talking down the negative voice, and practicing inserting positive voices. “I hear you and I have another opinion”. “Thanks for your view, and no thanks”.

Use the voices of the people now who believe in you, affirm you - put those voices on a loop inside your head. “Hey, be gentle with yourself, going slow is ok”. “Youve got this!”. “You are a good person”.

In time the positive, affirming, kind voices will take up more space and become the dominant voice.

Continue to do this and in more time it wil become your own voice speaking to you with encouraging and compassion.

28/09/2025

Regulating our emotions is an expectation these days. ‘You need to learn how to regulate yourself’ has almost replaced ‘just calm down’ as the most useless statement to use when someone is distressed.

But it’s not our emotions that need regulating , it’s our nervous system.

But how do we???

This straightforward resource is now availableon my website for free. From it you will get an understanding of how your nervous system works, and some effective strategies to get you started.

Download here:
https://www.jolockhart.com.au/downloadable-resources

22/09/2025

Focus on strengths!

Focussing on deficits, which is sadly what most therapies do, makes kids (and adults) feel broken, worthless and encourages low self worth. It encourages poor mental health.

When children (and adults) have their strengths encouraged, confidence grows, self worth grows, self efficacy grows.

Then those things that are hard to do either feel easier to do, or the ability and capacity to ask for help gets easier.

It’s always a win.

21/09/2025

For my neurodivergent families who are struggling with education options for their kids, there’s a new option coming soon.
Open day is this week.
Let me know what you think.

⏰ Just THREE DAYS to go!

Don’t miss your chance to be among the first to step inside the Lyn Beazley Academy — a world-first model of learning that’s reshaping what’s possible for autistic teens.

Join us for a private walk-through to:
✅ Meet the team
✅ Explore our inspiring new space
✅ See how we’re unlocking strengths and building confidence

📅 Wednesday, 24 September 2025
🕔 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 14 Outram Street, West Perth

✨ RSVP by 22 September: jason.stirbinskis@lba-edu.com

Spots are limited — we’d love to welcome you!

18/09/2025

It was such a pleasure to be with this group last night and share what I know about nervous system regulation and our emotional health.
And great feedback from them too 🙏🙏🙏

Your nervous system is the foundation to your body and souls good functioning. If you want to learn more so you can take control of your ability to cope, and build capacity, get in touch. I’d love to help you understand yourself better.

A huge thank you to Jo from Jo Lockhart - Hartfelt Healing Services for facilitating tonight's masterclass (Emotional Regulation is a Myth!) over in The Watershed Universe-ity.

Jo is such a wealth of knowledge, and an all-round beautiful Soul, and what she was able to share with us in only an hour was mindblowing! So many aha's and puzzle pieces dropping in as she shared about the nervous system, how to understand it, and how to work with it from a place of awareness.

Please go show Jo some love, and check out her beautiful services 👇👇👇
➡️www.jolockhart.com.au
➡️https://www.facebook.com/share/1aBE5zK7LE/
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NOW IS THE TIME TO JOIN!

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16/09/2025

Telehealth… What do you think of it?

Personally it’s not my favourite way to do therapy - as a client or as a counsellor. It’s a bit distant and can feel impersonal.

BUT I get how valuable it can be at times! It has earned its place in the therapy world.

As a client I’ve used it to not miss an appointment that I couldn’t physically get to, for example when kids are sick.
I’ve also use it to have therapy with a therapist specializing in a niche area of work that I couldn’t access locally. I also use ut to do check ins with my kids therapists that are more time effective for me when im busy.

As a counselor it’s been great for some clients to be able to access sessions where they might not be otherwise possible due to remoteness or family demands.

I’ve done sessions with mums in their car because it’s the only space that they can find that is private. I even did hypnotherapy with one client in his hay shed because that is what he could manage.

If accessibility is a concern for you, we can do telehealth so you don’t need to miss out. Or it can be a part of your face to face therapy journey.

14/09/2025

The countdown to school holidays is on again!!!
(How did that happen so fast?!?!)

Winging it often ends in disaster for parents and kids.

Follow the link to my website and download the school holiday survival guide.
Completely free!

https://www.jolockhart.com.au/downloadable-resources

11/09/2025

If I relapse and fall back into old patterns, have I failed???

When you watch a tiny toddler tentatively taking their first steps do you expect them to get it right every time - or do you expect them to fall back on to their bottom while they learn?

Learning new ways of communicating, behaving and relating takes time to learn. These new things are baby steps.

You’ve had some great success with being more patient with the kids recently or; you’ve been using coping strategies that are less harmful than alcohol or; you’ve been able to open up more to your partner

But then…
you lost it with the kids;
you had a ‘ah f**k it’ moment with the booze;
you shut down and withdrew from your partner…

This is a part of the process!

We all stumble.
We all ‘fail’.
We all fall on our butts!

It’s a part of learning process. It’s how we gain new skills. Baby steps are wobbly.

Instead of expecting perfection, plan to wobble and fall. And plan on how you will treat yourself when you do.

Just like the toddler who is now sitting on their butt, say things like “you did so well!”, “those steps were amazing!, let’s have another go” and “I know you can do it, keep trying”.

11/09/2025

R U OK? Day

Suicidal thoughts are far more than ‘I wish I was dead’.

We all need to get better at being truly curious and open to how another person is.
Their pain or struggle isn’t a reflection on you. Please hear them and show care.