Joy Harris

The Heart Behind Global Heart Healing

April 21, 20268 min read

Looking Back

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 it 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 through clear, divine guidance, it found me in a way that felt nothing short of miraculous.

Where It Began

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

I spent my days 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. It was simply a part of who I was.

As Life Unfolded

As life unfolded, things became more complex.

There were many moves, new beginnings, and times when I felt unsure and alone. Like so many of us, I experienced challenges in relationships and moments that left a lasting imprint on my heart.

But through it all, that part of me that wanted to care, to help, and to keep going… remained true.

The Search Begins

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

But alongside that joy, we were often navigating ongoing health challenges. My husband and one of my daughters were frequently unwell, and I found myself in a constant cycle ~ going to the doctor, to the pharmacy, back home with medications… only to repeat it all again.

Over time, I grew tired of our living in that pattern.

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

So I began to search.

Learning to Listen

I began exploring nutrition, supplements, and natural approaches to health.

I learned how to muscle test from a family friend and iridologist, and then started using it to support my family ~ learning how to listen more closely to what the body was asking for.

What began as a way to help those I loved became a path I would walk for many years.

Sacred Caregiving

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

Caring for my parents was sacred, and through those many 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 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 would 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 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 asked with my whole heart, and I held open the belief that what I needed could find me.

I let go of trying to figure it out on my own, and instead, I asked for guidance.

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

Everything Began to Align

Through a series of deeply meaningful connections, I was introduced to The Emotion Code™ and The Body Code™.

And because this work uses muscle testing, it felt like a more perfect fit than I could have even thought possible.

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

From the very beginning, I knew.

I fell in love with this work in a way I never could have anticipated.

Sharing It in a Bigger Way

Almost from the beginning, something in me knew this work could be shared in groups.

Since practitioners could teach people how The Emotion Code™ worked in workshops, I could also see how heart-wall healing could be experienced together ~ and to me, that was one of the most profound parts of the work.

When I released my own heart-wall, I felt that truth even more deeply. My whole world changed.

It helped me understand that my sensitivity was not a weakness, but part of the way I was made ~ to feel, discern, and connect more deeply.

Not long after I became certified, I began offering group heart-wall healing sessions.

Witnessing What’s Possible

Then, as the world moved through the lockdown years, online sessions opened something even bigger. I saw that people could come together across distances and still feel deeply connected, supported, and changed.

More than that, they could witness the work for themselves.

My heart also knew that if people could experience how this work had changed my life, they might begin to feel that healing was possible for them too ~ and that they could learn to do this for themselves, and even for others, if they felt called.

And when people could see it, they began to ask something deeper inside themselves ~

Could I do this too?
Could I trust my own heart?
Could healing be possible for me too?

That is when the vision for Global Heart Healing began to take shape.

Proof, Healing, and Deepening Devotion

In those early months, the healing I experienced myself was profound.

After living with chronic back pain for many years, I began to feel real relief. The anxiety and overwhelm I had carried through so many difficult seasons also began to lift.

And then there was 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 suffered a mini stroke, broken his hip, and had not walked for 17 days after surgery.

He was lost in fear, delirium, and emotional trauma, and it was heartbreaking to witness.

When I finally began working with him, the shift was almost immediate.

After just one session together, he stood and walked with his physical therapists that very same day.

I still remember that moment so vividly, and even now it brings tears of joy to my eyes.

What moved me even more deeply was seeing how clearly this work could reach the root of what others could not yet see ~ not only the physical injury, but the fear and emotional imbalances that were keeping him stuck.

That moment stayed with me in a very different way ~ not as a surprise, but as deep confirmation.

I knew this work was real, and that it could help in ways that were both gentle and extraordinary.

And it continued to do just that.

This work did help my father in tangible and miraculous ways through the next several years of his life, and especially near the end.

As I continued through my certification training, I gave myself fully to the practicum process.

I worked long and deeply, completing hundreds of hours of sessions, and I watched people experience meaningful shifts, powerful breakthroughs, and beautiful healing.

The more I worked, the more I loved this path.

It was not only changing lives around me ~ it was showing me, again and again, that this was truly part of what I am here for.

Global Heart Healing Is Born

As all of this continued to deepen, my path became clearer and more guided.

What had begun as personal healing, family healing, prayer, study, and one-to-one sessions was becoming something more.

Through heart-wall healing, chakra healing, deeper intuitive discernment, and the experience of working with people in groups, I could feel that this work was meant to reach beyond individual sessions.

It was meant to help people reconnect with their own hearts ~ to witness healing, to feel what was possible, and to begin trusting that the answers they were seeking could also be found within.

I saw and felt how powerful it was when people came together in a safe, shared healing space ~ not only receiving for themselves, but also learning with and supporting each other, connecting through their hearts, and realizing they were not alone.

What I had prayed for was no longer only an answer for me.

It was becoming a space for others, too ~ a space for healing, a space for connection, a space for remembrance.

And that is how Global Heart Healing was born.

My Fondest Hope

Global Heart Healing grew from my own searching, my own healing, and my own answered prayers.

But at its heart, this work has never only been about me.

It has always been about helping others remember that healing is possible, that the heart holds deep wisdom, and that we are each more connected to truth, guidance, and love than we may realize.

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. It is within you.

Your heart already holds so much wisdom. And when you begin to listen, gently and honestly, it can lead you in ways more beautiful than you may yet imagine.

That is the heart behind Global Heart Healing.
And it gives me deep joy to share it.

Joy Harris is the founder of Global Heart Healing and a certified practitioner of the Emotion Code™, Body Code™, Belief Code™, and Chakra Healing.
With over 28 years of muscle testing experience and a heart devoted to healing, Joy supports people and animals in releasing what no longer serves—so they can feel lighter, live clearer, and return to joy.

Joy Harris

Joy Harris is the founder of Global Heart Healing and a certified practitioner of the Emotion Code™, Body Code™, Belief Code™, and Chakra Healing. With over 28 years of muscle testing experience and a heart devoted to healing, Joy supports people and animals in releasing what no longer serves—so they can feel lighter, live clearer, and return to joy.

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