Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT

The main job of the subconscious mind is to keep us safe.

It is constantly on the alert for anything in our environment that could be harmful.

This …

I love to learn and in the first decade of my tapping life, I consumed everything I could about tapping and transformation.

I subscribed to every …

One of the primary functions of our subconscious mind is to keep us safe.

The subconscious is constantly on the lookout for possible danger or trouble, and steers us away from anything that is unpredictable, such as …

In most areas of my life, I have found that taking some time to think about what I am trying to accomplish and my motivation sets me up for a better outcome.

I am more present to the action I am taking. I am more …

A recent Harvard study found that 36% of the population of the United States, with some groups (such as young adults) experiencing a much higher …

Recently, I was watching the behind-the-scenes documentary of Six Impossible Things. Six Impossible Things was a magic show created by one of the best close-up magicians alive today, Joshua Jay.

In the documentary …

I recorded this podcast two weeks after returning from East Africa. Even two weeks after getting home, I was having a really hard time staying focused.

My body was recovering from crossing seven time zones and the shock …

Scientific research is increasingly backing up what those of us in the space of transformation have known for decades: our emotional health impacts our physical health.

On one level, this is very exciting. It offers us …

In September of 2007 I created Tapping Q and A with the express purpose of creating resources that would make it easier for people to get the most …

For most people, the words thankful and grateful are interchangeable. But even though they are very similar, there is a small but significant …

When we are tapping there is no such thing as the "right" or "best" words to use in our tapping phrases. There are words and phrases that are useful, …

I am always open to feedback from my readers, even when it is critical. We are all notoriously bad eyewitnesses to our own experience, so this sort …

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be one of the speakers at the 2022 Energy Fest put on by Donna Eden and David Feinsten. I wasn't just lucky to be in the room, but also to have the opportunity to hear presentations …

I am incredibly proud of the 24 Hours of Tapping and the fact that we raised over $31,000 for the Peaceful Heart Network.

What you don't know is that …

One of the biggest frustrations of the tapping process is the fact that it is a process. One-minute miracles do exist, but they are rare.

Naturally, …

Recently I was working with a client who was struggling with her wish to communicate some hard truths with certain friends in her life.

She felt …

In the last few months I have been giving a lot of thought to the nature of tapping and its applications. For the longest time I have thought of tapping as an approach to creating transformation.

I am starting to change …

Last weekend I did a one-hour livestream tap-along and took recommendations from the viewers as to which topics we should tap on.

During that hour we …

One of the concepts from my NLP training that has stayed with me is the idea that we don't emotionally respond to how the world is, but instead to how we describe the world.

An example I often use is of someone saying …

One of the biggest struggles reported by tappers when tapping on their own is knowing where to start and what to say. When we sit down to tap, all we often know is that we don't feel great.

In this week's podcast I …

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One of the characteristics I most love about my clients is their capacity for compassion and their awareness of the suffering and struggles of others. Because this is the case, my clients are helpers and healers to …

Last Saturday I ran the *ID Transformation Retreat". Over the course of the day we had the opportunity to heal and release many past ideas and beliefs that we have about ourselves.

As the day was drawing to a close, I …

Although you can learn tapping in just a few minutes, it can take a lifetime to uncover all the subtle nuances in its application.

Over the course of years of doing thousands of tapping sessions with clients, I have …

If you are in any way familiar with tapping, then you have repeatedly heard how important it is to get to the root cause of an issue. The thinking is that by finding and dealing with the root cause, we will be able to …

One of the foundational beliefs of the work I do is that every part of our system is working for our highest good. Even when the system isn't working perfectly, we can appreciate its intention is that we are healthy and …

Feeling out of control is one of the hardest emotions to overcome. This is true whether we feel personally out of control or if our circumstances …

As humans we are constantly changing and evolving.

Sometimes this happens gently over a long passage of time. At other times major events in our …

Sometimes we spend time with people whose lives are very different from our own.

They might have different jobs, make more money than us, have success or notoriety, or access to opportunities that we will never have.

…

The most common question I receive from my readers and listeners is "What are the best phrases for [insert issue] when tapping?"

The reality is there …

One of the reasons that I love the tapping community is because it is filled with so many thoughtful and caring people. These are people who want to …

It is odd to think about the word toxic being associated with kindness, but I have noticed a growing conversation around the idea of "toxic kindness".

Even when we have all the available information, it can still be hard to make important choices because few choices are 100% clearcut, without any uncertainty.

It's possible that something with a 99 out of 100 chance of …

I am completely fascinated by the concept of neuroplasticity.

Neuroplasticity is a term that refers to the ability of our brains to adapt to our environment and change with experience. That means that the brain's …

Over the last few months I have been doing a lot of work on restructuring my business and reorganizing all of my content. This is a consequence of all the ways in which Tapping Q & A has changed and how I have …

Our bodies are giving us information all day long. We feel pain when we are injured, our stomach rumbles when we are hungry, and we feel butterflies when we are nervous, to name a few examples.

But just because our …

It sometimes feels like your body is letting you down. No matter what you try, healing doesn't happen. This can lead to frustration and disappointment to the point where you feel like you are fighting your body and …

Tapping is a wonderful tool that can help us to feel better in the moment, which is why it’s sometimes referred to as emotional first aid.

As much as …

In order to get the most out of a tapping session we know that the more specific we are about an issue, the faster we will get results.

In more than …

We have all heard the old saying that "hindsight is 20/20 vision" because it is so much easier to look back and see how we could have done things …

As my friend Jondi Whitis likes to say, "At our core we are herd animals." This statement has some profound impact when it comes to how we see ourselves, the actions we take, and how self-sabotaging behaviors show up in …

One of my favorite ways to use tapping is to help people to take the actions they want more consistently. At this point it is probably the number one focus of my work with clients in private sessions.

It's an issue that …

For the last few months I have been working on redesigning the Tapping Q & A website. I have come to the realization that the structure no longer serves everything that is happening on the site. In this week's …

One of my favorite parts of running a question and answer website are the questions I am asked by readers and listeners like you. The reason I love it so much is because answering your questions pushes me to think about …

The human experience is complicated. At times it can feel like we are being pulled in multiple directions, as if we are of two (or many) minds. I …

Over the weekend my friend, and all-around amazing thinker and practitioner, Alan Davidson died. Next week I will be sharing the last interview I did …

Recently I was writing about the history of tapping, tracing the different tapping points used over time and also why different practitioners and innovators had added and subtracted points.

In doing the research I …

Here in North America we are just emerging from a long, dark winter and many of my clients have shared their struggles with low energy levels, …

Recently in a social media post a friend used the phrase "fiercely kind" which really stuck in my mind, although to be honest I wasn't exactly sure what it meant.

At one end of the spectrum we can be too kind-hearted …

The way that I have described the emotional toll of the last year is as if we are paying a 20% emotional tax every morning when we get up. This means …

Twelve years ago today the very first episode of the Tapping Q and A Podcast was published, which means a little celebration is in order.

Sometimes …

For me, jealousy is one the most corrosive emotions. Jealousy floods the mind with all sorts of negative thoughts, leading us to think poorly about ourselves, about the object of our jealousy, and amplifies our feelings …

In my mind there are three main reasons why we tap.

The first is for emotional first aid. This is the tapping we do in the moment to help us when our …

All of us have experienced failures in our past. It is an unavoidable part of being human.

We fail because we didn't finish what we started, we …

Recently I conducted a survey of my readers and listeners asking them what their biggest struggle with tapping is. There were five really common …

In the middle of the day it is easy to find ourselves distracted. One minute we are working on a task...the next we are sucked into one of our social media accounts, glued to a YouTube video, or conducting some …

I spend a lot of time helping my clients to get clear about the actions they want to take. They often think their problem is not knowing exactly how to do what they want to do.

In reality, the problem isn't not knowing …

We have all been trained to push on, to push through, and to maintain a stiff upper lip.

Sometimes that isn't possible. Sometimes there are hard things in our lives and we feel overwhelmed with sadness.

Right now there …

As one of the craziest years in living memory winds down, there is a great desire to find peace, calm, and stillness. This week's podcast contains a simple tap-along process to help calm your system and gain some mental …

There is no question that tapping is a valuable tool to have in your self-care tool box, but if we are not thoughtful in our approach, it is easy for …

Most of us are familiar with thinking of fear in terms of flight or flight. In reality, fear shows up in many different flavors. There is fight, flight, freeze, fog, and flop, to name just a few of the possible ‘f …

Managing major transitions and life changes can be difficult. Not only can these changes impact the work we do, where we live, and who we spend time …

2020 has been a year filled with a lot of disappointment. There are so many plans that we have needed to be changed or canceled because of …

Tapping for limiting beliefs can be tricky because there isn't always an emotion that goes along with them.

Beliefs like "I am never going to succeed", "I won't ever be able to lose weight", and "Everyone will judge me …

When working with my clients, I have found that people who are interested in personal development also usually take the choices they make seriously.

They want to make sure the choices they are making line up with the …

When life is going well, we do not tend to notice all of the many aspects of our lives that we do not control.

But when life isn't going as planned, …

Because of everything going on in the world at the moment, my theory is that we are all paying a 20% energy tax from the moment we get up. It's as if we are losing 20% of our energy before we have even started the day …

There are times when things go wrong and then there are times when things REALLY go wrong. The week of recording this podcast my website was down for a number of days and I was unable to access my email.

I experienced a …

Many of us have a love/hate relationship with social media. One one hand I genuinely love how easy social media makes it to stay connected to my friends and family from all over the world. It's great to be able to see …

The more time I spend studying the human body, the more its complexity amazes me. We are a combination of biological functions, thoughts, beliefs, …

The most common reason that most people don't tap on their own is because they don't know what words to say. Nearly everyone is taught to tap using words, so this preoccupation is understandable.

In this podcast Gwyneth …

You have been there before. You're trying to make a positive change in your life, such as giving up sweets.

The first day is hard. The second is harder. The third day, for some unknown reason, is really easy. You feel …

When we are tapping for a specific issue it can often feel as if there is a small bit of it remaining that we can't quite put our finger on. It seems like a shadow of the issue hanging around in the background, rather …

Chronic issues can be some of the most difficult to address with tapping and EFT because usually there is no obvious root cause. The physical …

Recently I have changed my mind about making bad choices. Instead of feeling frustrated with myself, I have decided to embrace occasionally making bad choices as long as I make them in a conscious way.

Strangely this …

Tapping and EFT are powerful tools that can be used for so many different issues it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. The part of us …

When we are describing ourselves (or when others are describing us) we identify with a whole host of different characteristics. You might be known as …

Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding the healing process. By understanding these fundamentals you will be …

Personally, I think one of the most important discoveries in the study of trauma is the recognition that trauma has the ability to be passed from generation to generation through our genetic code.

In the most basic …

Especially for beginners, and sometimes for more skilled tappers, knowing what to say and where to start is often the part of tapping that trips people up.

Just because we recognize the fact that the words themselves …

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The two most common questions asked by those new to tapping are "Does tapping work?" and "How do we know …

One of my favorite parts of the tapping community is people's willingness to share their experience and expertise. A few months ago I sent an email …

Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding the healing process. By understanding these fundamentals you will be …

As someone who knows a lot about tapping, it's natural to want to share that knowledge with others, but sometimes we don't have the opportunity. This is especially true when dealing with a crisis in the moment, when we …

Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding the healing process. By understanding these fundamentals you will be …

The murder of George Floyd and the ongoing protests at centuries of racial injustice have galvinized many to speak truth more forcefully in their …

The phrase "sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me" is often taught to us as children. As adults, we know this isn't …

Before doing this I didn't understand the difference between compassion fatigue and burnout. I thought compassion fatigue was just a specific type of burnout experienced by helpers and healers.

In reality, compassion …

Do you sometimes hold yourself back from making choices because of concern about how they may impact those around you?

It is good to be thoughtful …

Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding the healing process. By understanding these fundamentals you will be …

In May 2014 I was lucky enough to be invited to join the group Empowering The Philippines in teaching EFT Tapping to the residents of Tacloban City and the surrounding areas. Six months earlier the region had been …

I often hear my clients say "I should have known better" OR "I know better, but for some reason I keep making the same choice" when they are judging …

In response to everything that is going on the world my friends Jennifer Carey and Dayna Wood have been doing a video show three times a week called "Connected and Conscious". On the show they ask their friends and …

Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding the healing process. By understanding these fundamentals you will be …

New York City is a wacky place. One of the things that I have encountered firsthand is how amazingly different the dating scene is here compared with other cities.

First, there are millions of people, many of whom are …

Note: This podcast is a part of the Fundamental Disposition series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding the healing process. By understanding these fundamentals you will …

Just because we have a to-do list filled with useful tasks doesn't mean that we will actually have a productive day. Sometimes we waste our time on …

Recently I was working with a client on the grief she was feeling at missing so many experiences she loves during quarantine. As we were debriefing after a round of tapping she said:

"While we were tapping on the grief …

The world is a very big place and when we think of how we can make an impact on the world and everything going on in it, we can feel awfully small.

…

Most choices aren't black and white, so being of two minds is a common experience. There are pros and cons to both outcomes.

On the finale of this season's Project Runway (US version), one of the contestants, Victoria …

Most of us spend at least half of our day at work. Because work consumes so much of our time and attention, stress from the working day can easily spill over into the rest of our lives.

This week's podcast provides a …

Family is complicated. Because they are family we want what is best for them. But at the same time we put up with more from them than we'd put up with from others because they are family. We will allow our family to say …

One of the most difficult parts of the healing process is being able to forgive ourselves.

It's common to believe that if we forgive ourselves, we …

These uncertain times mean that our emotional guidance system is on overdrive. It is working nonstop to keep us safe because it's dealing with the unknown.

That means we're expending energy all day long in the …

One of the most common issues I uncover in my client sessions is the feeling of not being worthy to be here.

It's seldom the main issue my clients present when we start working together, but as we work we find instances …

The most primitive part of our emotional guidance system is our fear response. Fear's primary goal is to keep us from dying. I know that sounds like an overstatement, but this is exactly how it functions.

Of course it's …

While past choices may have contributed to your present, they do not mean that what comes next is predetermined.

It is all too easy to feel trapped by both past choices and your current situation BUT they do not define …

Grief is a much more common emotion than we might think. It is obvious that we feel grief when a loved one dies, or when an important relationship or job ends.

In reality, grief shows up any time we experience a loss. …

When I was younger I had a hard time accepting the idea that God could love me unconditionally. I believed that I had to earn God's unconditional …

Sometimes we find inspiration in the strangest places. A few weeks ago I attended the On Air Fest, an event for podcast creators and podcast fans.

…

Our initial emotional response to a major crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic is with feelings of shock, worry, and overwhelm.

At a certain point, the initial shock wears off and we move on to what I call second wave …

After sharing 40 minutes of tapping on Friday I asked my listeners and readers what other topics would be useful for me to cover.

In today's new …

You might not know that I am the lead coach in a program called the Transformational BizClub (BizClub for short) which is a program run by my friend Pamela Bruner. The BizClub is setup to help business owners grow their …

At the time of the recording of this podcast the COVID-19 virus is starting to impact daily life around the world. The number of cases is spreading. Sporting events are being canceled. People are being encouraged not to …

The most common question I hear about tapping is "Will tapping work for [insert issue]?" The second most common question is "What are the right tapping phrases to use for [insert issue]?"

I understand why that question …

Pride is on the list of the seven deadly sins and whether explicitly and implicitly, our culture discourages us from displaying pride or egotism. …

Multiple studies have shown that stating clear goals makes it more likely that we will be successful. They help us to stay on track and maintain our …

One of the keys to effective tapping is having an emotion to tap for, but sometimes we aren't able to feel anything deeply.

We may feel numb or ambivalent and even though these two experiences are not the same, they …

One of the most difficult ideas that my clients wrestle with is that of forgiveness and I have found that they often lack a clear understanding of …

The tool that I use the most often from my hypnosis training while doing tapping and EFT is metaphor.

The subconscious mind often works in imagery as …

The majority of the issues that I work on with my clients have something to do with the people in their lives.

Sometimes the issue concerns someone we interact with now, and at other times it is about the limiting …

When I am asking my clients why they have made certain past choices, they often say something like, "I don't know. I just had this gut feeling." OR "I just had this sense of intuition that it was the right thing to do."

[Note: This is part 10 of a 10-part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The complete series can be found @ weight release series.]

Tapping can be used …

I have always found the law of attraction's teaching of "visualizing a positive outcome and somehow the universe will just magically make it happen" a little suspect.

My doubt was a prompt for me to do some research and …

One of the great things about tapping is that we can jump right into doing work any time and anywhere. Even though we can start a tapping session without any preparation, I have found that if we give some thought to how …

When we sit down to tap we are doing it because we want to feel better. It is easy to fall into the trap of feeling like the only way our tapping …

There is an interesting phenomenon that crops up as we become more experienced tappers and more experienced with healing and change work. We start to recognize what is possible with healing!

There are two sides to this. …

If you have ever worked with me one-on-one or listened to an audio of me working with a client, then you know I spend a lot of time asking different …

When I am working with clients I pay particular attention to the words they use to describe what they are experiencing. That's because more often …

Recently I was working with a client who was frustrated with the process of tapping. He felt angry.

The process went like this:

1. he felt angry
2. he …

We know that the most effective way to tap is when we are able to be as specific as possible with the issue at hand.

But a common misconception about …

Working with clients has allowed me to understand a fundamental of human nature: All the choices we make are functional choices.

In practical terms this means that all of the choices we make are the best choices that we …

Recently I was working with a client on using tapping to help him to go after some major goals in his life.

He didn’t need to address a particular …

We all know that New Year's Resolutions don't work. It would be nice to believe that making a statement at midnight on December 31st would be enough …

It seems like every client I've worked with in the last ten days has asked me about using tapping to help them to sleep better.

Daily stress is a common cause of sleep disruption because our systems can get caught up in …

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Even though we spend most of our time tapping to try to reduce emotions, emotions are not our enemy. Our emotional response is our internal guidance system trying to keep us safe and on track.

Fear …

This is really embarrassing, but it’s a true story.

I live in New York City, a pedestrian city where most people don’t drive. Even when you take mass transit you still need to walk a lot just to get around. The subway …

On a recent episode of the Judge John Hodgman podcast, one of the litigants (when talking about her husband) said "I want him to have what he wants. I just want him to want something different."

That is such a …

When we are wanting to take action, it is very easy for us to be stuck because of worry. Worry is nothing more than a part of us trying to keep us …

My clients tell me all the time: "This is so frustrating! I feel like I am dealing with the same issue over and over again. When am I going to get past this!?!"

I can appreciate their frustration. We want to feel like …

There is this interesting phenomenon where the more we hear something, the more likely we are to believe it. It has nothing to do with the validity of the claim. The simple repetition of a statement somehow lends it …

It is good that we are thankful for what we have in our lives. Expressing gratitude helps us to be appreciative, grounded, and there are even health …

Every time we make a choice we are limiting our future options. That is the simple reality of choice.

If I choose to study literature at university, I am limiting my ability to become a medical doctor. If I choose to go …

Many of my clients would identify as the 'black sheep' of their families or communities. Because they moved to the beat of their own drums, they were …

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One of my clients recently asked me, “What is the endgame to this tapping thing?” What he meant by the question is besides the constant improvement of our lives (which is no small thing), where does …

There is no shortage of pain or struggle in the world. Because of this, at any given moment any number of our loved ones can be suffering in big and small ways.

When our loved ones are in pain, we really want to ease …

How we end a tapping session is sometimes more important than how we begin it. At the beginning it is most important that we simply start tapping. With each successive round of tapping, we gain clarity about the issue …

On October 20th I received the sad news that Dr. Pat Carrington had passed away the day before at the age of 95.

In the tapping world Pat was best …

Today it is commonly acknowledged that cultivating a sense of gratitude can be a powerful tool for helping us to live better and emotionally …

On any given day there are more than a dozen stories in the news about what is happening to the Earth's environment.

On one level it is good that we are better informed about what is going on in the world and how our …

One of the most powerful tools in my own learning as a practitioner has been listening to other practitioners working with real clients on real …

For me, loneliness is one of the toughest emotions.

The sense of disconnection that comes with feeling lonely almost feels like we are losing touch …

It is no fun when we feel hurt by what someone else says or does. In many cases these hurtful words or actions are unintentional, and others may be …

Sometimes it's hard to know where to start tapping on an issue.

We know tapping will help. We know that we just need to start. But we don't quite know where to start. Our emotions feel like a knotty, tangled up …

Tapping is a powerful tool that can be used to clear a huge range of issues, even those that have plagued us for years.

Starting to make better …

I pride myself on being a thoughtful and helpful person. I like to believe that I am good at living up to my commitments.

Most of the time this is …

In my client sessions over the last few weeks I have found myself repeatedly saying that there are four reasons why we sabotage ourselves and stand in the way of taking the action we know we want to take.

Without …

In my early years of tapping I was super eager to share tapping with everyone I possibly could.

Over time I learned that it was best to share tapping …

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When I first started using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) I thought the reason that we tapped was to feel better. My first two experiences with tapping reinforced this belief.

My first memory of using EFT on my own …

Trying again where we have failed in the past is one of the hardest things to do.

I was recently faced with wanting to do something that didn’t go well in the past. It wasn’t that it went badly, but it was far from as …

Theoretically we all want to be our authentic selves and show up in the world as we actually are.

But for most of us it's just not that simple. From past experience we have learned that there are some situations where …

As many of you know, I also run the member site the Ruach Center. Every day members of the site receive an email from me with a link to a tap-along audio that is designed to conquer self-sabotaging behavior.

Recently, …

Tapping is a tool that is both relatively simple to learn and implement, but deceptively complicated to master.

The basics of tapping are easy to …

The basics of tapping are so simple that they can be taught in mere minutes.

But just because tapping is simple, doesn’t mean that effective tapping is easy. There is so much more to it than knowing the tapping points.

…

It is great that we have people in our lives who want to be helpful. They are willing to offer their time, attention and advice to make our lives …

It is difficult for us to see the people we love suffer but often we don’t consider the consequences when we rush in to help. Our need to bring peace …

The idea of quitting comes with a lot of cultural baggage. Quitting is often seen as failure, or giving up, or as a sign of weakness.

I'm sure you …

This is a technique that I developed from some of the resources from Quantum Techniques. I use this with many of my clients at the end of sessions, …

If you have been following me of any length of time online, then you know how much I love goal setting.

I find that goals are useful in clarifying …

While on retreat a number years ago Russ Hudson said, “We must be in touch with the mind, body, and spirit in order to be candidates for transformation.”

Because of the nature of the modern world we have lost touch with …

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Human beings are social creatures.

That means that in order to thrive, we need to do more than just interact with others, we …

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I am a huge proponent of goal setting.

Having clearly defined goals is helpful in two ways. First, it helps to define the …

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With some issues measuring our success is a simple task. For example, after going to the gym four times a week for a few months I can measure how much stronger I am by how much weight I can now lift …

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We often treat our bodies as if they are the enemy and the journey towards better health as a battle.

We can feel betrayed by our bodies, and feel hopeless and frustrated by our slow or lack of …

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It is amazing how much stock we put in other people's opinion of who we are and how we are supposed to be in the world.

Recently I was introduced to the quote "I'm not who I think I am. I not who …

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The human experience can be full of complications and conflicts. My clients often say things like "I am of two minds" or "My …

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Music can be so powerful at setting our mood.

So much so that experiments have shown that music can dictate our interpretation …

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Did you know that during adolescence the brain goes through more neurological changes that it does at any point in human …

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A concept that I learned very early on in my training as a practitioner was: Our emotional response is dictated by how we describe the world, and not the way the world actually is.

That's why I am …

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In Pod #370 last week we talked about how best to use tapping when contemplating or going through a divorce.

This week I have a conversation with Melissa Beasley about abusive relationships.

Between …

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Divorce is a tricky subject.

One one level there is all the cultural pressure to find a way of making a success of a struggling …

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Our internal critical voice is one of the key reasons we fail to take the action we want in life. This constant nagging voice in our heads points out all of our past failings, why we aren't capable …

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As much as I love tapping, it …

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In part one of "Getting Out Of My Own Way", the ten-part guide for using tapping to eliminate self-sabotage, I shared with you tapping to use at each end of your day.

Tapping is a great way to start …

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Feeling like we don't belong is tough. It might be because we don't feel we are smart enough, talented enough, have something offer the world, or that we just don't fit in.

Feeling like a fraud …

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One the most important ideas that I try to convey to all of my clients is the fact that emotions are not the enemy. Emotions are not a problem that we need to fix.

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Tapping is a powerful in helping us to find relief. It can reduce pain in the moment, it can diminish overpowering emotions, and …

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In working with clients I have come to realize the most powerful fear that prevents us from taking action is the the fear that …

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Because of all of the conversations around the law of attraction and manifesting in the self help community, I often hear the concern "I don't want to say any negative phrases when I am tapping …

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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on challenging and changing thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors, improving …

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With each passing year there is more and more research being done in to how tapping works and what results can be expected. Dr. …

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As Dr. Rick Henson shared with us back in Podcast 349, it is important that we spend time not just feeling positive emotions, but reveling in them. By doing this we can do more than enjoy feeling …

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Even though tapping is such a powerful tool, at times it feels as if it is just taking too long to get the results we want.

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In my conversation with Brad Yates he shared the Zig Ziglar quote “You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.”

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Fear, worry, and anxiety are some of our most primitive emotions. Their main goal is to keep us safe and in some cases, alive.

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In podcast #249 I talked to Rick Hanson about our three basic needs of safety, satisfaction, and connection. Most of the unconscious, subconscious, and conscious actions we make are motivated by …

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When people are looking for long term results with tapping they commonly run into one of two problems. Either they are working …

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One of the best parts about tapping is how easily it can be combined with other tools and modality. Recently, Steve Well has …

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In this conversation we talk about how tapping can be used to:

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I can't imagine not being a thoughtful, kind person in the world. I am glad that at least some of the time I am able to respond …

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Note: To get 2019 off on the right foot, we're going to end 2018 and begin the new year with a four-part series on how to make what I call "pro-you choices". These are choices that are all about …

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Note: To get 2019 off on the right foot, we're going to end 2018 and begin the new year with a four-part series on how to make what I call "pro-you choices". These are choices that are all about …

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The month of December is a super busy time of year. There are work parties, holiday parties, meals with friends, family …

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Sometimes we make choices that hurt others. Sometimes our emotions get the better of us, or we act thoughtlessly and cause someone else pain.

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Tapping is great because it can be used on so many different issues, both physical and emotional. It works for issue from the …

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Note: This is Part 4 of 5 in the Most Commonly Asked Questions series. Make sure you check out all 5 parts.

Often our harshest critic is the one living inside our own head.

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Gratitude and thanksgiving are powerful tools in helping us to be present in the moment and to help us to be even more aware of …

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When someone joins my mailing list, one of the two questions I ask them is, "What is the biggest issue you have when it comes to tapping?"

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One of the main reasons that people say they don't tap is because of the belief that tapping is not going to work. This is a reasonable concern. Tapping is weird. It seems unreasonable that tapping …

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Recently I have been asked by a number of my clients about what type of daily tapping I do.

My own tapping falls into three main categories:

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Back in podcast 292 I chatted with Mark Wolynn about how we are starting to recognize the way that trauma can be passed on from …

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It makes sense that we would feel grief and sadness after the death of a loved one.

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Recently I was talking with one of my clients. She has been doing an amazing amount of transformational work in her life. Personally, professionally, and emotionally everything was better, but she …

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Jealousy is such corrosive emotion.

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One of the reasons that the human species survives is because of our innate ability to learn. Every time we experience something new, we have the opportunity to learn how the world works and how our …

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It can be difficult to remain focused on doing the work to improve your life. Sometimes you are pushing forward without seeing …

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This is Part 7 of the 7-part Productivity Series. Each week we have been tapping for a specific emotional block to taking …

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This is Part 6 of the 7-part Productivity Series. Each week we are going to tap for an emotional block to taking action. Check …

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This is part 1 of the 7 part Productivity Series. Each week we are going to tap for an emotional block to taking action. Check …

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Betrayal is unlike other emotions because it creates problems beyond the immediate pain we feel when we realize we have been betrayed. Betrayal also sows seeds of doubt at a subconscious level, …

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I often hear from frustrated clients because they have tapped for an issue, but they haven't made any progress. When this happens they question whether tapping can help.

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(For me) one of the hardest feeling is the feeling of being an outsider. When you are standing in a room full up people and you …

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It can difficult when we see our loved ones making choices that aren't serving them. Because we have distance on the situation …

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Sometimes I put off tapping because I don't feel I have enough time for an in-depth tapping session. But often you don't need much time to make a huge difference to how you are feeling.

Recently I …

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Many of our beliefs are held at a subconscious level and some of them do not serve us well. They may be inaccurate in the way we describe ourselves, our relationships, and the world and this …

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For some reason, certain situations and certain people just push our buttons, despite knowing logically that our response is …

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Our relationships are living, breathing organisms, alive with the constant dynamic of give and take. At times there is a lot more give than take. This can affect our feelings about the relationship, …

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In last week's podcast I talked about (and shared the scientific evidence) as to why it can be useful to swear while tapping. …

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Did you know that swearing is good for you?

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One of the situations that my clients struggle with the most is dealing with the expectations of their loved ones.

Our loved ones want what is best for us, …

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We all know that tapping is a powerful tool when we are in pain, distress, and discomfort. Did you know it can also be a useful …

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Recently I was listening to the actor and comedian Dan Van Kirk being interviewed on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show podcast. Dan told …

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Sharing EFT/Tapping with our loved ones can be a difficult task, mostly because it is kind of weird.

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As much as we would like to share tapping with our friends and family, it is not something that we can share with young children.

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In our modern world it is so easy to become disconnected from our bodies, especially as most of us spend our days seated at desks, rather than engaged in any kind of physical labor.

When we take the …

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Recently I made a mistake and I hurt my friend "Dave". That mistake caused him a lot of trouble.

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A few weeks ago in Podcast 299 I shared with you a simple way to use intentions at the beginning of every day as gentle way of taking more positive action throughout the day.

I heard from a number …

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Sometimes we tap with the aim of just feeling better, without a clear focus for our tapping. We might feel unsettled or out of sorts, but not in a precise way. From a tapping point of view this can …

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Quit has become a dirty word.

American football coach Vince Lombardi is credited with saying that "Winners never quit and …

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The beginning of a new year provides a great opportunity to reset and refocus.

Even though I am not the biggest fan of New …

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Recently my friend Jake Khym was being interviewed on a podcast and he brought up the idea of "the art of love." He talked about how being loving is a not only a skill, but a skill at which we can …

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One of my favorite ways to use tapping is to remove whatever is standing in the way of taking action towards creating the life we desire.

In this conversation with my friend Kris Ferraro, we go …

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Tapping for pain and distress is easy. You can name exactly what is wrong (the pain) and you have a clear idea of what you want (relief).

Tapping to create a life that we love can be a …

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One the main reasons that we don't do the tapping we know would be useful is that we don't know where to begin. We have a …

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Taking action can be very difficult when we aren't exactly sure of our direction or what we think should be …

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Almost daily I receive an email asking something along the lines of, "What is the best way to tap for [insert issue]?"

It’s great that people are looking for the most effect ways to clear an issue, …

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When working with my clients one-on-one, we usually spend a lot of time tapping for the world views and beliefs that have been passed along from parents. It makes good sense that we pick up the …

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EFT and tapping are powerful tools in the face of strong emotions in the moment. It is amazing how quickly we can feel better …

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Back in April I talked with Dr. Peta Stapleton about the scientific research that she has done over the last decade on the efficacy of tapping.

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It is a little known fact that there are approximately 40,000 neurons in the human heart and around 500 million in our stomachs. Together these neurons are …

My friend Pamela Bruner often says that "Small business ownership is the master's degree of personal development." The reason she says this is because when we own a business, we are constantly being pushed to do tasks …

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One of the phrases that my clients find hardest to use in their tapping is, "I give myself permission to be easy and gentle with …

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It is amazing how effective our system is at finding ways to feel better. When something is wrong (even when we aren't consciously aware of it), the system starts to take steps to feel …

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Dealing with money is a fact of life. We can't live without it. In the best of all …

There is a very common struggle that caregivers have. It is that they are notoriously bad taking care of themselves. If you have been around the self-help world for any amount of time, this is not going to come as a …

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I might seem counter intuitive, but there are three good reasons to why our loved ones don't want us to heal and transform. This can even be true for the people in our lives who are vocally …

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Desire can be a double edged sword.

When we want something that we don't have, but see others with it we feel left out. In some cases we even …

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Tapping for negative past experiences is often the easiest kind of tapping because we know the details of the past experience. While tapping we …

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Why do you tap?

It seems like such a silly question to consider. Obviously (!) we tap to make ourselves feel better, remove pain, to be healthier, and to create a more enjoyable life.

I don't …

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One of the first techniques that any good tapper learns is the "movie technique".

In the movie technique you replay the details of a past event in your mind, as if you are watching them in a film. …

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People with a kind heart and helping disposition are often those who have the hardest time reaching out for help.

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It would be great if we could find a solution for every problem.

But that is simply not possible. Some illness can't be cured. …

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There is a huge difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Just because tapping is a powerful tool doesn't …

Unfortunately, death is an unfortunate fact of life. Even with the passing of a loved one is expected it is an emotionally difficult experience.

When …

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One of the main reasons we don't tap in the moment is because we are so lost in the emotions that we are feeling that we don't remember tapping is something we can do.

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Back in Pod #199 I shared with you a tap-along audio to help you when you are facing a big decision. The tap-along is about trusting yourself, creating space, and knowing that everything will work …

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When tapping works, it feels like magic. You tap on a few points, you say a few phrases, and you get relief.

When tapping …

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Embarking on a creative endeavor, whether for our personal or professional lives, can feel daunting.

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When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness it can difficult to know what to do next.

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Last August I had a conversation with acupuncturist Beth Kearns about each of the tapping points we use in the basic tapping routine. If you haven't listened to the conversation, I encourage you to …

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We enter this world as a blank slate. With each new experience and relationship we begin to form a series of beliefs about the world and our place within it.

These beliefs become the bedrock of our …

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Last month I shared an interview with Dr. Norman Shealy about fibromyalgia. Dr. Shealy shared his experience from the point of view of a medical doctor who has worked with fibromyalgia for more than …

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One of the biggest questions about the tapping is how we know if it really works or if the positive shifts it produces are just down to some sort of placebo effect.

Dr. Peta Stapleton finds herself …

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Releasing weight is about much more than simply knowing you should eat better and exercise more. First, there are usually a …

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In 1993 Tapas Fleming developed an acupressure technique that was later named TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique). In many ways it …

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In this …

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My clients constantly tell me, "I know I should be tapping, but I don't want to spend time stuck in yukky negative emotions."

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Over the years I have been asked a number of times about how to tap for fibromyalgia. Unfortunately I have not been of much help as I have no experience working with this complex condition and all of the practitioners …

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The very first episode of the Tapping Q & A was released on March 3rd, 2009.

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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a very powerful tool for helping us to return to a clear and calm emotional state. The …

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There is an odd phenomenon that happens when we make progress. Even though we are working towards our goals, there is a part of us feels dissatisfied with the progress. This can even happen when we …

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In order to have the type of life that we would like, it is important to make good choices about who and what surrounds us. One …

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For me, I find it more frustrating to know what to do and not do it than I do not knowing what to do.

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As the year draws to a close it is good for us to reflect on the last twelve months. This week I have for you a process that will lead you through a simple reflection of your year.

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On some level we know that getting a good night’s sleep is important. I know the quality of my sleep impacts how I handle each day. But did you know:

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Perfectionism is tricky.

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It is not uncommon for us to pick up the emotional beliefs or emotional burdens of our loved ones. In most cases we don't even realize we are doing it.

Emotional beliefs are often formed when we are children because we …

There two common misconceptions in understanding how grief affects us.

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Sometimes we get caught up in our emotions and make poor choices that we later regret. We want to make the best choice, we know what the best choice is, and we still let our emotions get in the way.

We can know exactly …

My clients are always telling me that they would like to tap every day but have a hard time making it a habit.

One of the reasons I think people …

Our physical bodies are constantly communicating information to our conscious minds to help us navigate our daily lives. Some of this information is …

Back in July I shared a tap-along audio for the shame of making a bad choice. I was overwhelmed by the positive response I received.

This week we go …

Much of my client work revolves around helping people to take action. Most of my clients are trying to find a way to use their gifts and talents to …

Even though we don't consciously remember coming into this world, we are fully conscious in utero and at the time of our birth. Because we are …

We we are tapping we are trying to clear the trauma, events, and emotions that have come up in our lives causing us discomfort, disease, and limiting beliefs. If it is true that we can find our way to the moments that …

When we introduce EFT to others it can catch them off guard. Most people have nothing to compare tapping to, which creates lots of questions.

It can be frustrating to lack a clear and believable way to talk about …

I hate being wrong. I pride myself on making thoughtful choices and I work really hard to make sure I consider the best course of action and all the …

EFT is a powerful tool for clearing trauma, but just because you know how to tap it doesn't mean that you have a clear understanding of how to tap …

The human memory is incredibly complex. As our understanding of the workings of the brain grows it is increasingly evident that the human memory can be very unreliable.

Even when we have total confidence in a memory we …

Over time we are going to change our minds. (At least, I hope I am changing my mind as I learn new things.)

And in a vacuum that seems like a good thing.

We are presented with new information and experiences. We …

There is a difference between filling your time with tasks and doing the tasks that are most important.

As a way of keeping ourselves from doing the things we don't want to do we often we find ways to fill our time with …

Last month I attended a conference as a delegate, which is not something I do often. I attend around 20 conferences a year as a speaker and only one or two as an audience member.

I loved the conference and learned a …

This is a chance to tap along to be ready for change.

Something interesting happens when families get together where the adult children fall right back into the roles they had when they were 13 years …

A few weeks ago I was at a conference in which Daniel Pink was talking about the sales process. One of the stories he talked about was a door to door brush salesman. He wasn't talking about someone from some bygone era.

When it comes to using EFT effectively I think that Jondi Whitis is one of the best. She is insightful, deliberate, and so compassionate. (She is …

I love receiving questions from my listener and readers. They help me to understand what the community needs and how I can best serve you.

You can always ask a question here.

The question I get more than any other is …

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Over the last few years I have noticed a pattern with a number of my clients. It would play out something like …

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One of the things that makes EFT so appealing is the fact that it can be easily combined with other tools and …

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One of the biggest mistakes I see people make with tapping is the fact that they don't spend enough time with an issue to make …

I am always amazed at how willing my clients are to share some of the most private parts of their lives.

Once we have established a trusting relationship, during sessions I hear it all. That is a really good thing …

We know that when we are trying to make a change but not taking the required action we need to find out what is behind our resistance.

We can ask ourselves what the penalties are for trying, for failing, and for …

When working with clients I have noticed that people often believe change is possible and they believe EFT is the tool that will help them to make …

Dealing with unwanted criticism is hard.

It's painful in the moment because the attack feels personal, and it often is. After the fact it tends to …

As much as we would like to believe in ourselves, our actions, and our future there are times when that is really difficult to do.

We can be filled …

If you type "setting goals' into Google it will return over 450 million results. Study after study has shown how setting goals can be to progress.

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One of the keys to being an emotionally intelligent human being is understanding what the people around us are feeling and …

Day-to-day the things we want to change in our life show up most obviously in the choices that we make. Because of this it makes the most sense to go after trying to transform these choices with tapping.

Even if we are …

I think we all know what it is like to feel stuck. We know what we want to do or we know what we want to change, but for some reason we just can't take action.

There is an obvious cost to being stuck. For every passing …

I always find my conversations with Rick Wilkes interesting. Of all of the interviews I do they tend to be the least planned because they are much more interesting conversations than they are traditional interviews.

…

I love talking about the work I do.

When I am meeting someone for the first time I don't jump right into tapping or EFT. I about self-sabotage, limiting beliefs, and emotional healing.

At some point in the conversation, …

I love people who have a natural healing disposition. They see their healing talents as a gift that they want to share will others.

Sometimes this giftedness can come with the drawback of many more people than we are …

When it comes to creating the right loving relationship for our life it isn't simply about finding a relationship. We want to find our way to the right relationship at feeds and nurtures us.

Unfortunately many people …

When I look at the work that I have done on myself since I discovered tapping I can distill almost every issue down to one thing.

Being comfortable inside my own skin.

When I am comfortable inside my own skin I am more …

A few weeks ago in podcast #149 we talked about the trouble with saying "I love and accept myself". As we discussed, sometimes it is hard to say and …

Surrogate tapping is a tricky topic. Tapping itself is difficult enough to explain, but trying to explain how I can tap on my body to promote change …

Often times the biggest obstacle we have to using tapping in the healing process is ourselves. This happens in two main ways.

First, there are times when a part of us that feels it isn't safe for us to heal. Since a …

My clients often complain that even though they tap regularly for their issues, there are times when their emotions get the better of them.

The goal …

When Gary Craig first introduced the world to Emotional Freedom Techniques he used something he called the setup phrase.

You would tap on the side of …

Between the bonus podcasts and the full show I have shared over 200 podcasts!

It has been an amazing journey.  I would like to thank all the …

We live in a time of exceptionalism.

Everywhere we turn we are presented with the biggest, the best, the greatest, and the most important.

And it is not just coming from marketers. If you spend any time on social …

I was recently having drinks with a friend and we were talking about my time teaching anger management in jail. She asked if I would teach her one of …

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a healing protocol is gaining more and more acceptance worldwide.

I see it very much as a …

Recently my friend [Rebecca Kane](http://kanedesignconsulting.com) asked me my approach to working with clients and how I structure my sessions with …

Personally, I don't like the terms *alternative medicine or complementary care.*

The things we do either are working toward helping us to maintain and improve our health or they are not.

Elham Kashefi recently …

According to Wikipedia is:

>In Jungian psychology, the shadow or "shadow aspect" may refer to (1) an unconscious aspect of the personality …

One of the key reasons my clients don't take action is because of perfectionistic tendencies.

The tendencies show up because there is a part of our system that is trying to keep us safe. We are worried that if something …

There is no question that our world is becoming increasingly complicated as our down time diminishes.

Because we are being pulled in so many …

We often find ourselves in need to tap for issues that have many aspects either because the issue is so large or because it has unfolded over a long …

We hear it over and over again in our tapping training.

“The more specific you are with your issue, the more effective the healing will be.”

“The earlier the memory you can find related to the issue, the faster you will …

We do not live in a vacuum. We are impacted by the issues others struggle with and vice versa.

The healing process is also not something that takes place independently of others. Often our fastest route to healing is by …

There is a counterbalance to most things in life. Success to failure. Happy to sad. Action to rest. Growth to deterioration.

Often when we tap we are working only on the part we see as negative, thereby addressing only …

When I am tapping on my issues it is my conscious mind that most often gets in the way.

The conscious mind is wired to figure out explanations for what is going on and won't rest until it has done so.

This becomes …

Knowing how to tap is not enough. We need to have a plan when we approach an issue.

In this interview, Founding EFT Master Gwyneth Moss shares a simple and elegant approach that you can use for every tapping session.   

I love having conversations with Steve Wells. When we started this one we decided that we’d talk about how we can use tapping to improve the quality of our working lives.

In the end we used the issues and obstacles we …

When a new animal enters a family it can be stressful for the animal and the family alike.

The animal must deal with new surroundings, routines, …

If you have been around tapping and EFT for any length of time then more than likely you are aware of Dawson Church's work. He has been on the forefront of research being done to prove tapping’s efficacy and tapping …

The first weekend of April the 2nd annual Spring Energy Event was held outside NYC. My friend Jondi Whitis did an awesome job once again of putting together a great event.

This year I was asked to talk about how we can …

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I am guessing as you read the title of this week's podcast you are thinking, "Luck is an odd thing to tap for. They say try it on anything, but luck… …

[Note: This is part 1 of our conversation. Listen to part 2 here.]

I am guessing as you read the title of this week's podcast you are thinking, "Luck is an odd thing to tap for. They say try it on anything, but luck… …

On the surface it might not seem like an obvious connection, but in many ways fear of failure and fear of success are the opposite sides of the same coin.

Fear of failure is concerned about what goes wrong when things …

Self-sabotage can be so frustrating. There are times when we know exactly what we need to be doing, yet we still choose the wrong course of action.

Sometimes I can see myself getting in my own way and I am amazed at how …

EFT is such a powerful tool that we all know that we should "try it on anything."  Even though most of us have tried it on anything we haven't taken …

There is no question that we are impacted by our past.  That seems so obvious that it doesn't even seem worth commenting on.

Nevertheless I think it is easy to underestimate how some past experiences impact us. 

In my …

It happens all the time.  You know how to do something.  You might have done it a ton of times before.  But the moment you step in front of someone …

In a recent Time magazine artile Jessica Lamb-Shapiro points out that only 8% of us follow through on our New Year’s resolutions, with most people …

In December I was the guest on the Tapping Solution's monthly ‘Ask The Expert’ call. We answered questions about anger, fear of finding work, how to …

The holidays can be a very stressful time. There are million things going on, we are tempted by tasty treats at every turn, and we are surrounded by …

Managing social anxiety can be difficult. It is not like the fear triggered by something like a snake we encounter in our path.

Social anxiety is …

EFT does a great job of helping us to feel better in the moment. In a very short time we can go from being emotionally overwhelmed to calm. But we know there is much more that can be achieved with tapping. Not only is …

I recently had a great conversation with one of my clients. She started the call by saying, "I have some great news! I am no longer a doormat. I am asking for what I need. I am only helping others in a way that is …

One of the things I love most about tapping is its flexibility. Not only can it be used on a wide range of issues, but it can be used in a numerous …

A huge piece of who we are is where we came from. Our personality and our beliefs are shaped from a very early age by the people around us and the …

Taking care of others is easy to do. We see needs, suffering, and struggle. We respond.

Often (at least for me) it is hard for us to extend the same type of care and concern to ourselves.

In this interview with EFT …

Years ago a friend of mine wrote a book called "Real Love In A Pizza Love World". In English at least, love is a tricky word. We use it for so many things, and in so many ways, that sometimes it can be hard to get our …

One of the questions I receive a lot from people new to tapping is, "Aren't you worried that you will tap something bad in?"

That is a reasonable concern. Often when we are tapping we are saying phrases about how we …

Last weekend I had the chance to speak at the Spring EFT & Energy Gathering (Northeastern USA) just outside NYC.

I was asked to speak on EFT and Self-Sabotage. My talk was about 5 lenses we can use to figure out the …

On some level most people who smoke really want to quit. Even though the will to change is strong in the larger context of their lives, it is really hard to motivate change in the moment because "one cigarette won't …

I recently did a survey of some of my favorite professional tappers. One of the questions I asked was, "Who in the field is doing the most controversial and experimental work?" The name that came back the most was …

Sometimes there is a clear entry point to a problem. There is a past moment we keep reliving where we see exactly what went wrong. Other times there is a clear pattern we are trying to change, like emotional eating, …

We live in interesting times. Every morning when I wake up I am bombarded with friend requests, invitations to attend events, fund projects, and try new programs. At the exact same time it is possible for me to go …

If you live in the United States more than likely you have been glued to the TV for the last week watching the tragedy unfold in Boston, MA.

…

Most of my readers, listeners, and clients are big hearted people. Not only do they see the obstacles in their own lives, but they recognize the struggle of others.

When we recognize the struggles of others we also open …

When I am working with clients one of the things I keep in mind with all behavior is that when someone makes a choice they are making the best choice they can make based on the information they have and the resource …

Over the last few weeks I have shared with you thoughts from some of my favorite tappers. I asked them what mistakes beginners and pros make, as well …

Until recently, every time someone made a particular hand gesture I would experience a jab of negative emotion. Once I figured out the root of the …

In my client sessions and even in my personal tapping I have noticed an interesting internal conflict. On the one hand we want to be seen, noticed, and validated. On the other, there is a part of us wanting to go …

In my client sessions and even in my personal tapping I have noticed an interesting internal conflict. On the one hand we want to be seen, noticed, and validated. On the other, there is a part of us wanting to go …

There are few things more frustrating than chronic illness. In addition to the pain and suffering that come with the illness there is also the way that the unending nature of the symptoms grind on the system.

In this …

EFT is a powerful tool when it comes to healing and transformation. Burdens and wounds that we have carried for decades can be cleared. It is an …

We do not live in a vacuum. Not only do the choices we make impact others (and vice versa) in the moment, but there is also a lasting impact from the relationships we have had in the past.

Some of these relationships …

Gwenn Bonnell is always one of my favorite guests on the Tapping Q and A Podcast because every time I talk to her I learn something new. This interview was no different.

In this interview we talk about how to tap for …

One of the biggest struggles we have in doing any sort of transformational work is the fact that it is possible for us to NOT see the issue at hand clearly. We are shaped by our experience, our training, our biases, the …

EFT is a very powerful tool for bringing about change and can be used in many different settings. It can be done alone, with a practitioner, in …

It is very easy to say (especially in tough times) “All we need is love”.

The hard part is to know what that means beyond bumper sticker sentimentality.

In this interview with Brad Yates we talk about in real terms what …

I bet you are like me. Somewhere in your home or office there is a large pile of self-help books, cds, and dvds. In addition to this physical pile of …

When it comes to teaching tapping children are one of my favorite groups. They take to tapping right away because they don’t have many of the …

Did you know that healing from a tapping session can be spontaneously reversed?

It doesn’t happen all the time, but it happens more often than you …

One of the most effective ways to use EFT is to tap for physical issues and physical pain.

In this video I show you a creative way to tune in and focus on your physical issue or pain to bring relief from tapping even …

Do you have a good relationship with your inner critic?

Very few people answer that question in a positive way because to most of us it is nothing more than a “critic”. It is always there waiting to pounce, waiting to …

Sometimes when I prepare for an interview I have a really good idea about what we are going to talk about. I am very familiar with the topic, the guest’s work, or both.

Other times I am caught off-guard (in a good way).

Since Feb of 2011 I have had the opportunity to be part of teaching an advanced anger management class to inmates in a local jail. I consistently …

In preparing for the podcast I usually exchange a few emails and do a pre-interview with the guest to figure out what topic we will cover and to create a plan for the interview so that it goes smoothly. When I was doing …

Stress is not becoming a part of our daily lives, it is already part of our daily lives. What is now common is that we moving from a general level of …

"Manifesting" more money in our lives is not about sitting in a dark room with our eyes closed, listening to instrumental music, and imagining that …

One of the keys to effective EFT and tapping is to be clearly tuned into the issue we want to address. There are lots of creative ways of doing this. In this interview I talk with Ann Ross about how we can use a simple …

The key to effective tapping/EFT is being able to tune into the issues that need work. There are many ways of doing this. The most common way is to say phrases out loud while tapping, but sometimes we don’t know what to …

Often when parents come to tapping they are looking for something to fix or change their children.  In reality, when we are surrogate tapping for others we are making a transformation in ourselves that in turn creates …

I think that giving thanks and celebrating big and small successes is a really important thing to do. It is also important to recognize the gifts that come with adversity when things don't work out as planned.

Last …

For tapping to be successful we need to tune into the issue at hand. There are many tools and techniques to do this. In this interview I talk to Andy …

Reversal, psychological reversal, polarity reversal, and secondary benefit are all terms which are thrown around a lot when working with tapping. …

Emotions are more than just what we feel. When we experience an emotion there are many things happening at a biochemical and cellular level. In this …

Did you know there is a tapping routine to avoid getting sick that you can do in just 60 seconds a day? It is as simple as tapping to this video.

Shame is the most powerful, self-defeating and crippling of emotions. In this interview I talk to Rhona Clews about the power of shame, how it is …

One of the really nice things about tapping is that we can jump right into dealing with an issue without the need for a complicated set-up or time consuming relaxation process before we begin.

Even though we can jump …

I don’t know about you, but I constantly find myself answering questions about EFT and tapping. It is great that we can draw from on personal experience (and the experience of those with whom we work) when sharing about …

This is one of my favorite tools of all time. I took pieces of a number of different tools and put them into one quick little tapping routine that …

Our working lives can be stressful. The last thing we want to do is bring that stress and worry home. Here is a great little tapping technique that …

The key to tapping is finding a way to emotionally tune into the issue at hand. It's a cliche, but a picture really is worth a thousand words and they can be used to connect with emotions and root causes quickly (and …

I want you to imagine you are meeting someone for the very first time. They know nothing about you. You have to describe yourself to that person, but …

Sometimes we won't tap because we think an issue is too big. Or we feel like we can't make enough progress to make worth our while. When tapping sometimes doing just a little is enough to make a big difference.

In this …

There are times when we find ourselves caring for someone who is going through something major, be it a physical or mental issue. We want nothing but the best for our loved one, but we can end up spreading ourselves too …

Tapping can be used in lots of different ways. One way we can use it is to tap before we eat to promote better digestion, more enjoyment of our food, and a great sense of gratitude. In this short video I explain how to …

There is a lot of talk about the idea of what we manifest in our lives, both positive and negative. I personally think that we pay too much attention to manifesting and attracting and give nowhere near enough credit to …

Sometimes when we tap we are able to reduce our SUDs level down to less than a two, or to the point where it feels like just a shadow of the issue. When this happens there is a very simple way to knock out that last …

Our romantic relationships take up a great deal of our time and energy. They can bring us great joy and great frustration (and sometimes both at the same time). Even though each relationship is a new and different …

When I am setting up interviews for the podcast I normally ask my guest, "What is the thing that really gets your juices flowing? It doesn't have to be what you are known for. I want to know what is exciting you right …

Sometimes there is resistance to clearing an issue (physical, emotional, and limiting belief) because we are emotionally charged about the issue we are dealing with. We might feel disappointed in ourselves for dealing …

A manifesto is nothing more than a statement of beliefs. This is what I believe about the healing process. This is not about tapping the tool, but …

The history of business is a history about how companies and organizations can be more efficient. Much of this work is about how companies and organizations can create an environment where they can get their employees …

Many of the practitioners I know are very spiritual people, but for one reason or another they are not connected to a particular denomination or …

Let's be honest: Tapping/EFT looks weird when you do it, sounds weird when you explain it, and really is just plain weird. At least once a week as I explaining the work I do and how much I love tapping someone will …

From my point of view the opposite of love is not hate, but instead fear. Fear is a very powerful force. It is very primal and is going to over ride …

Stress is one of the biggest issues of modern life but I think that it is talked about so much that sometimes we tune it out. We need to keep our eye on how stress affects us day-to-day. Tapping for stress is easy to do …

As more time passes few and few people are aware of the roots of tapping as we know it. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) as presented by Gary Craig build upon the foundations of Thought Field Therapy (TFT). In this …

Doing this interview was particularly special to me. My guest Brad Yates was the person who first introduced me to Tapping/EFT. In this spirited …

In this podcast my friend Jondi Whitis discuss a bunch of topics around tapping and healing. In the conversation we cover:

• Being able to be honest …

We all know the EFT mantra, "Try it on everything!" Deborah Miller took this completely to heart. Today she visits a cancer ward five days a week where she has the opportunity to work with children, parents, and even …

One of the biggest blocks for beginning tappers is using the setup phrase, "Even though...I love and accept myself." Sometimes we just don't believe …

"According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in …

In Pod #11: Tapping for Romantic Relationships I talked with Gina Parris about how we can tap to improve our romantic relationships. In this interview we take the next step and talk about how we can use tapping to …

Back in the fall I asked 10 practitioners that I admire and respect to answer 5 questions about the healing process, the healing journey, and their …

This is a slightly different type of podcast. Instead of a straightforward teaching or an interview it is much more a conversation. The topic of the conversation with my friend Jondi Whitis where we talk about using …

Today's podcast is an interview with Jesse Jacobs and is little different. I first heard Jesse interviewed by Dan Benjamin on the business show "The Pipeline". Dan was interviewing Jesse about the tea house that he runs …

This is a slightly different type of podcast. Instead of a straightforward teaching or an interview it is much more a conversation. The topic of the conversation with my friend Sue is cravings, eating, and weight …

According to U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Fibromyalgia is:

a common syndrome in which people experience long-term, body-wide pain and tender points in joints, muscles, tendons, …

When I approached my friend and fellow practitioner Rod Sherwin about what topic he wanted to talk about in a podcast interview he recommended a conversation about self-compassion. At the time of the interview I was …

There are few things more emotionally charged than money. Often one of the reasons we talk in terms of abundance and success is because we don't even want to say "I want money" or "I want cash" out loud. In this …

We spend a great number of our waking hours at work. Not only do our working hours consume our time but also our emotions and our energy. In this interview with Rick Wilkes we talk about how stress and trauma in our …

One of the biggest challenges of the modern world is being fully present in the moment. Our attention seems constantly to be pulled in a million …

Tapping is great for physical pain and physical issues. When most people are introduced to tapping they learn to deal with pain by tapping on "this pain in my knee...this pain in my knee...this pain in my knee". In this …

One of the things I love about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is how flexible the tool set is. Not only is it a great stand-alone tool, but it is …

One of the biggest hang-ups my clients have when tapping on their own is knowing what tune into and how to find past memories or core issues. Tania A Prince has developed a very easy process that only requires the …

One of the questions I get the most often into the site is about surrogate tapping. In this interview Gwyneth explains how she came to understand the power of surrogate tapping and a very elegant three step approach …

Over the past few years I have been lucky enough to get to know Jessica Ortner through a number of projects. She just has a wonderful, joyful spirit. …

Most of the time the problem isn't knowing what we want. Usually the problem is taking the steps that we know we should take to move forward. In …

Carrying an emotional burden for someone else is a very high act of love, but it can have consequences for our own emotions and health.  In this episode we look at how and why we carry burdens for others and past …

One of the most powerful tools in transformation is our ability to forgive ourselves and others.  When we forgive we are not saying it is ok.  We are …

Gene host's a radio program every other Tuesday @ Emotional Freedom Techniques Community Radio. In the most recent show Gene answered questions from beginners and practitioners alike from all over the world. On this …

This week Gene answered:

• I would like to know is why I just get temporaries results with EFT and tapping ?? and Why I don´t get good results with, …

One of the conversations I have most often around Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping is how it relates to religious traditions and spiritual practice. The questions range from, “Is it OK to tap based on my …

Trauma is one of the words that we throw around when talking about difficult times. In this interview I talk with EFT Master Gwyneth Moss about the …

This week Gene answered:

• Will tapping right before bed keep you up?
• Is it possible to tap for things that happen that our subconscious mind is …

Our ability to be successful with any task is not dependent just on our skill set, but also our mental frame of mind before, during, and after we …

In a number of Gary Craig's original EFT DVDs he talked about how helpful knowing and understanding NLP concepts are.  I can speak from my own …

As time passes I am increasingly working with clients on building their own practices.  There is a real feeling of "try it on everything" in the Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping community but as we move from …

This week Gene answered:

• Have been tapping for an issue that has been with me for a while.  I am making great progress, but when I tap all sorts of …

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a powerful tool and can help you to understand where you are standing and help you to make choices to transform …

Most of us who have private practices or want private practices want to spend our time helping our clients.  We don't want to spend time marketing.  Not because we don't think marketing is important, but because we …

One of the most powerful insights I have had in my practice in the last 18 months was the recognition that every issue we have is trying to serve us …

I often receive questions about how to tap in order to change someone else’s behavior. There are some very specific implementations of surrogate Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping, such as in the work I do with …

We spend up to one half of our waking hours at work.  Not only is it important that we have an effective way of dealing with the stress of our jobs, but we also need to help manage the way this stress might affect the …

[Note: This is part 3 of a 10 part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The complete series can be found @ weight release series.]

The extra weight that …

One of the most often used terms and at the same time most misunderstood term used by people in the Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping …

Writing a description of an interview with Rick Wilkes is always a difficult task. On the surface there is the topic at hand for the interview, but …

One of the most difficult parts of using Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping effectively is in trying to figure out the root cause of the …

Each month the Tapping Insiders Club does an "Ask The Expert" interview where they pose questions from their members to a tapping practitioner. For the month of December I was asked to field these questions. In this …

One of the most common uses of tapping is weight release and craving control. In this interview Pat talks about the basic steps we need to take to be …

Holidays are very busy emotional times. The last 10 weeks of the year are jam packed with holidays, each with their own special meaning and …

We spend as much as half of our waking life at work, thinking about work, or commuting. In this podcast I talk to Lynne Shaner about why it is so important to deal with work related stress. We talk about a range of …

In this podcast I share part of a client session around the issue of quitting smoking. Even if you are not a smoker you will find this helpful and …

In this episode we discuss how tapping affects the brain and the biochemistry of the body, and how this in turn affects the way new cells are produced. It is one thing to know that it is possible for us to tap and find …

I am asked all the time by parents about how they can surrogately tap for their children. There is a great deal of confusion around what to say and what to focus on. Like all things with tapping the key is not in the …

In this day and age financial success seems to be on everyone's mind. For those of us who have been doing change work we know there is much more to this than just the money in our bank account. We need to understand our …

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)/tapping is not only a powerful tool in transforming our own lives, but we can use it to care for our loved ones. …

One of the most common questions I get about tapping (EvEFT/EFT) is "What do I do when I don't know what memories from the past are effecting my behavior or emotions today?" In this interview I talk to Rod Sherwin about …

This week’s podcast deals with two of the most common questions I receive from clients and readers. First, we look at how negative emotions like anger, frustration, jealousy, and sadness can serve us. Second, we cover …

As humans one of the places we have the opportunity to find joy and discover who we are is through our intimate relationships. Because of this we have a tendency to over-think, over- analyze, and over-function as we …

There are few wounds that run deeper than being part of a decision about abortion. In this pod I talk with Dene Ballantine about how it is possible to heal this type of wound. Dene offers expertise from her own story …

Every issue we have exists because it is functional on some level (example: fears are trying to protect us). The problem is these tend to create problems in our daily lives, due to misinformation or protection from …

After podcast #7 (Sensitive Temperaments) I was inundated with requests. Lots of readers and clients said something to the effect of, “Rue was talking about me. I never knew what was going on. Now that I know this is …

Have people often told you, “Oh, you are just too sensitive...You take things so hard...Why can’t you just let it go...What’s wrong with you...You …

Recent studies have shown that as many as 1 out of every 142 children born today will be diagnosed some where on the autism spectrum (ASD). Even now very little is known about the causes of the symptoms associated with …

It seems like we are living in an ever increasingly stressed world. In this podcast we’ll learn what stress is, the difference between good and bad stress, how it affects the body in the short and long term, and how to …

Have you ever wondered what an Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/EvEFT) practitioner is thinking during a session and on what basis they decide what to do next? In this interview with Michele Price I give some insight …

Over the last few months I have received lots of questions about surrogate tapping. In this episode we take a detailed look at surrogate tapping, what it is, theories on why it works, and how to use it.

In this episode I talk with pain relief expert Dan Cleary. Gained from his own personal experience about chronic pain, Dan has an amazing point of view about how to gain pain relief. In this interview he talks about the …

In this episode we answer the question, “How can I make EFT part of my daily routine?” in this interview with Rick Wilkes where he shares how to heal effectively without excessive emotional highs and lows.

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