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Pod #268: Letting Go of Limiting and Unhelpful Beliefs

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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 emotional experience because they determine our interpretation of everything that happens to us in life. This becomes problematic when the beliefs informing our experience are not useful or are outdated. For example, if I believe it is unsafe for me to be who I am called to be, I will live my life ...

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Overcome The Three Biggest Obstacles To Tapping Success

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When people first sign up for my mailing list I send them an email asking them for the two biggest obstacles they encounter when tapping for their issues. Far and away the three most common responses are: Not taking the time to tap even when you know you should. Not knowing what to say when tapping. Not knowing where to start with a particular issue. In many ways I think the second and third responses are the reasons for the first. If you don't know what to say or where to start, ...

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Pod #267: EFT for Fibromyalgia Follow-Up w/ Sue Ingebretson

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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 three decades. It’s a great interview and if you haven't yet listened to it, it is well worth your time. The interview stuck a nerve and I received a huge amount of feedback about it, including from a number of people who have worked with fibromyalgia successfully in different ways. I was lucky ...

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Pod #266: The Latest Scientific Research About EFT w/ Dr. Peta Stapleton

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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 in a unique situation. As a college professor charged with supervising a number of master's level students and their research projects, she has a disposition that is inclined towards the unconventional, and also lives in Australia, which is a little more laid back than the US and is open to new ideas ...

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Pod #265: EFT for Weight Release w/ Terran Leigh

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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 number of emotional blocks to making healthy choices and, second, even when we make the right choices, our system may still cling to the extra pounds. This week I have a conversation with Terran Leigh about the most effective ways that you can use tapping to release excess weight. We talk about getting to the root cause of emotional issues, the best ways to tap for those ...

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Pod #264: Compare And Contrast TAT And EFT w/ Tapas Fleming

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In 1993 Tapas Fleming developed an acupressure technique that was later named TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique). In many ways it is a sister protocol to EFT. In this conversation with Tapas we talk about how TAT was discovered, how to do it, and its similarities and differences to the tapping most of us are used to doing. Support the podcast! Tapas Fleming Guest: Tapas Fleming Contact: web @ TATlife.net; twitter @mytapasfleming; @ facebook TATLifeHome; youtube @ TATLifeVideos About: ...

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Pod #263 EFT For Difficult Children w/ Heather Chauvin

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I am always amazed when I stay with my friends and family who have small children. The amount of time, effort and dedication it takes to be a good parent is overwhelming to me as single man. In this week’s podcast I have a conversation with my parenting expert friend, Heather Chauvin, on the best actions to take when dealing with difficult children or when children are having a difficult time. The answers she provided are surprising and useful to all of us, not just parents. Support the ...

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Pod #262: EFT For Encouragement

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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." I can sympathize. Connecting with and feeling our negative emotions isn’t much fun. Even though tapping is a powerful tool to shift them, it makes sense that we avoid what is uncomfortable. This week I have a tap-along audio filled with positive affirmations. I recommend tapping along at the beginning of your day, before tackling a difficult task, or any time you just ...

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Pod #261: EFT for Fibromyalgia w/ Dr. Norman Shealy

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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 I have reached out to have reported achieving inconsistent results at best. For this reason I have been searching for the right guest to interview for the topic and I’m happy to say that I have found Dr. Norman Shealy MD. Dr. Shealy has been working successfully with fibromyalgia ...

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Pod #260: Lessons From 8 Years Of Podcasting About EFT And Tapping

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The very first episode of the Tapping Q & A was released on March 3rd, 2009. There are now over 300 podcasts in the archive, which is over 150 hours of free content that you can learn from, tap along to, and share with others. To celebrate its eighth anniversary, in this podcast episode I am interviewed by one of my favorite people in the world about what the last eight years have been like. You will hear about preconceived notions that I have had smashed, the lessons I have learned, and ...

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Pod #259: The 15 Questions I Use To Tap For Physical Pain

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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 phrase "emotional freedom" is right there in the name. Because of this, I think it is easy to forget how powerful a tool it is for dealing with physical pain. Personally, I continue to be bewildered and amazed at how effectively tapping works for physical pain. In this week's podcast I share the 15 questions I use when tapping for physical pain. You can see a text ...

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Pod #258: EFT For Feeling Dissatisfied With Progress Being Made

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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 have reached our goals. There is a part that still wants to pick away and criticize what we are doing. This happens because change feels scary, even if that fear exists only on the subconscious level. Change means we are doing something new, which is unpredictable, and the subconscious often reads ...

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Pod #257: EFT To Clear Clutter

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When my space is cluttered I find it difficult to work efficiently and the mess becomes an emotional and energetic drag on my day. Recently I replaced my kitchen table with one that fits the space much better than its predecessor and took the opportunity to organize the piles of clutter that had made it their home. My tiny NYC apartment feels much more open and comfortable because that space is cleared. Sometimes dealing with clutter is about more than setting aside the time to clean up. If ...

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Pod #256: EFT For When We Are Judgmental Of Others

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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 of the ways we can do this is to evaluate our circumstances and who we spend our time with. But sometimes we can take this too far. We move from deciding if something is the right fit for us, to saying something is inherently bad. We decide it is unworthy of our time and attention. When I judge someone or their beliefs harshly, it is often because I am fearful. On ...

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Pod #255: Regaining Focus With EFT

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Have you ever had one of those days where it is 3:30 in the afternoon and you realize you haven't managed to get anything done? OR it is one of those days where you move from task to task to task, but somehow never seem to achieve anything? OR you are just downright foggy and you can't seem to focus at all? Tapping is the perfect tool to help you to regain your focus, clear out the mental cobwebs, and get stuff done. This week I have the perfect tapping script to do exactly that! Below the ...

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Pod #254: EFT For The Frustration Of Not Doing EFT

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For me, knowing what to do and not doing it is more frustrating than not knowing what to do. Not tapping when I know I should can quickly turn into beating myself up for failing to take good care of myself. This week I have a tap-along audio to help you release the feelings of frustration, failure, and shame that come with not tapping when we know it is best of us. Yes, I understand the irony of asking you to tap for not tapping, but it works. Below the audio player is the full tapping ...

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Pod #253: EFT To Love Your Body More

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Our bodies are far from perfect. With each passing moment they are aging and showing those changes. We are our own worst critics when we look in the mirror. We see each and every blemish. We notice even the slightest change. Even the smallest imperfection can seem like a big deal. At the exact same time, our bodies are amazing! They are a community of over 37 trillion cells that are working together every moment of the day. There are countless systems and processes working faultlessly to ...

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It’s not the Winter Solstice, it’s the Fatty Solstice

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Good morning, I was having dinner with a friend last week and we were talking about the wonders of technology. Right now, I have a smart phone in my pocket, which is more than 1000 times more powerful than the computer I used when I was a professional computer programmer less than 20 years ago. With this amazing computing power always at our fingertips, we are able to track our lives in very powerful ways. Personally, I am able to see how much daily exercise I get via ...

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Pod #252: EFT For Starting 2017 With The Right Intentions

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Last week I shared with you a simple process for letting go of the issues, worries, and wounds of 2016. This week we are going to tap to start 2017 off on the right foot. I love this particular tapping process because it is a chance for us to turn inward and give all parts of our system the chance to state what they need in the year ahead. Just like last week, I recommend that you do this process once a day for a week. I am certain you will be amazed by how the process changes each time you ...

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