Good morning, Today is my birthday. On my birthday I like to reflect on all of the blessings in my life. My life is amazing! I have a great family, wonderful friends, I live one of the most exciting cities in the world, and I get a chance to do work that I love. As a mark of appreciation for how truly lucky I am, to celebrate my birthday the last few years I have used it as an opportunity give back. This year I am doing something new. It is a way for me to do ...
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. This is a great process because it is set up to allow you to heal and release wounds from the last year, but without having to dive into the details. Think of this as a gentle way to do a little emotional housekeeping. ...
My friend Catherine Poole uses the term "weight release" instead of "weight loss". I prefer "weight release" because I think it speaks to a more holistic approach to improving health than just diet and exercise. It is about allowing our system to let go of the weight that we are holding on to for both physical and emotional reasons. Here is a 10-part guide to using EFT and tapping for weight release. Part 1: Making it safe and giving ourselves permission to heal Part 2: How to ...
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: Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. The way you feel while you're awake depends in part on what happens while you're sleeping. During sleep, your body is working to support ...
Over the years I have collected many of my favorite tapping phrases and ideas to help to maintain a healthy body. I have found this very useful when I am feeling sick AND also to keep sickness at bay. You don't have to use the entire tapping script. You can pick and choose the parts that work best for you. Below I have included a tap-along audio as well as a pdf script of the words that you can print out. Download the pdf script You can access script in the text area of the Tapping Q ...
33% Off Pain Relief Miracle The holiday season is a time for spending time with friends and family, parties, celebration, and fun. But because there is soooooo much packed into this time of year there can also be a great deal of additional stress. To help you through the holiday season I have four different tapping scripts for you. Too many activities going on (4m56s) Having to spend time with people you might not choose to spend time with (9m27s) Financial stress because of holiday ...
I have found in my own life that one of the most powerful emotions is gratitude. When we feel a sense of gratitude, even during trying times, it moves us to a disposition of possibility. It is important to note that this is not some fake, Pollyannish sense of hopefulness. It is possible to have a healthy sense of what is truly going on in our lives and be thankful at the same time. Here is a very simple tap-along to help you to connect with a healthy and genuine sense of gratitude. Note: ...
Note: This week's topic is so important that I have written an article and recorded a podcast. The article shares the same ideas, but is not a transcript of the podcast. This way you can choose the form that works best for you. The tapping script is identical in both the article and podcast. I think that being selfish gets a really bad rap. Most people think that being selfish is bad and we are taught from a young age to be giving and not selfish. Personally I don’t believe that being selfish ...
When we are in a great deal of emotional or physical pain it can be a struggle to believe it can get better. We might believe that our situation can be manageable, but we have lost hope in true transformation. Once we feel hopeless, our natural state is not to take action. Subconsciously we understand that if better isn't possible, then taking action will be a waste of time. We choose to do nothing in order to save fruitless effort. Julie Schiffman has come up with the perfect tapping tool ...
Anything that is new and different takes time to be accepted into the mainstream. EFT is no different. EFT has the added hurdle of often being paired with other practices and modalities that are outside the mainstream. In this conversation I talk with Manal Khalife about how we can best present EFT to individuals and communities who would not see the value of tapping, and might even perceive it as dangerous. Manal Khalife Guest: Manal Khalife Contact: Web @ ManalKhalife.com/; twiter ...
There is so much of the world that we do not control. We are surrounded by people, just like us, who are making choices and exercising their free will. In many ways, we can't escape the impact of other people's choices, especially when we are collaborating with others. That means we often have to wait on someone else to make a choice so that we can move forward with what we want to do. We can be worried that they will make a choice that we don't like OR we can feel stuck because we can't do ...
Once we have learned a basic skill, our ability to be successful while doing that skill is very dependent on how we are feeling at the time of performing the action. If we feel confident, we will perform to the best of our ability and will be able to handle problems with grace and ease. If we feel worried or overwhelmed, we will make mistakes and not perform at our best. Gina Parris works closely with business professionals and athletes to help them to work at their peak state. In this ...
Fear is one of our most primitive defense mechanisms. It is the reason that humans as a species exist. Our ability to notice danger and to feel are what keep us safe. The problem is that we don't live in the same world we did 10,000 years ago. We no longer need to be on guard at all times for fear of being eaten by wild animals. The way we feel fear has not evolved to match the world we live in. Because of this, our subconscious disposition is towards fear. This makes openness, connection, ...
Healthy boundaries are important for our wellbeing, both in the short and long term. The struggle comes when we encounter someone in pain. As caring people it can feel cold and heartless to create a boundary of any sort in this setting. This week I talk about how to create boundaries in a way that allows us to be loving, supportive people while also taking care of our own health. Then we do some tapping for the resistance to creating boundaries. Below the player you will find a printable ...
Tapping is a very effective tool for working with addictions. 12-step programs are very effective for working in addictions. What would happed if you combined the two? That is exactly what is covered in this interview. Gloria Arenson has decades of experience working with both and she talks about how the two approaches can complement each other. Gloria Arenson Guest: Gloria Arenson, MS, LMFT, DCEP Contact: web @ GloriaArenson.com; facebook @ gloria.arenson; twitter @ glotao About: ...
In Podcast #236 I answered four listener questions. Below you will find the audio of all four questions and the transcript for question #4. Please bear in mind that I speak in a slightly more informal fashion than I write, which you will notice in the transcript below. The transcript has been edited slightly for clarity. If you have a question you would like answered in a future podcast please let me know. Question: I would like to know whether it is best to talk out loud when you're ...
The emotional journey that mothers go through during the birth of their children is increasingly better understood. Birth is not only a physically taxing process, but it also takes a significant emotional toll. Because there is now a tiny little human that needs so much attention, it is very common for mothers to neglect their self-care. In many cases mothers even feel guilty for having any needs at all. This week I have a conversation with Manal Khalife about postpartum depression and how we ...
In Podcast #236 I answered four listener questions. Below you will find the audio of all four questions and the transcript for question #3. Please bear in mind that I speak in a slightly more informal fashion than I write, which you will notice in the transcript below. The transcript has been edited slightly for clarity. If you have a question you would like answered in a future podcast please let me know. Question: For people who don't like numbers and tend to measure intensity in very ...
There are times in our lives where we feel out of place in the world. We feel we don't belong because we don't believe we are smart enough, popular enough, attractive enough, or something else enough. When this happens to me there is a small part inside my mind that wishes the earth would just open up and swallow me whole, so I don’t have to be seen. Here is a tap-along for such moments, with the tapping script written out below. I recognize the fact that there are times where I feel like I ...
In Podcast #236 I answered four listener questions. Below you will find the audio of all four questions and the transcript for question #2. Please bear in mind that I speak in a slightly more informal fashion than I write, which you will notice in the transcript below. The transcript has been edited slightly for clarity. If you have a question you would like answered in a future podcast please let me know. Question: How can we use tapping as a remedy for others who lack confidence and ...