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The First Question I Ask When I Can’t Get To The Root Of My Self-Sabotage

August 11, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

photo by Nina Matthews Sometimes we can be in two minds when it comes to change. There is one part of us that wants the change because it knows our life will be better because of it and then there is another part that wants things to stay the ...

What To Do When It Feels Like EFT Has Lost Its Power

August 8, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Good Morning! Most tappers go through the same process. They are introduced to tapping, they love tapping, tapping is really helpful...and then they hit a wall. It feels like tapping isn't as effective as it once was. After a tapping session ...

Pod #116: EFT for Generational Work w/ Jacqui Crooks

August 7, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

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 stories they told. We describe ourselves by our family name, our heritage, where we grew up, and our ...

What Happens When You Are Looking For An Answer That Isn’t There?

August 5, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 5 Comments

photo by Alberto G. One of my favorite parts of working with clients is watching them work through the process of learning that they can have better, that it can happen sooner rather than later, and that they can make conscious choices every day ...

I Don’t Want You Always To Be Impressive

July 25, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 6 Comments

photo by ArtsieAspie One of the main reasons we hold ourselves back from taking action is our need to be perfect. We want everything we do to be great AND we want everyone around us to think we are great too. Often times if even the ...

Pod #115: Struggling To Give Self Care w/ Loretta Sparks

July 24, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

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 Master Loretta Sparks we talk ...

What A Former Felon Just Taught Me About EFT

July 18, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Good morning! I was stunned by the response to the email I sent on Monday. (If you missed the email, you can check it out here .) I sent it as simply a piece of information and I didn't expect what happened next. Emails of encouragement came ...

There Is So Much, I Don’t Know Where To Begin When Using EFT

July 17, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I have a lot of issues that I want to use Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping on, but I don’t know where to begin. Should I deal with the memories chronologically or should I do them in chunks of related issues? photo by Brian ...

People Have Been Asking, “Gene, are you still alive? Everything OK?

July 15, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

Good morning! Two people contacted me this weekend because they were concerned about me. One was a text message that simply read, "Are you OK?" The other was an email wondering if they had dropped off my mailing list, "because they hadn't heard ...

Keeping Calm

June 27, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

One of the highlights of my recent visit to London was getting to visit the Churchill War Rooms. It was amazing to get that close to history. There and everywhere else in London where tourists gathered you could find recreations of the World War ...

The Strangest Way To Improve Self-Discipline? Tap For Better Sleep

June 20, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Good Morning! I don't know about you, but when I get up in the morning I normally have a good idea about what I need to achieve that day. I might not like what I have to do and I might not know how it will turn out, but I know what to ...

Pod #114: Love is Letting Go of Shields w/ Dr. Terry Lynch

June 19, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

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 mind wrapped around the idea of ...

Want To Improve Your Self-Discipline? Tap For A Better Night’s Sleep

June 17, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I recently came across this very interesting quote on one of my favorite websites explore: The amount of sleep you get predicts the discipline your body can produce. Why? Sleep deprivation depletes the glucose level in your pre-frontal cortex, ...

75 Hours Of Free Training And Insight From The Brightest Minds In EFT (No Signup Required)

June 16, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

With the publication of last week’s podcast there is are over 75 hours of free EFT training and insight from some of the brightest minds in the change work field. You can find the full podcast archive at TappingQandAPodcast.com. Subscribe in: ...

The Inconvenient Truth About Shame And Guilt

June 13, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Good Morning! We all know that shame and guilt are debilitating. When I am feeling either of those emotions I would rather hide under the covers or eat unhealthy quantities of cookies and cream flavored ice cream than face the world. (Yes, ...

Pod #113: How Carrying An Eraser In My Pocket Changed The Way I Tap

June 12, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

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 would like our life to be better ...

Your Guilt Is Holding You Back AND It’s Holding Others Back

June 11, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

photo by id-iom Over the last few weeks I have done a lot of writing and recording on guilt and shame. There have been two reasons for this. First, they have come up a lot in client calls as of late. Second, because they have been coming up ...

Why Tapping Q & A Exists

May 29, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Tapping Q and A is a labor of love for me. It is a very personal site, written from a very personal point of view. It is far from the only EFT site out there, and I have never claimed it is the best EFT site. It is simply my point of view on what ...

Pod #112: Discover Why You Are Sabotaging Yourself

May 22, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

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 core issues of our ...

Pod #111: EFT for Smoking w/ Sue Beer

May 15, 2013 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

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 kill me." Usually smoking isn't ...