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Seeing Yourself as an Expert

April 21, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I am very passionate about EFT and have seen results for myself and my clients, but for some reason I still struggle with my confidence in feeling I am really good at what I’m doing. I have gotten extensive training for EFT, so it’s not a matter of ...

When Things Go Wrong

April 15, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

Today was a bad day. All the plans I had blew up in my face. It sent me into an emotional tailspin. I know EFT would have been useful, but I didn’t know where to begin. How can I use EFT when thing don’t go as planned? photo by ...

When thinking of the problem is too much

April 10, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I want to do EFT for a major issue in my life, but somehow I always find an excuse not to do EFT. I know it will help me. I do want to get over this, but it just doesn’t happen. What can I do? photo by (Erik) I have been teaching ...

When We Don’t Know The Root Cause Of An Emotion

April 9, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

My 11-year-old daughter has suddenly developed a fear of school. She has previously been very, very happy there, and can’t give a reason for feeling like this. She really wants to go but feels she can’t, and doesn’t know why. Any ...

Hope for the Future

April 4, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

For some reason I have very little hope for the future. I just can see anything working out. I think EFT can be helpful, but there is so much going on I can't seem to find the core issues. Do you have any suggests on where to start? Emotional ...

EFT Losing Its Effectiveness

March 30, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

When I first learned EFT it worked really quickly on everything. Now it isn’t working as well. Do we build up a resistance to EFT? Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a wonderful and powerful tool, but just we knowing how to do EFT doesn’t mean we ...

Future Choices

March 7, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I need to make some very important choices about my future. Is there anything I can do with EFT to help me make the "right" decisions? photo by Paul Hocksenar I love this question because often we only think of Emotional Freedom ...

Emotions and Physical Pain – AKA:Can Pain Be Our Friend?

March 6, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I have heard a lot of talk about how pain can have emotional issues. Is this true? If so can I use the pain to discover and work on the emotional issues tied to the pain? [Note from Gene: I asked Pennsylvania-based EFT practitioner Chip ...

I Feel Tired After Tapping

February 28, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 9 Comments

Has anyone mentioned to you that they feel REALLY fatigued after an EFT session? I have had about three sessions with clients where some really amazing core issues moved. At the end of the session the clients felt quite tired after. Is this ...

Physical Therapy/Range of Motion

February 26, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

After an accident I have had physical therapy and I’m doing better. As part of my therapy I am supposed to do sit-ups/leg raises, but the strain on my lower back is too much and the next day I can barely stand up or bend over. I know as I do more ...

How long to tap, how many session to tap, getting 100% clear

February 23, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

How long should I use EFT on an issue? Is it important that I tap on an issue until it is 100% clear? How many sessions should I work on the same issue? There are a number of things to consider when approaching these questions. Let’s take these ...

Facts of the Situation v. Emotions We Feel – AKA – I don’t know what to say (Part 5)

February 21, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I’m very effective at using EFT for physical pain and small frustrations, but when it comes to the big emotional issues, I just don’t know where to start. I tap on all of the issues and emotions I can think of, but it doesn’t feel like I’m making ...

Why do I have to tap? (part 3 of 3)

February 12, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

Why is it that fretting, stewing, or worrying about an issue consciously doesn’t dissolve the emotions, but tapping while expressing it does? photo by Mike In part one of this series we looked at how the human mind creates models of ...

Why do I have to tap? (part 2 of 3)

February 12, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

Why is it that fretting, stewing, or worrying about an issue consciously doesn’t dissolve the emotions, but tapping while expressing it does? photo by Sacha Fernandez In part one of this series we looked at how models of information ...

Why do I have to tap? (part 1 of 3)

February 12, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Why is it that fretting, stewing, or worrying about an issue consciously doesn’t dissolve the emotions, but tapping while expressing it does? photo by Alessandro This thoughtful question is about many topics at once. Embedded in this ...

When Healing Has Consequences

February 9, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 4 Comments

I am in talk therapy and I do my EFT. I think I have been not succeeding/just barely making it, because I am worried my mother is going to take credit for my success (just like she did when I was younger). I’m stuck, and I’m not sure that I want to ...

Permission to Heal

February 2, 2008 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

Why do you use the phrase “I give myself permission” so much in your EFT phrases? photo by Matthew Fang I use this phrase because we don’t often feel like we deserve the things we actually do deserve. In that case, something in us is ...

How To Kill Craving

November 13, 2007 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

I have decided (once again) that I need to cut caffeine out of my diet. In the past I have given it up cold turkey but have ended up with withdrawal headaches. Is there a way that I can use EFT to help me kick the caffeine habit in a pain-free ...

I don’t know where to start.

November 1, 2007 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

What do I tap on when I don’t know what to tap on? I've heard the same story from many clients. "I've tried Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) a few times with someone who knows what they are doing. I have seen great results and I'm very excited, ...

Emotional Trigger (Part 3 of 3)

October 31, 2007 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Is there anything I can do with EFT to help with my emotional triggers? photo by ShimShamB In part 1 of this series we looked at emotional triggers after they have been set off. In part 2 we examined the emotional triggers we know we ...