It can often feel like our negative emotions are the enemy and it makes sense why. When we experience negative emotions, we feel bad AND they also get in the way of us making better choices in the moment.
That is why when Gary Craig created his version of tapping, he called it “Emotional Freedom Techniques” because there is such a strong human desire to escape strong negative emotions.
For me, the process isn't just about escaping negative emotions, but also understanding them. Each of the negative emotions we feel is our internal guidance system trying to communicate a specific piece of information via the emotion.
An understanding of what information the emotion is trying to convey makes the journey to healing and transformation so much easier!
This week's podcast is the first in a new series on Healing Fundamentals that will explore the underpinnings of the transformational process. The information conveyed by our emotions is the first part of the series because I believe that it is the lynchpin in the wider healing process.
Here is how I think about what negative emotions are trying to say and, most importantly, how we can use that information to create transformation.
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The fear of success is the single most difficult type of resistance to uncover.
After working with clients for many years, I have come to the realization that we are notoriously bad eyewitnesses to our own experiences.
Sometimes we have to do tasks that we just don't like because they are no fun, such as having to scrub the inside of a smelly old garbage can, or doing yard work at three in the afternoon on a hot summer's day.
Just because we know what to do, how to do it, and have everything we need to take action, it doesn't mean we actually take action.
As humans, we are great at complaining!
t is so common to apologize when we get emotional in front of others.
Our subconscious mind is brilliant at figuring out cause and effect relationships. That is how we learn.
One of the biggest obstacles to transformation and healing is our history.
Our healing journey doesn't always go as planned.
A key characteristic of the subconscious mind is how it tends to perceive the world in black and white.
One of the exciting prospects that tapping opens up for us is the possibility of creating meaningful change in our lives.
The main job of the subconscious mind is to keep us safe.
I love to learn and in the first decade of my tapping life, I consumed everything I could about tapping and transformation.
One of the primary functions of our subconscious mind is to keep us safe.
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.
A recent 
Recently, I was watching the behind-the-scenes documentary of 
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.