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Pod #660: Tapping for the fear of letting yourself down

April 30, 2025 by Gene Monterastelli

Letting ourselves down is one of the deepest betrayals that we humans can experience.

It feels like such a harsh gut punch when it is something we know we should have been able to do.

After we let ourselves down in such a powerful way, our subconscious will do everything in its power, through resistance to take action so as to keep us safe. It reasons that since it was so painful to let ourselves down, the way to avoid that pain in the future is simply not to commit to something better.

Intellectually we know this is a bad plan, but the resistance will persist, trying (and often succeeding) to hold us back.

This week in the podcast we look at why we created this resistance, how to overcome it in the moment, and how to avoid it in the future.

If you are serious about healing and transformation, clearing the resistance to making commitments to yourself is essential.

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Pod #659: Should you improve or change? Finding the right path

April 24, 2025 by Gene Monterastelli

The words change and improve are very close in meaning.

While both are associated with transformation, they do not mean exactly the same thing.

Improvement is about keeping something but doing it in a better way; change is about doing something in a new way.

In the transformational arena we long for change, but in doing this we sometimes diminish the value of improvement.

This week in the podcast, I explore the difference between these two ideas, when we should seek to improve or to change, and how best to bring these goals to our tapping practice.

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Pod #658: Tapping for issues that never go away

April 16, 2025 by Gene Monterastelli

Not all stress is created equal.

There are those hyper stressful times, like driving on icy roads in a snowstorm at rush hour. It is super intense in the moment and then when it ends, it is over!

Then there is the low-grade stress of something that is taking a long time and is hanging over your head. The example I think of from my own life is doing my business taxes.

I'm not especially good at doing my taxes because I only look at the task once a year; it is also a big deal and if I make a mistake, there can be major consequences. This is a stress that is ever-present and feels oppressive, but is not all-consuming. It also doesn't last forever because at some point my taxes will be filed and I will be able to move on…until the next year!

Finally, there is the type of stress that never seems to end. When thinking about this type of stress, I think about a postal worker sorting mail.

No matter how hard they work, there will always be more mail coming down the conveyor belt for them to sort. There is the pressure of needing to get their task done quickly, because more mail is coming, AND there is the stress of there being no end in sight.

Of the three types of stress listed above, the third is by far the hardest to tap for.

This week in the podcast, I share with you how I tap for issues (not just stress) that will always be there.

It works for stress, feeling overwhelmed, and persistent physical issues, to name just a few common issues.

Because straightforward tapping doesn't work well for this type of stress, we are unlikely to tap for these issues because it feels fruitless.

The simple process I share in this week's podcast is one you must know.

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Pod #657: Turn intellectual pushback into tapping progress

April 10, 2025 by Gene Monterastelli

One of the most consistent struggles my clients have is coming up with the “right” words.

The problem is, there is no such thing as the right words when it comes to tapping. Instead there are words that are useful and words that are not.

I am consistently surprised at some of the tapping phrases that end up being useful. One example is when we tap on phrases that intellectually we know to be false.

When I ask my clients to tap on phrases that they know aren't true, it creates a natural resistance. One on level, it feels illogical and on another, there can be anxiety about tapping in something bad or untrue.

This week in the podcast, I explore the power of tapping on phrases that we know are untrue and how to get the most out of doing exactly that.

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