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Pod #637: Tapping for the 3 stages of resistance

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One of the biggest struggles I have when being honest with myself is looking at the times when resistance has gotten the best of me.

When I give in to resistance it means I knew what to do, how to do it, and why to do it…but I still didn't take action. For me, this feels like the worst type of failure because it feels so personal.

I didn't do something poorly that led to my failure. I failed because I couldn't get myself to take action at all.

When we think of resistance, we often think in all-or-nothing terms. Either I do not encounter resistance and am able to take action easily OR the resistance wins and I can't take action at all.

In reality, resistance is more nuanced. This week in the podcast we explore the different stages of resistance and how we can tap for each of these stages to keep moving forward to create a life we love through consistent, authentic action.

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Pod #636: Tapping for being of two minds

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A common human struggle is when we find ourselves in two minds about a situation or event.

This most commonly happens when we are facing a choice between two (or more) options that are far from perfect.

Over the course of the last number of months I have been hearing from my clients and students about a different type of “being of two minds”.

Instead of being caught between two options, they are caught between two emotions. In these conversations we have come to the realization that the best course of action is not to choose one of these emotions because that means denying our humanity.

This week in the podcast we explore what it means to be of two minds emotionally, and how we can tap to support these moments.

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Pod #635: The forgotten tappable issue – Physical Issues

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I love sharing tapping with new people. So much so, when the topic of tapping comes up, I will preface my enthusiasm by saying, “This is something that I am passionate about and I can go on and on about it. The moment I start to share too much, just tell me to stop!”

When talking about tapping I usually list all the ways that tapping can be used:

  • emotional first aid
  • clearing limiting beliefs
  • fears and phobias
  • healing past trauma
  • generational healing
  • physical issues

Even though everything on that list is something that we can tap for, tapping for physical issues isn't something most people do.

Recently, I had a conversation with one of my students about her resistance to tapping for physical issues. It was an enlightening discussion not just about what was holding her back, but what turns out to be one of the biggest reasons people don't tap for physical issues.

This week in the podcast I explore why we don't tap more for physical issues and share a simple checklist that will make it easier for you to do so.

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Pod #634: How to make tapping routine

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On August 1st, 2007, I posted my very first article to TappingQandA.com with the title “Making Tapping and EFT Routine”.

In the intervening years, I have often talked about that same topic with my students and clients because they know that their lives would be better if they were to tap more. 

Just because we know tapping is good for us does not mean we do it daily or when we are in emotional distress. AND what is worse, when we know how to do something and we don't do it, we end up beating ourselves up for not tapping, which only makes matters worse.

This week in the podcast, I share with you five simple steps to making tapping (or anything else) a part of your daily routine. I took the four steps from the old article, simplified them into three steps, and added two new steps that I have learned since writing the initial article.

If you have ever wanted to tap more regularly, then this week's podcast is a must.

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Pod #633: Tapping to overcome the resistance to self-care

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One of the subconscious resistances we have to taking care of ourselves stems from the recognition that we have it better than so many other people in the world. Because we recognize this, we may feel bad taking care of anything beyond our basic needs.

This situation can be compounded when others see us as their go-to person to help them or others, and we find it hard to turn away those in difficulty.

Because of this, I sometimes struggle to take sufficient time to tap for myself beyond a little emotional first aid in the moment.

To overcome this resistance, I have started tapping for someone new. That person is “Future Gene”. Future Gene is exactly what he sounds like, it is me in the future.

The funny thing is that I am willing to tap for Future Gene, even when I am not willing to tap for myself at the moment.

In this week's podcast I explore this off-the-wall idea and how you can incorporate it into your tapping as well.

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Pod #632: Tapping to Break Free from the Weight of “Should”

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When I work with clients, I pay close attention to the language they use and I pay particular attention to keywords that alert me to how the subconscious mind might be informing their narrative.

It is so much easier to create change and transformation with tapping if we can identify the often misguided stories driven by the subconscious mind.

One of those words is “should”.

The word “should” comes with so much baggage. It does not just express what needs to happen, but carries with it a huge amount of unspoken information and expectation.

In this week's podcast, I break down all of the extra emotional meanings conveyed by the word “should”. I also share a simple four-step tapping process you can use to uncover and clear the resistance that usually accompanies the word “should”.

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Pod #631: The Yes Code w/ Carol Look

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Before we can take action aimed at improving our lives, we need to know what to do, how to do it, have access to the necessary resources, and the internal desire or reason to take action.

Sometimes you might have these four elements in place and still find yourself struggling to act because you are held back by internal resistance.

For as long as I have known about Carol Look and her work (which has been going on for close to two decades), she has talked about how to identify and clear this internal resistance. In her most recent book, The Yes Code, Carol explains the step-by-step process of how you can uncover and release this resistance to help you get to an internal emotional “yes!” and take action.

This podcast with Carol is in anticipation of the release of The Yes Code on October 8th and shares the process of clearing resistance as well as what she learned about herself and the process through writing the book.

You can sign up for bonus training by visiting The Yes Code book launch page.

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Guest: Carol Look

Contact: web @ CarolLook.com

About Carol: Carol Look is a Founding EFT Master, licensed psychotherapist, author, world-renowned workshop presenter and speaker, and creator of her signature coaching method, The Yes Code™. Carol has taught workshops in England, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States. Known for her laser-like focus and state-of-the-art approach, Carol helps clients release their limiting beliefs and emotional conflicts so they can enjoy lives of exceptional success and fulfillment. Carol is a regularly featured energy medicine expert on leading global summits and is a featured expert in the field’s top documentaries.