Tag Archives: Emotions

Not Knowing Where To Begin/A Good Way To Start

August 20, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

photo by Let Ideas Compete Recently I have been working with a number first time clients. Many of them are very experienced with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/EvEFT) and have come to work with me because they are dealing with something that ...

Pod #12: How Our Emotions Serve Us

June 14, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

This week’s podcast deals with two of the most common questions I receive from clients and readers. First, we look at how negative emotions like anger, frustration, jealousy, and sadness can serve us. Second, we cover how to come up with tapping ...

Pod #11: Tapping for Romantic Relationships w/ Gina Parris

June 4, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

As humans one of the places we have the opportunity to find joy and discover who we are is through our intimate relationships. Because of this we have a tendency to over-think, over- analyze, and over-function as we seek out these relationships. In ...

Pod #8: Energy Hygiene – Managing the Energy of Other’s Emotions

May 5, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

After podcast #7 (Sensitive Temperaments) I was inundated with requests. Lots of readers and clients said something to the effect of, “Rue was talking about me. I never knew what was going on. Now that I know this is who I am, what do I do about ...

Video: Energy Hygiene – Managing the Energy of Other’s Emotions

May 5, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

Sensitive Temperaments

April 24, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Everyone in my life says that I am “way too sensitive” and it’s frustrating. I love the fact that I feel so deeply, but I don’t like everyone thinking I am overreacting. Is there something wrong with me? There are lots of people in the world who ...

Pod #7: Sensitive Temperaments w/ Rue Hass

April 24, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Have people often told you, “Oh, you are just too sensitive...You take things so hard...Why can’t you just let it go...What’s wrong with you...You are such a cry baby”? If the answer is yes, then you probably have a sensitive temperament. BUT that is ...

Video: Sensitive Temperaments w/ Rue Hass

April 24, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Have you ever heard, “Oh, you are just too sensitive...You take things so hard...Just let it roll off your back...Why can’t you just let it go...What’s wrong with you...You are such a cry baby”??? Then you probably have a sensitive temperament. BUT ...

Losing My Ability To Feel Emotions

March 31, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

I have been successful with EFT when it comes to working on minor aches and pains. There are some big emotional things from my past I would like to tap on, but I am afraid. I worry that I am going to tap away my ability to feel emotions. Is EFT going ...

Pod #1: Using EFT to heal without moving too far too fast w/ Rick Wilkes (+ making EFT routine)

March 3, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli 3 Comments

In this episode we answer the question, “How can I make EFT part of my daily routine?” in this interview with Rick Wilkes where he shares how to heal effectively without excessive emotional highs and lows. Show Topic: While it is true that there are ...

Sadness

February 26, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Sadness can be one of the hardest emotions to use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/EvEFT) for. It just doesn’t do it justice to tap on the phrase, “I feel sad.”1 Somehow the word sad doesn’t encompass all that goes along with our feelings because ...

When Our Change Affects Others

February 5, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I love EFT and use it a lot. It’s been very helpful with small emotional issues and simple physical pains. But when it comes to bigger issues I have a concern. I’m afraid that if I change the person I am I will hurt the people I love. Do you have any ...

Our Emotions Are Illogical And Make No Sense

January 26, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Sometimes the healing process is hampered by our logical mind. We get to the point where we can name our issues, but they make no sense at all. We can logically see how things are different from what our emotions believe. This can be a very difficult ...

Getting Back To That Session That Was So Powerful

January 22, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

photo by Meredith Farmer Occasionally we have unusually powerful Evolving Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/EvEFT) sessions. When we sit down later to tap, we wish there was a way to recapture the healing aspects of that session or continue to ...

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 ...

Emotional Triggers (Part 2 of 3)

October 13, 2007 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

Is there anything I can do with EFT to help with my emotional triggers? photo by Fergus Ray Murray In part 1 of this series we looked at what emotional triggers are and what we can do after one of these triggers has been set off. In ...