Tag Archives: Fear

Reasons That Stop Us From Trying

May 20, 2011 by Gene Monterastelli

Often we are ourselves the biggest obstacle to our success. We hold beliefs that prevent us from trying, that prevent us from recognizing the opportunities we have to move forward. “Brian” was in a situation where he wanted to move forward with his ...

Pod #59: Fear of Public Speaking w/ Janet Hilts

April 20, 2011 by Gene Monterastelli

"According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the ...

Pod #57: Tools v Delivery, Clearing Resistance, Finding Roots Cause, and Worry v Fear

March 30, 2011 by Gene Monterastelli

This is a slightly different type of podcast. Instead of a straightforward teaching or an interview it is much more a conversation. The topic of the conversation with my friend Jondi Whitis where we talk about using tapping protocols and how we find ...

How Progress Happens – 10 Lessons Learned From Working With The Feeling of Anxiety All Day At Work

February 19, 2011 by Gene Monterastelli

photo by Phil Hollenback Recently I was working with "Kelly." We had been working every week or two for 30 minutes at a time on the issue of anxiety she was feeling at work. When we started working she described the anxiety as being present ...

FEAR! – 4 Questions That Will Help Us To Deal With It. (part 2 of 2)

February 9, 2011 by Gene Monterastelli

Where do I start with unbridled fear? photo by Loretta Prencipe I recently asked the members of Tapping Q and A Facebook Group what topic I should spend some time writing about. The first response back was "Where do I ...

FEAR! – Why It Exists (part 1 of 2)

January 12, 2011 by Gene Monterastelli

Where do I start with unbridled fear? photo by Sasha Wolff I recently asked the members of Tapping Q & A Facebook Group what topic I should spend some time writing about. The first response back was "Where do I start with ...

When Excited Clients Disappear

December 25, 2010 by Gene Monterastelli

Recently I had three clients that I had great first sessions with. We did amazing work. They were excited. One of them was even talking about how she was also going to get her husband to come see me for a session. Now they are gone. I have tried ...

Psychological Reversal

July 10, 2010 by Gene Monterastelli

One more time, what is the deal with psychological reversal and how does it relate to secondary gain? A friend of mine was working on a writing project and she called to get my perspective on psychological reversal. Here are my reflections. What is ...

Pod #37: Tapping for Trauma w/ Gwyneth Moss

June 9, 2010 by Gene Monterastelli

Trauma is one of the words that we throw around when talking about difficult times. In this interview I talk with EFT Master Gwyneth Moss about the true nature of trauma. She very succinctly explains how we experience trauma and how to deal with it. ...

Fear of Loving and Being Loved

April 1, 2010 by Gene Monterastelli

I know I would like to have deeper loving relationships in my life, but for some reason I keep self-sabotaging. Is there a reason I might be doing this and is there a way to us Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT)/tapping to deal with it? Often ...

My Goal Isn’t Believable (2 of 10)

January 15, 2010 by Gene Monterastelli

[Note: This is part 2 of a 10 part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The complete series can be found @ weight release series.] photo by Hans ...

Pod #24: Fear, Anxiety, Safety, and Freedom w/ Rick Wilkes

January 9, 2010 by Gene Monterastelli

Writing a description of an interview with Rick Wilkes is always a difficult task. On the surface there is the topic at hand for the interview, but when we are chatting things move more much far afield into deep issues of healing and well-being than ...

Can I Tap In Something Bad?

September 13, 2009 by Gene Monterastelli

I have a very important decision to make. When I consider one of the options I have a very strong emotional reaction. I am not sure if this is my higher-self warning me about making the choice or if it is a limiting belief that I shouldn't heed. I ...

Losing My Ability To Feel Emotions

March 31, 2009 by Gene Monterastelli

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 ...

When Our Change Affects Others

February 5, 2009 by Gene Monterastelli

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 ...

Seeing Yourself as an Expert

April 21, 2008 by Gene Monterastelli

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 ...