Do you sometimes hold yourself back from making choices because of concern about how they may impact those around you?
It is good to be thoughtful about how your actions affect others, but we can't allow this to dictate our choices. If we put ...
The majority of the issues that I work on with my clients have something to do with the people in their lives.
Sometimes the issue concerns someone we interact with now, and at other times it is about the limiting beliefs people have given us in ...
There is an interesting phenomenon that crops up as we become more experienced tappers and more experienced with healing and change work. We start to recognize what is possible with healing!
There are two sides to this. On one hand we can become ...
When I am working with clients I pay particular attention to the words they use to describe what they are experiencing. That's because more often than not our emotional response is informed by how we describe what is going on, rather than what is ...
Recently I was working with a client on using tapping to help him to go after some major goals in his life.
He didn’t need to address a particular issue, but instead he was looking for a good way to set himself up to pursue his goals. After we ...
One of the most powerful tools in my own learning as a practitioner has been listening to other practitioners working with real clients on real issues. It is a great chance to see how a skilled practitioner takes concepts I understand intellectually ...
It is difficult for us to see the people we love suffer but often we don’t consider the consequences when we rush in to help. Our need to bring peace and comfort can override all other thoughts and considerations. This is not always the healthiest ...
While on retreat a number years ago Russ Hudson said, “We must be in touch with the mind, body, and spirit in order to be candidates for transformation.”
Because of the nature of the modern world we have lost touch with our physical bodies. Most ...
We often treat our bodies as if they are the enemy and the journey towards better health as a battle.
We can feel betrayed by our bodies, and feel hopeless and frustrated by our slow or lack of progress.
But our bodies are not our enemy. In ...
More than once I have thought, "I should have known better."
There are times when we make mistakes and poor choices where we did the best we could. In hindsight we recognize that we could have done better. There are other times when we knew better ...
The key to tapping is finding a way to emotionally tune into the issue at hand. It's a cliche, but a picture really is worth a thousand words and they can be used to connect with emotions and root causes quickly (and without words). In this short ...
I want you to imagine you are meeting someone for the very first time. They know nothing about you. You have to describe yourself to that person, but you can only use one word descriptions.
Which words would you use?
Father, wife, grandson, ...
At times I have found myself stuck in this thought: "I can't move on until I learn an important lesson from the past."
It is true that we need to learn from our experiences. That is what growth and evolution is all about. Often we will keep ...
Sometimes we won't tap because we think an issue is too big. Or we feel like we can't make enough progress to make worth our while. When tapping sometimes doing just a little is enough to make a big difference.
In this short video we look at how ...
There are times when we find ourselves caring for someone who is going through something major, be it a physical or mental issue. We want nothing but the best for our loved one, but we can end up spreading ourselves too thin. We give everything we ...
On more than one occasion I have thought, "I made a mistake and deserve to suffer for it."
Culturally the belief is that when someone has done something wrong they should be punished. Even if we don't personally think this, it is such a pervasive ...
Tapping can be used in lots of different ways. One way we can use it is to tap before we eat to promote better digestion, more enjoyment of our food, and a great sense of gratitude. In this short video I explain how to use tapping before we ...
There is a lot of talk about the idea of what we manifest in our lives, both positive and negative. I personally think that we pay too much attention to manifesting and attracting and give nowhere near enough credit to personal choice and response. ...
There is a very American ethic that says that if something is worth having it is worth working hard for. Great virtue is attached to working hard so that you are able to say you "deserve" what you received. I have nothing against hard work, but it ...
Sometimes when we tap we are able to reduce our SUDs level down to less than a two, or to the point where it feels like just a shadow of the issue. When this happens there is a very simple way to knock out that last little bit. In this video I ...