Tag Archives: Transform

Pod #423: Fix v. Transform

January 20, 2020 By Gene Monterastelli 1 Comment

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 ...

TapAlong #14A: Taking Risks

October 3, 2011 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." - Pablo Picasso Trying new things can be hard. It requires us to put ourselves at risk. It requires us to face the fact that we don't know everything. We know ...

TapAlong #4: Changing How We See Ourselves and the World

July 29, 2011 By Gene Monterastelli 2 Comments

A few years ago I was on retreat with Russ Hudson. At the beginning of the three days he said, "Who I think I am will die in this process. What I lose is my illusions." Often the transformation process isn't about becoming something new but rather ...

Pod #34: Using NLP Logical Levels w/ Wil Horton

May 6, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

In a number of Gary Craig's original EFT DVDs he talked about how helpful knowing and understanding NLP concepts are. I can speak from my own experience at how valuable these principles, concepts, and techniques are when working with clients or doing ...

People Might Not Like It When We Change

April 23, 2010 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

I have been using tapping for the last six months and love the results. One thing I have noticed is that my family is not excited about my change at all. Some of the members of my family even resent it. Is this common and is there anything I can ...

When Reward Systems Go Bad: Food As A Reward

May 29, 2009 By Gene Monterastelli Leave a Comment

photo by Infidelic We are all familiar with reward systems (even if we don’t use that name). “If you clean your room you can watch TV.” “I will read one more chapter and then take a walk.” “Once I pay the bills I will go get a ...