A few days ago, right in front of my eyes, I saw a perfect example of how our emotional reactions (not logic) lead to our actions – especially in times of stress. We went for our daily walk. It was breezy. Someone close to me had an unexpected sneeze. It was loud and completely ... [ Read More ]
How Emotional Baggage Works
Imagine wearing a big backpack. Every time we felt an emotion and ignored, denied, or suppressed it, it’s like putting the emotion in that backpack, and carrying it with us. It’s not truly gone, even though we think we’ve successfully ‘dealt’ with it. We’re still carrying it with us. Every ... [ Read More ]
How to co-ordinate phrases with tapping for effective EFT
A question that comes up often when people start learning about EFT is this: "I attended a short workshop (2-3 hours) and it looked easy when the workshop host lead it. Now I want to tap for my own issue, but I still don’t know how to co-ordinate the phrases with the tapping. Even though I ... [ Read More ]
Uncertainty and the Strange New World we Live in
I’ve spoken to many friends, clients and others over the past few months about the massive amounts of uncertainty we’re facing. It seems that for so many of us, big decisions we would have made had it not been for the pandemic, have been put on hold. I’ve heard ... [ Read More ]
EFT Borrowing Benefits
If you don’t know what the marvelous method of EFT (tapping) is, start by finding out what it EFT is here. Many people do not know that tapping along with others’ emotional issues, can help reduce their own. It’s called “Borrowing Benefits” with EFT. I’ve heard so many times from clients “I ... [ Read More ]
Tapping on the ‘negative’ thing
“When we tap (EFT), why do we use words about the thing we don’t want, instead of what we DO want? It feels like it reinforces my fear!” This is a great question and I hear it often. When we use EFT tapping, we tune in to a problem we experience while we tap on specific stress-relief points on ... [ Read More ]
EFT for Pets, aka Surrogate Tapping
Pets play such an amazing role in our lives. They can be a person’s best friend and companion. They’re non-judgmental and forgive us in a flash for an angry word or mean tone of voice. They don’t hold grudges. They shower us with love and are incredibly excited when we come home. (I’m not so sure if ... [ Read More ]
I just want to feel calmer so my brain can work again!
Sometimes we have the idea that we must do hours of tapping for a problem to improve. Recently a client had a session due to severe anxiety. She was frequently waking up with a racing heart, unable to sleep again. Her nervous system was revving so high that she wasn’t able to relax and get good ... [ Read More ]
Grief, Feeling our Feelings and Empathy
A story of sadness and its gifts Saturday afternoon I became aware of deep sadness in me. I saw one or two articles about the death of George Floyd in the US. I purposefully chose not to watch the video. I knew those images would be imprinted in my mind and they usually re-visit me just as I'm ... [ Read More ]
Our Challenges are made up of Layers
In the beginning of my practice 14 years ago, I was incredibly excited to help people with my new tool, EFT tapping. Many clients expected a large issue would simply vanish in one single appointment. I was inexperienced and could not yet explain how that was not realistic. I might even have had ... [ Read More ]