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EFT vs. Toxic Positivity: Embracing Genuine Emotions

Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 140. I’ve recently started reading a fascinating book titled Toxic Positivity by Whitney Goodman. Goodman discusses how much of today’s positivity lingo, although well-intentioned, can actually be counterproductive. Many positive statements we hear or say to ourselves are oversimplified and lack nuance, compassion, and curiosity. Instead of helping, they can dismiss or …

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Setting Boundaries with EFT: Choosing Short-Term vs. Long-Term Discomfort

Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 139. Setting boundaries can be challenging for many of us, especially if we’re used to putting others’ needs first. Often, we avoid the short-term discomfort of saying “no” to something we don’t truly want to do, like volunteering when we’re already stretched thin. However, this can lead to greater discomfort later on as …

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Breaking Down Difficult Periods: Using EFT on Long-Term Challenges

Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 138.  When tapping on difficult emotions, it can sometimes feel overwhelming if we’re dealing with what seems like a whole period of time that was challenging or distressing. It’s common to have memories of long-term struggles, like a difficult school year or an uncomfortable work environment, and to feel as …

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Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Approaches to Emotions: How EFT Combines Both

Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 137. When it comes to managing and processing emotions, two primary approaches can help us understand how we deal with our emotional experiences: top-down and bottom-up. These approaches represent different pathways in the brain for regulating emotions. Today, I’d like to explore these approaches and how EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) …

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Offering a Free EFT Session in Exchange for Your Insights on EFT

Hello everyone, I’m an Accredited Advanced EFT Practitioner as well as a psychologist and have been engaging with EFT for several years, helping individuals manage their emotional reactions and triggers and find more peace and control in their lives. I’m currently looking to deepen my understanding of what brings people to EFT, particularly those who …

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Using EFT to Address Imposter Syndrome

Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 134. Today, I’d like to talk about how to apply EFT to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is a psychological pattern where people doubt their accomplishments and abilities, fearing they’ll be exposed as a fraud despite evidence of their success. It often involves persistent feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, even …

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Silencing the “Buzzing Bee”: How EFT Can Improve Your Focus and Performance

Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 133. Years ago, I heard a wonderful analogy by Gary Craig, the founder of EFT, about how negative thoughts and beliefs affect our performance and enjoyment. The analogy went like this: Imagine two people of equal intelligence are taking an exam. One of them has a bee buzzing around, …

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