Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 220. One of the things I find most fascinating about EFT is that the issue we bring into a session is not always the issue that ends up changing. (The client described in this article gave me permission to share her story, and identifying details have been changed to …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 219. One of the most discouraging experiences when doing EFT is feeling like you are putting in the effort, noticing a little relief while you tap, but then finding that the underlying issue doesn’t seem to improve very much. Perhaps you feel calmer for a few minutes afterwards, but …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 218. One challenge that many people encounter when doing EFT on their own is finding that they simply can’t connect with the emotions they want to work on. This often happens when tapping on older memories that are contributing to the issue we are trying to resolve (what in …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 217. Many people think of EFT primarily as a tool for reducing stress, anxiety, or other unpleasant emotions. And it certainly can be very effective for that. By tapping while giving the microphone to our thoughts, feelings, and body sensations, we often find that the emotional charge attached to …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 216. We all experience unpleasant emotions from time to time. Sometimes they are understandable reactions to difficult situations, and other times they seem to come out of nowhere. A comment, a facial expression, or a seemingly minor event suddenly triggers a strong emotional response of anger, fear, grief, shame, …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 215. A question that comes up from time to time is whether EFT can be used to help with manifestation, and if so, how. Manifestation is generally understood as the idea that we attract certain experiences, opportunities, or outcomes based on our beliefs, thoughts, expectations, energetic vibration, or state …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 214. It might be a large bill you weren’t expecting, an expensive car repair, a sudden loss of income, or any other situation that puts pressure on your finances. Even when the setback is manageable from a practical standpoint, the emotional reaction can sometimes feel quite intense. Part of …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 213. One question that comes up from time to time is whether EFT works better if you tap in your native language. I remember wondering about this myself many years ago. Since then, after working with clients for several years as an EFT practitioner, my answer has become fairly …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 212. From time to time, some of my clients tell me they are afraid they might be losing their minds. What is interesting is that these are not people who are psychotic. More often, they are people who are going through a period of intense stress, anxiety, grief, emotional …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 211. One challenge that sometimes comes up with EFT is the following: A person gets very emotionally triggered in a social situation, but later, when they are finally home and have the time and privacy to tap on it, they notice they can barely feel anything anymore. This can …