Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 135. When working with trauma, there’s an important principle I learned from Craig Weiner and Suzanne Fageol at Tapping out of Trauma: we can only go as fast as the slowest part of us feels safe going. This means that in EFT, we should never force ourselves to push through emotional …
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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 …
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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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 132. When practicing EFT, many of us have encountered moments where we feel stuck, discouraged, or unsure why it’s not working as well as we hoped. After years of practicing EFT, I’ve come across a few key insights that can help make the process more effective. Today, I’d like …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 131. As I’ve discussed in a previous article, we could say that what we focus our attention on while doing EFT (the “Even though I feel… when thinking about…” part of the setup and reminder phrases) is like a cup of tea. We don’t want it to be too cold or too hot. Too …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 130. As we’ve discussed many times, EFT tends to work best when we get specific. The most common way of doing this is by tapping on specific events, such as a memory or an imagined future scenario related to the issue you want to work on. However, if you ever …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 129. Transference and countertransference are phenomena that tend to occur in every therapeutic or coaching relationship. These concepts are related to the dynamics between the client and practitioner. Today, I’ll focus on countertransference. We could say that countertransference takes place when we unconsciously project or “transfer” feelings, thoughts, or …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 128. Transference and countertransference are phenomena that tend to occur in every therapeutic or coaching relationship. These concepts are related to the dynamics between the client and practitioner. Today, I’ll focus on transference. The most common definition of “transference” is when the patient or client projects or “transfers” feelings, …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 127. We’ve all experienced moments of procrastination or resistance when faced with tasks we want to accomplish. Whether it’s writing a book, starting a project, or even tackling daily chores, sometimes we find ourselves stuck. The way to apply EFT in these situations is to notice where in this process …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 126. When practicing EFT, the protocol includes tracking our progress at all times. Before and after each round of tapping, we often measure the emotional intensity using a number scale. This method works very well for many people and has several advantages, such as increasing our motivation as we notice our …