Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 177. When we practice EFT, we often start by choosing a specific memory or imagined future scenario that is related to the issue we want to address. We then notice what emotions arise as we focus on it. This is already a powerful beginning. But there is another step …
A gentle way to experience how this process works, no strings attached. Here’s a quick 20-second intro to the free session and what you can expect. Hi, I’m Bruno — a Psychologist and Accredited Advanced EFT Practitioner. I specialize in helping people manage emotional reactions, release triggers, and feel calmer and more in control. If …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 176. Recently, a client asked me a thoughtful question: How do we know if a feeling we have is just a normal reaction, or something we should tap on? For example, after having an argument with a romantic partner. My answer is that we do not always know in …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 175. Besides EFT Tapping, another modality I am certified in is called Matrix Reimprinting, developed by Karl Dawson in 2008. Matrix Reimprinting builds on EFT but adds a different dimension. In EFT, we tap while focusing on the unpleasant emotions we feel in the present when thinking about an …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 174. Sometimes people worry that using EFT to release difficult emotions might take away the motivation those emotions once gave them. For example, someone might share that breakups used to inspire big life changes—quitting smoking, getting in shape, or pursuing education—but now, after using EFT to ease the emotional …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 173. One of the questions that often comes up—especially for people who are new to tapping—is whether it’s necessary to say the EFT phrases out loud, or if it’s okay to repeat them silently in your head. Traditionally, EFT was taught with the recommendation that you say the phrases …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 172. The fear of making mistakes is one of those emotions that can quietly limit us in more ways than we realize. It can show up in how we work, how we relate to others, and even in how we learn. And for those of us who are therapists, …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 171. If you’ve been trying EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for a while and still feel like you’re not getting the relief others talk about, you’re not alone. It can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you’ve invested hours tapping on a specific memory or issue and it still feels stuck. …
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Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 170. Every once in a while, someone reaches out with a concern that I think many people can relate to, especially when they’re just starting out with EFT: “What if it doesn’t work for me? What if I’m doing my best, but I still feel hopeless and stupid for …
Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 169. When something in our body or mind doesn’t feel right—whether it’s physical pain, chronic tension, insomnia, hair loss, or anxiety—we naturally want it to go away. We want relief. And one of the hopes people often have when trying EFT is: “Will this get rid of my symptom?” …