Challenging relationships Many of us have challenging relationships in our lives. The difficult sibling, the uncomfortable colleague, the challenging mother-in-law, or the boyfriend. Sometimes these relationships can be helped by openness and discussion from both sides. However, some relationships in life seem to be toxic and painful regardless of what you say or do. Perhaps […]
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Contemplating Black Lives Matter
What is this really about? The first time I read the phrase Black Lives Matter, I thought, “Of course they do!”, but what is this really about? Is this a political issue? Is this unique to the West, where wealth has been accrued through discrimination and disregard of life? Perhaps this is more relevant to […]
Read MoreDrawing on ancestral wisdom to grow our businesses
Our ancestors may feel far off, especially if we’ve never met them. Yet how many stories get passed down the family line about the hardships our relatives suffered? Stories of struggle, survival in difficult times, or of how they were let down by others. How much do these tales shape the way we approach our […]
Read MoreTap for yourself AND tap for your dog…
She’s Back! During the last month we thought we were losing our beloved Golden Retriever, Dharma, who turns 13 today! Disc issues, parasites, pancreatitis, a thyroid issue, high bacteria counts, and a lump were all diagnosed. It just seemed to get worse and worse. The meds the vet prescribed caused her to lose her appetite, […]
Read MoreIntroverts, Extroverts and Holidays
If you’re an introvert, you might understand this thought: I look forward to the holiday… but so few people understand my need for quiet time! And of course, the feelings that go with it. Reluctance, inner conflict, maybe anxiety or dread about all the social interaction ahead. This topic always comes to mind for me […]
Read MoreHappy Trails: A Modern Day Family Travel Advisory
Combining families, traditions or holidays this year? A guide to happier trails.
Read More“Tricked” Into Believing You Are Selfish?
Do you begin to feel selfish when you dare to turn your attention to doing things for yourself, or heaven forbid if you decide to do something purely for the sake of having fun? A curious thing is how often people believe themselves to be selfish, when it simply isn’t true.
Read MoreCan Attachment Theory Explain All Our Relationships?
“Secure adults tend to value attachment relationships and are able to describe experiences coherently, whether negative (e.g., parental rejection or over-involvement) or positive, says Main. Dismissing adults tend either to devalue the importance of attachment relationships or to idealize their parents without being able to illustrate their positive evaluations with concrete events demonstrating secure interaction. Preoccupied adults are still very much involved and preoccupied with their past attachment experiences and are therefore not able to describe them coherently. Dismissing and preoccupied adults are both considered insecure.”
Linked ArticleResolving Issues with Ex-Husband by combining Surrogate EFT and Matrix Reimprinting
“While she feels that he is a good man, he was just not the man for her and when she checked on her current feelings about him, she found she was concerned about how he was feeling, how much he was hurting…”
Read MoreAncestral Matrix Reimprinting to Help Heal Present Day Relationship Issues
“If time really is a constructed illusion, if everything really is energy and we are all actually energetically connected as the quantum physicists tell us, then the possibilities for healing the planet and everyone on it, with EFT, are even more incredible…”
Read MoreUsing a Movie as an Emotional Trigger – A Case Study
”Here is the case of Jennifer (fictitious name) where the movie she watched just the day before the EFT session was the key to unlock something big, and this brings remarkable results. “
Read MoreBorrowing Benefits from a Special Session
“Immediately following my session with her, I noticed that MY deep body-level, crazy-making grief, exhaustion and sadness that had been there previously was no longer the same.”
Read MoreBeing Specific Leads to EFT Breakthrough
“At one point, when talking about what the announcement of the divorce had provoked in my mind at the time, I instantly said: “The feeling that it would never be the same ever again”, and tears started flowing. We had to stop tapping. All day long, every time I would think of this key sentence, tears would roll down my checks.”
Read MoreBlurt Power: UnLeashing Your Inner “Ouch!”
“A long time ago I learned to be silent (or at least gracious!), in the face of insult or unfairness. Apparently this was thought to be good manners, and also had the added effect of not escalating an already unpleasant situation. In hindsight, it was not such a good lesson to learn…”
Read MoreHow Food Obsession Hid a Relationship Issue
“We tapped through the points with the new possibility that both of them wanted the exact same thing- to be closer and to love one another- but were coming at it very differently. As men and women often do! “
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