In this article I discuss the field of energy psychology, and how it is couched within the larger field of energy medicine. I review the latest trends in EP research, and discuss how nurses have contributed to the evidence base for EP. I also discuss the use of the “E word”, and why it’s both useful and problematic in describing the field of EP.
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Negative Core Beliefs
Limiting or negative core beliefs are deeply held assumptions and attitudes about the world that shape our perception of reality. Trauma can have a significant impact on these beliefs, shaping the way we view ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Read MoreHow I Used Trauma-Informed Practices to Help a Student Return to Class in 20 Minutes
Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) with kids when I was a School Counselor felt like the magic wand I had been looking for. I finally found the tools I needed to help my students heal. Better yet, I was able to teach them how to self-apply the techniques to use in the classroom or anytime they felt their emotions getting uncomfortably intense.
Read further to learn about one of my most memorable stories using EFT in a school setting.
How Trauma Alters Memory – Why Every EFT Practitioner Should Know About the Amygdala and Hippocampus
The more you understand about how memory works, especially traumatic ones, the more effective you will be as an EFT Practitioner.
Read More7 Ways That Childhood Trauma Affects Your Ability To Find Your Earthmate-Soulmate
With the right tools, like EFT, and guidance, individuals can work through these issues that have resulted from unhealed childhood traumas so they can and build healthy, loving relationships.
Read MoreEFT and Trauma’s Upward Healing Spiral
As trauma survivors and EFT practitioners, we often hear the question ‘When is this going to end?’ The answer is complicated. When we are in the dorsal vagal state configured in the moment by big T traumas, we can’t scream or fight off those who hurt us. We can’t summon the energy to escape, or […]
Read MoreRacial Trauma
Racial trauma is the emotional and psychological harm that is experienced as a result of being subjected to racism, discrimination, and other forms of racial violence. It can take many forms, including microaggressions, verbal abuse, physical violence, and systemic discrimination.
Read MoreMindfulness and EFT in Schools
In July 2022 major news outlets published a flurry of articles about the findings of the MY Resilience In ADolescence (MYRIAD) study programme on the effectiveness of school-based mindfulness training (SBMT). The results were surprising. The project was conducted by researchers from Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, Kings College London, University College London and Pennsylvania State University. […]
Read MoreClearing Claustrophobia in an fMRI Machine
A claustrophic client who had to be pulled out of an fMRI machine relives her birth on her way to finding peace in the machine
Read MoreReleasing Trauma and Discharging the Freeze Response… In My Cat!
An example of Surrogate Tapping on my cat which unexpectedly Discharged the Freeze Response from an old Trauma and changed her behaviours for the rest of her life.
Read MoreTapping During Home Flooding
As I was sat on my bed, I thought to myself, “Just let your body do what it needs to do. You’re having a meltdown and that’s okay. Allow it to happen.” I cried, and I tapped. Slowly the symptoms subsided. I lay down, but I couldn’t sleep. The rain didn’t stop, and the water level kept rising.
Read MoreEFT for Pregnancy and Birth
Resolving a memory of one’s own birth before one is due to give birth oneself is to my mind a gift to one’s children that is pretty hard to beat. This is exactly what happened in session recently. Firstly, I need to point out that this resolution happened spontaneously, as for most people ‘going there’ […]
Read MoreTapping into peace from silent stress from world events
this article describes how tapping can uncover hidden emotional impacts of seeing or hearing about disturbing world events. It explains how the author reduced her own silent stress related to 9/11, the Australian bushfires of 2019-20, and COVID, and how doing this for yourself, family and/or clients can strengthen the collective field for increased peace.
Read MoreHow to Test Your Tapping Through Your Energy Field – A ‘Convincer’ for Newbies
Lots of people store trauma images in their energy field, outside the body , although they may not realise it. Asking the right question opens such an image to spontaneously test their tapping results.
Read MoreCultivating a Healthy Relationship With Our Feelings and Emotions
Feelings and emotions I find feelings, thoughts, beliefs and emotions to be such interesting and mysterious facets of our shared human experience. Feelings and emotions are always communicating something to us. Guiding us, directing us, giving us clues, feedback and insights into our inner workings, and in relation to others and the world around us. […]
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