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.
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EFT 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 MoreEFT and the Cancer Experience: Part 1
This article is taken from material presented at the EFT Gathering, 2020.
It presents an overview, taken from personal experience, of how EFT can be used to assist people to deal with a cancer diagnosis, the treatment process and whatever comes next.
EFT and the Cancer Experience: Part 2
The process of dealing with cancer, or helping someone else to deal with it, can seem huge, complex and overwhelming. EFT can be a superb tool for navigating through the whole cancer experience when it’s used as a complementary therapy alongside the normal medical treatments. EFT Practitioners can help themselves or their clients though the […]
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 MoreEFT & Toxic Relationships – Gaslighting
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 […]
Read MoreHow to Stop Emotional Eating for Good with EFT: Common Themes and Strategies.
Beliefs underlying emotional eating and EFT strategies to overcome it.
Read MoreCan EFT Play an Integral Role in Helping Victims of Sexual Assault?
Like many studies, there are weaknesses. These include a small sample size, and no randomization or control group. There was no long term follow up, and there was a lack of formal psychiatric diagnosis prior to participation. The authors acknowledge these and state the need for further and more thorough examination of both interventions as singular and combined approaches.
Read MoreTapping for Parents
An Article based on my own fears that I have carried for years. A deeper insight into how my presenting issue was much deeper than I expected it to be.
Read MoreEFT And The Lotus Flower
In this article I compare the benefits of an EFT session with the beauty of a Lotus Flower that emerges from muddy waters and displays its beauty to the world.
Read MoreCancer, Hysterectomy Prevention & Tapping
How I avoided a hysterectomy by tapping….
Read MorePlaying with fire – Even though I’m afraid of striking matches…
The beauty of EFT is that it clears the unhelpful, life-limiting, excess emotional charge around something, but it does not remove normal emotional reactions (fire can be hugely destructive, a healthy respect for it is entirely appropriate) – nor common sense.
Read MoreBeing Aware of “The Wobbles” in an EFT session
A reason why progress with long term EFT clients is not always smooth.
Read MoreWhen Everyday Little ‘t’ Traumas Turn Into Big ‘T’ Traumas
Here’s a friendly and accessible discussion of how life’s everyday events can suddenly turn into traumatic memories. Knowing this gives us the power to see the event for what it is, and then more easily deconstruct them with EFT.
Read MoreThe Personal Peace Procedure
The Personal Peace Procedure is an exercise for using EFT to make peace with what happened to you in the past. It was created by EFT developer Gary Craig and is considered a foundational EFT application.
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