“It’s not as though EFT takes a long time to clear everyday difficulties, it’s not particularly complicated and you don’t need any special equipment apart from your fingertips, but many people just forget to tap. This article will give you 10 tips and strategies to remind you to use EFT in everyday life and get the many benefits it has to offer.”

“If we have experienced trauma we naturally develop coping mechanisms. It can be useful to think of these mechanisms as characters in our own personal story. We can imagine a Sentinel character and a Protector character.”

“When someone we are working with is stuck in struggle or seemingly unable to make any headway, it may be because we are not quite being present enough with where that person is standing.”

“In EFT, we are always on the lookout for core issues, but sometimes a core issue is so big, it’s like we’re standing too close to a large painting. Tapping through the questions in the way we did was a like a slow stepping back. With each step the whole story was allowed to come into greater focus…”

“Even though I don’t want to let go of this Tom stuff, because he should say he’s sorry and acknowledge his part in it first, and then maybe I’ll let go of it… But I still want to respect myself and all my feelings.”

“By watching him becoming a more gentle, peaceful person, becoming more confident with his body and his outlook on life, I can still remember feeling that things changed into unknown territory during those last few days we spent together. He couldn’t wait to get back home, he obviously had found what he’d been looking for.”

“…Suddenly she opens up and talks about certain memories that are now flooding her mind. I have bits and pieces to work with now. Each session is a tiny bit easier and we can work, letting EFT do its magic!”

Today, I decided to try things a little differently. I told him that he did not have to tap, but he did have to pay attention. I would just tap on myself, if that would be ok with him. It was. I also asked if I could be him. He agreed…

“In your mind, you may say, ‘Thank you, shield, for having protected me all this while. I needed you around at that time, but right now, I’m ready to let you go…’”

“This session affirmed for both of us that the need for just being, not doing or fixing is a critical part of the healing process.”