My father drank to cope. His way of coping cut me and my brothers and sister off from the best parts of him. He coped with life’s many challenges using alcohol and food and inappropriate sex and purchases and power over people. He never was unable to have an emotionally vulnerable conversation with any of us eight kids.

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Guilt and shame producing phrases echo through many people’s childhood. Parents, teachers, grandparents, siblings, even complete strangers use those words, and others repeat them. Those phrases are used because they work… at least in the short run. They are great way to “cope” with and manage children. Here’s why…

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Rejection is a big block to moving forward in our power. Dealing with Rejection: He Doesn’t Want To See Me! (with Inner Tapping) Watch the video or read and tap along. Or both, if you like! We’ve all been hurt some time. The insecurity, the feeling of rejection when someone doesn’t want to see you

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You can watch the video, read below, or both! And tap to increase resiliency and ease in your life! Hey everyone. I’m Cathy Vartuli from www.thrivingnow.com and today we’re talking about dealing with surprise. When we get surprised it hurts. A lot of us were taught that surprise is painful. We were brought up in

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Today we’re going to talk about Expectations vs. Agreements. There’s a big difference between them. A lot of people don’t realize there is a difference or how deeply it can impact relationships of all kinds. Let me give you an example…

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How much does perfectionism run your life? Lots of us wouldn’t even call it perfectionism… we call it “just being adequate enough to start.” We think if we’re thin enough, prepared enough, polished enough, we won’t get hurt, and we won’t get rejected.

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In these separate Attune Magazine Radio interviews, Jean Maurie and Maggie Lukowski talk to both Rick and Cathy about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), spirit, guidance, how we use tapping, sex, love, and relationships. Listen to Interview with Rick Wilkes (1:00:53) or Download MP3   Listen to Interview with Cathy Vartuli (1:01:44) or Download MP3   Jean Maurie is a Thriving Now Team

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Interview with Rick Wilkes by Gene Monterastelli of TappingQandA.com Gene writes: We live in interesting times. Every morning when I wake up I am bombarded with friend requests, invitations to attend events, fund projects, and try new programs. At the exact same time it is possible for me to go through an entire day and not

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Are you happiest when your heart is engaged with what you’re doing? Do you feel satisfied and fulfilled when you love the people you work with and care about what you’re creating in the world? For people like us, we want to bring our hearts into collaborative work. Sure, we also want to to be

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I just heard that someone I cared about passed away. She wasn’t someone I was close to day-to-day. In fact I hadn’t seen her in a couple years. But she was very kind to me when I was a confused and lonely teenager, and I liked knowing she was in the world.

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