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Recent articles from Thriving Now.
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#24 – Vibrational approach to healing
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #24 – Vibrational Approach to Healing This podcast refers to the Denver Workshop: The Vibrational Approach to Healing, held June 12-14, 2008 Companion Guide A diagnosis, injury, or persistent symptom can launch an urgent campaign: change everything, research…
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Treat Your Job Like a One-Customer Business
We usually divide working life into two identities: employees have jobs; entrepreneurs have businesses. There is another useful perspective. An employee can treat the job as an intentional one-customer business. The employer is the current customer. The employee brings time, skill, judgment, reliability, and care in exchange for pay, experience, relationships, and other forms of…
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When Writer’s Block Is Protecting You From the Project Behind the Project
Writer’s block is easy to treat as a defect in discipline, talent, or confidence. Sometimes the writing itself is not the real threat. The article may imply a book. The proposal may create a long contract. The first chapter may expose us to criticism, visibility, or expectations we have not consciously agreed to. A small…
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Just Relax and Take a Deep Breath… Yeah, Right!
Have you ever had someone tell you, “Hey, just relax!” As if it was that easy! When we’re feeling stress and anxiety, we’re operating from a part of our primitive programming that isn’t INTERESTED in relaxing. It wants to fight, take flight, or freeze in place… quivering with fright.
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Anxiety Constricted Breathing

Anxiety and stress affect both our body and our mind DEEPLY. Learning to self-manage your emotions and how they affect you physically is a core skill necessary for living a thriving life. If you would like to learn more, start your membership in our group coaching program now.
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#23 – Releasing sabotage
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #23 – Releasing sabotage Companion Guide Self-sabotage is a harsh name for the moment when one part of you wants improvement and another does not follow through. You may know the exercise, food choice, phone call, meditation, tapping,…
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What If All Is Well? A Grounded Practice for Uncertain Times
“What if all is well?” can sound absurd when the evidence is painful. The test result changed. The forecast looks bad. Someone we love is struggling. The practical situation deserves attention, and pretending otherwise would not be wisdom. We use the question differently. It is not a conclusion we force ourselves to believe. It is…
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Soften Your Eyes to Soften Your Body
Stress changes the way we look. Our visual attention narrows. We stare at the threat, mistake, screen, instrument, expression, or object that seems most important. The muscles around the eyes tighten, and the rest of the body often joins them. Sometimes we need precise focus. Reading small print, threading a needle, driving, or handling a…
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#22 – How do I stop worrying?
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #22 – How do I stop worrying? Companion Guide Worry can masquerade as responsibility. It says that if you stop rehearsing what could go wrong, you will become careless, miss the danger, or fail the people you love.…

