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Wanting Is Not the Same as Demanding
For some people, the phrase “I want” carries far more charge than three small words should. Wanting may have been called selfish. Power may have meant aggression. Speaking up may have led to ridicule, conflict, or the loss of friendship. We may believe the only proof of personal power is confronting someone—even when another response…
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#17 – I am not good enough!
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #17—I am not good enough! Companion Guide “I am not good enough” can feel less like a belief and more like an objective verdict. Even people who are capable, accomplished, loved, and externally successful may carry an internal…
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#16 – How can I change my energy around MONEY?
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #16—How can I change my energy around MONEY? Companion Guide Money is practical. It pays rent, buys food, funds care, and opens choices. Yet our response to money is rarely only about arithmetic. A number can activate tension,…
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Ask for What Is in Character—Then Decide What You Need
We often ask people we know very well for the thing they have repeatedly shown they do not naturally offer. We ask the chronically late person to prove love by arriving precisely on time. We ask the emotionally avoidant relative for a deep repair conversation. We ask the disorganized friend to manage the details. We…
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#15 – How can I feel unconditional love?
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #15 — How can I feel unconditional love? Does unconditional love mean that you have to love everyone and everything they do? Fact is, if the experience of love requires that external conditions are all to your liking……
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Why Self-Hate Can Feel Safer Than Self-Love
It seems obvious that loving ourselves should feel better than hating ourselves. Emotionally, that is not always true. Self-hate may be familiar. It may match the language of the family, religion, school, or relationship where we learned how belonging worked. Criticizing ourselves might have reduced attacks, signaled obedience, or kept us from appearing proud. Feeling…
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When Freaking Out Is the Only Exit Your System Trusts
Sometimes we do not become intense because we enjoy intensity. We become intense because quieter signals have repeatedly failed. We asked normally. We hinted. We explained. We waited. We tried to be reasonable. Nothing changed. Then we cried, shouted, collapsed, threatened to leave, or became physically overwhelmed—and suddenly everyone paid attention. The primitive brain learns…
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#14 – How can I feel good about the future?
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #14 — How can I feel good about the future? With all the professionally produced Bad News as well as personal news that you hear from family and friends, how is it possible to feel good about the…
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#13 – How do you handle a chronic condition?
Listen Download MP3 From the archived Rick and Carol EFT podcast series. The series is complete. Episode #13 — How do you handle a chronic condition? Whether you are stuck in pain, a terrible relationship, or a cruddy job, you have got to make the best of it… and that starts by changing your focus.…
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Tend Your Own Fire Instead of Managing Everyone Else’s Mood
Some of us can feel another person’s mood before they say a word. We notice the flat voice, tight jaw, impatience, or heaviness. Then we abandon our own experience and begin trying to lift theirs. We explain, entertain, appease, solve, change the plan, or absorb the grumpiness until the good energy we started with is…