Body Vitality, Safety, & Self-Image
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When Your Body Lives in Constant Threat
A body living in constant threat may show it through a clenched jaw, tight fists, guarded posture, depleted energy, or the sense that the old situation is about to repeat. What looks irrational about hypervigilance often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With…
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Why Unemployment Matters
In a recent article in The Atlantic, business and economics editor Megan McArdle shared her personal reaction to her early career unemployment: I was unemployed for basically two years between the time I graduated from business school in 2001, and the time I accepted a job with The Economist in 2003. I was much luckier…
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I’m Drinking (Eating, Smoking, Shopping…) Too Much
I’m drinking far more than I like or feel good about, but I have to fight myself to limit even a little bit. How can I use tapping to change this?
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When Weight Becomes a Protest Against Your Family
Weight and eating can become a private protest when family members controlled appearance, food, identity, or the right to be different. What looks irrational about family patterns often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With family patterns, the aim is not to make…
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Skin Shame and the Fear of Being Seen
Visible skin symptoms can make every interaction feel like an inspection. Shame may encourage hiding, avoiding intimacy, or treating the condition as proof of being disgusting. What looks irrational about skin shame often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With skin shame, the…
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Waiting For A Diagnosis… So Hard To Be Calm
My doctors think I may have cancer. I’m waiting for the test results. I’m terrified and very anxious. Can I use EFT to help? –Lorraine It’s so hard to wait, Lorraine. We’re sorry. When we are confronted with that anticipation of something that can effect our lives in a profound way, there is often intense…
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Facing This Alone…
When we get news that devastates us, we can feel very alone. Whether we learn that a loved one has passed on, we get a diagnosis of cancer, or we lose something else dear to us, the impact is often overwhelming. Tapping can sometimes only soften the blow. But any comfort is much better than…