Do you ever feel intimidated? Even if the other person isn’t meaning to, isn’t doing anything to dominate or judge, we can sometimes feel intimidated and overwhelmed.

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So many people dear to us are going through challenging times. As Emotional Freedom Coaches, we’ve seen how deep changes in our core beliefs about ourselves, the healing of our old traumas, and the awakening of our heart to new perspectives… changes us. It changes our mind, it changes our body, and it changes the

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When you speak your truth… When you profess your love… When you ask for what you want… When you step out of your comfort zone… You are being VULNERABLE. But it wasn’t safe for many of us to be vulnerable when we were young. Showing our “soft underbelly” opened us up to ridicule, judgment, and

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(And why is Cathy in her bra???) One of the basic tenants of EFT/Tapping is “Loving and Accepting Ourselves… Right Where We Are”. We tap on this for a reason: As long as we’re fighting, blaming, or shaming ourselves… or believing other people’s stories about what’s wrong with us… it’s hard to have a happy

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by Cathy Vartuli I hated feeling awkward growing up. I thought something was wrong with me. I kept hoping that if I tried hard enough, learned enough, healed enough, I wouldn’t feel that uncertain, uncomfortable feeling ever again. Does this sound familiar to you? EFT / Tapping can certainly help us feel more calm and

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Are you… Too nice? Too smart? Too happy? Are you… Too much? Ouch! When people view us as being too much of anything, it can really trigger our primitive brain. We can feel this need… a compulsion almost… to tone ourselves down, to stay within other people’s comfort zones (no matter how narrow THEIR range

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Dr. Daniel Amen, a world renown brain expert, has a clever metaphor for what stops many of us from being more free, empowered, and loving. He says many of our brains have ANT problems.

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I was wondering if you could help me. I feel so ashamed and embarrassed about my weight. I don’t like going out. I have over 100 lbs to lose. My husband loves to share his humiliation about how I look. For a long time, I believed all the negative and hurtful things he said about me

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My best friend just had a bad experience. She’s okay, but it was frightening, and I was pretty worried about her, too. I know she’s stressed, but when I was offering support, she snapped at me! I do understand, but I don’t like being treated that way, either. How do you balance boundaries with compassion? —

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I have Celiac Disease. I’ve been avoiding foods that trigger the symptoms, but it’s challenging. Is there some tapping I can do to help improve how my body processes food? –Wendy When we have a lot of stress because of past traumas or current overload, our bodies have less energy to digest and to process

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