Trauma Relief
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Smoking With Shame: Finding the Need Under the Habit
We believe that smoking, like other addictions, is a symptom of underlying fears and blocks. Treating the symptom does not “cure” the problem. Unless someone is doing something immediately life-threatening (say taking heroine or crack), for us, it is not about quitting first. That would be rather like pulling a life raft away from a…
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Take Off the Fear Goggles Without Ignoring Guidance
Fear goggles make danger stand out everywhere. A physical sensation becomes proof that something bad is coming. A mistake confirms we cannot trust ourselves. A good period feels suspicious because the system is already scanning for how it will end. Taking off the goggles does not mean ignoring risk or distrusting the body. It means…
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Can I Feel Safe?
If you’re feeling stuck, or just not moving forward as quickly as you would like, a basic fear may be getting in your way. As illogical as it may sound, some people do not feel SAFE feeling SAFE! Their primitive brain thinks it is dangerous to let go of constant vigilance. Let’s test how this…
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Happily Ever After
Just as we learn childhood lessons from bullies at school, we also internalize “life lessons” based on the stories we read and see on TV. And not all the conclusions we draw are helpful. Are you waiting for prince- or princess-charming to wisk you away and make your life all better? Do you think you…
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Childhood Trauma
So much of what we do on the team is geared towards releasing childhood traumas. Childhood is when most of our beliefs and fears… and our core mental and emotional structures… are formed. We absorb and interpret how we’re treated by our parents, our teachers, and our playmates at a time when we don’t understand…
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Family Rules
Do you find yourself repeating patterns from childhood… yet wishing you could change? Family dynamics can be a powerful force in our lives, even if we have little contact with our relatives now. Every family has beliefs and “shoulds” that we absorb subconsciously and never question. Since we learned them in an environment where almost…
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EFT Tapping for Fear: What Still Scares Me?
Stress and Pain from old medical testing… Fear if running out of money… Allowing myself to be hopeful… My son’s teenage years.