EFT Nation Podcast

Shame is a powerful emotion characterized by a deep sense of unworthiness or worthlessness or negative self evaluation and criticism that is often triggered by the perception of failing to meet a personal or societal standard. Whereas guilt is often associated with specific actions or behaviors, shame goes even more deeply as a way that we continue to cut ourselves down and remove ourselves from the very things in our life that can bring us connection and love. It is commonly the toxic emotional catalyst that leads individuals into addiction as a strategy for finding temporary relief from a sense of overwhelming failure in life. Using EFT for shame calls for a shame-informed approach which recognizes that the causality of shame is often traumatic in nature, commonly connected to childhood trauma, often related to addictions and necessitates a slow and gentle approach with any therapeutic intervention like EFT. In this podcast, we discuss some of those important considerations and adaptations. The post Tapping into and out of Shame appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Fear and anxiety are incredibly common emotional states and one that EFT can be a powerful healing tool for. There is a significant body of published research demonstrating EFT’s effectiveness for reducing these states. While they are related, they are distinct emotions with different triggers and durations. Fear is often a survival based response to a present and specific threat, while anxiety is a more general feeling of unease or worry about future possibilities, often without a clear or immediate threat. Further along the spectrum are phobias and panic attacks. Craig and Alina offer their ideas for how you can begin to conquer some of these intense emotional states. The post The Calm Within: EFT for Fear & Anxiety appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

This episode explores the phenomena known as Borrowing Benefits, which is a concept that describes how a person can most effectively receive the positive effects of tapping on another person’s issues. In other words, by tapping not on your own personal issues but tapping one’s points while observing another person tapping, problems that are unique to you can be achieved. We discuss its origins, how to do it and mention some of the research studies that support it. The post The Phenomenon of EFT Borrowing Benefits. What is that? appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

This episode continues our series on using EFT Tapping for specific emotional states. Sadness is a healthy emotion that is experienced after we have lost something meaningful but it can have many faces, varying from acute grief to chronic sorrow. It can be experienced in emotional, physical and energetic ways all of which can be supported for healthy release and expression with EFT. Today we discuss various aspects and ways to work with the intense feelings of sadness that show up in our lives, our clients’ lives and we also make some important distinctions for working with sadness vs working with Depression. The post Emotional Freedom: Releasing Sadness with EFT appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

In this episode, we explore how Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) tapping can be a powerful tool for healing anger. Anger, often a response to stress, frustration, or unresolved emotions, can take a toll on both our mental and physical health. EFT is a simple yet effective method that combines gentle tapping (somatic stimulation) on specific acupuncture points to help release habitual emotions. While anger can catalyze and push us to take action steps, it can also be a pattern that is triggered by certain situations and can cause harm to loved ones and result in a variety of chronic health problems ranging from cardiovascular disease to back pain. By using EFT, we can neutralize the intense charge of anger, allowing us to feel more balanced, calm, and in control. Whether you’re looking to reduce anger in the moment or work through deeper emotional triggers, EFT offers a path to emotional healing and greater peace. Tune in to learn how this transformative practice can help you break free from the grip of anger and create lasting emotional freedom. The post Unlocking Anger: Use EFT Tapping to Heal the Fury appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Interpersonal disconnection appears to be occurring at an epidemic level. Estrangement is the experience of distance or separation from friends and family members. It can exist as diminished contact to complete lack of communication and connection. We are living through a period of time, accelerated by heightened political intensity that has resulted in significantly heightened emotional intensity, which has the consequence often of a felt lack of being heard, understood and feeling safe. How can EFT help? It can be used to support clear decision making, mindful truth speaking and boundary setting. Tapping can certainly assist in finding healing from being hurt, angry, anxious and overwhelmed. Being able to release resentment, guilt and shame in order to choose self care, find safety, focus on personal peace first and subsequently relational healing, when and if it is appropriate and timely can all be facilitated using skillful EFT Tapping. For more information on this topic and relevant upcoming course beginning April 17, 2025 The post Estrangement, Alienation and No Contact appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

This is a very special podcast with our guest Lisa Forbes, the founder of Operation: I Can Take it From Here. Lisa has a lived history of childhood physical and sexual trauma that resulted in her serving years of incarceration. After her release, with a passion to heal and a commitment to not have her past repeat itself, she discovered EFT and tapped feverishly to transform her life. As a result she started a non-profit with the vision of having a country where the nearly 80 million Americans with a criminal history have healed from the underlying trauma that led them out of the workforce and into the criminal justice system by using EFT Tapping. In this podcast we explore her story, her vision and her current plans for her vision. The post I Can Take It From Here appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

In this episode we offer a variety of considerations on how to choose an EFT practitioner that will be a best fit for your concerns. What are the most important considerations? What questions might you ask potential practitioners? What selection criteria would make you feel most safe, comfortable and hopeful for a best outcome? This is the things we commonly recommend when someone asks us for a practitioner referral. The post How to Select the Best EFT Practitioner for You appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Shadow work is a self-discovery process where you explore the hidden or “shadow” parts of your personality—those aspects of yourself you might not fully recognize, acknowledge, or accept. The “shadow” refers to the traits, emotions, desires, or patterns that you’ve suppressed, ignored, or denied, often because they feel uncomfortable, unacceptable, or don’t align with how you want to see yourself. This is important because those “shadow” parts don’t disappear just because you ignore them. They often show up in ways you’re not aware of, like self-sabotage, unhealthy patterns, or conflicts in relationships. By doing shadow work, which EFT Tapping can be incredibly effective for, you get to know yourself more deeply, heal old wounds, and ultimately become more whole, self-aware, and compassionate. It’s not about “fixing” yourself—it’s about understanding and accepting all of who you are, even the messy or uncomfortable parts. Shadow work can be challenging, but it’s also incredibly freeing and transformative. The post Community Building, Shadow Work and EFT appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Recent news reports have highlighted the relationship between the debilitating condition of hypochondria as an illness anxiety disorder and its correlation with trauma, especially childhood trauma. The life altering pattern of heightened sensitivity, worry and fear associated with minor symptoms may well be connected to a variety of traumatic experiences. Such experiences can embed deep seated beliefs that a person’s body is fragile and constantly at risk of serious illness or death. These experiences can create hypervigilant behaviors around one’s body that are similar to PTSD and hence is sometimes referred to as medical PTSD. Some of the examples discussed include being raised in an overprotective environment, traumatic medical experiences, witnessing a family member’s chronic illness, the trauma of neglect and more can set the stage for this. EFT when safely applied through a trauma informed lens may help to release the limiting beliefs and emotional responses for someone suffering from this experience. The post Trauma Informed EFT Tapping for Hypochondria Anxiety appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

How EFT Tapping is used in professional practice will vary by the practitioner’s scope of practice. The practitioner using EFT may well be a licensed mental health care provider/therapist or a licensed healthcare professional or life coach or an EFT Practitioner. How does one’s professional guidelines affect the way that EFT is delivered in a session? Where do professional boundaries, goal setting and accountability come into play? When is advice-giving appropriate? Should a non licensed practitioner be treating pain, physical conditions or mental health disorders? What about when working in collaborative approaches? How does having a trauma informed lens come into the picture? Listen in to find out! The post Questions of Scope of Practice; EFT Tapping in Therapy, Health Care, Coaching and Beyond appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Recently in the US, hurricanes Helene and Milton have brought devastating consequences to Florida, North Carolina and the southeast. Lives, homes and businesses have been lost with millions of people affected. Such traumatic events have ripple effects on those directly impacted but of course it also touches the lives of family, friends, colleagues and those who are witnessing these events who can get retriggered by having experienced similar events in their past. There is of course a hierarchy of immediacy needs with regards to post catastrophe survival that initially need to be met, but with regards to EFT, trauma processing so early is not the highest priority but accessing self regulation is. In this podcast we offer our advice that you can personally use or share in response to such situations. Alina also shares her personal story about hurricane Andrew and offers information on how those affected by this can reach out for EFT practitioner support. The post Hurricane Relief; Emotional First Aid Tapping appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

In this podcast we discuss the distinctions between acute and chronic stress, post traumatic stress, acute stress disorder (ASD) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ability for a practitioner who uses EFT to understand and make this distinctions between these are elements of what go into being an effective trauma informed practitioner. For more information on Tapping out of Trauma 1.0 For more information on Tapping out of Trauma 2.0 The post Trauma, Stress and PTSD appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

This episode is dedicated to exploring boundaries; why they are difficult to set and why they are so important. Whether you are an EFT practitioner looking to establish clear boundaries with your clients or you are looking for ideas on how to tap with your clients on the topic or you are just someone who taps on themselves and are struggling with establishing healthy boundaries in your relationship or work or home life, this podcast will provide you with some important tips and insights on how to do just that. The post The Power and Challenges of Boundary Setting with EFT appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

This podcast explores the ways that Internal Family Systems, as developed by Richard Schwartz, can offer an understanding for the many internal aspects of an individual that can be addressed with EFT. Marion Blique explains how IFS can be used as a powerful lens to help better understand the myriad of inner personalities all of which contribute to why an individual makes certain choices or reacts in ways that may not seem to make sense but are the understandable sequelae of survival mechanisms at play. Together we explore the role of inner parts such as exiles, firefighters, managers, inner critics and how “blending” with any individual part can lead to less desirable outcomes. We also discuss the larger “self” acting like the director of a symphony can be worked with in order to support a client to gain healing, wisdom and self autonomy. The conversation also includes the stalemate of polarization and complications of dissociation. Marion also shares several client case studies to illustrate how both IFS and EFT and Matrix Reimprinting can be combined in a client session. Marion Blique is a French Clinical Psychologist who has resided in the US since 1983. Upon her arrival in the US, she delved into the study of trauma and somatic approaches to deal with the healing of the deeper impacts of trauma on her clients. This included such aspects as: bodywork, Polarity, shiatsu, and mental imagery which she integrated into her more formal French psychoanalytic training, allowing her to address the healing of her clients more fully. In continuing her exploration of the impact of trauma she discovered Energy Psychology (EFT, Matrix Reimprinting, AIT, TAT…) around 2000; it was the missing tool allowing her to work on all levels of the psyche of clients: mental, emotional, physical (somatic) and spiritual. She trained in 2010 with Richard Schwartz and later obtained her level 1 with Tony Herbine-Blank, while she continued to deepen her studies on the somatic level. For more information about her work please go to https://marionblique.com/ The post Exploring EFT and Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Parts Work appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

In this episode, we explore multiple aspects of the power of being given a diagnosis. Who should and should not be offering a diagnosis? Is it empowering to be given one or is it a curse? How can EFT tapping be most effectively utilized to work with the “sentence” that the naming of a condition can offer? When one is shared with a patient, is it done in a way that empowers and supports healing or can it diminish a sense of control and possibility? This podcast has been revamped since a much earlier interview focused on this topic and was one of our most popular interviews. Here is the article referenced in this episode. The post To Diagnose or Not to Diagnose; An Intriguing Question appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Alina Frank and Dr. Craig Weiner interview Dr. Adriana Popescu about the similarities and differences between EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques Tapping and Brainspotting. Comparing EFT Tapping with other Trauma Informed Techniques. This series of interviews is the culmination of a desire to help illustrate the similarities and differences that exist between the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT Tapping) and other therapeutic and clinical approaches currently being practiced. For this series we have selected a variety of trauma-informed clinical approaches that we felt would be useful for both practitioners and the public to get insight into how EFT is similar or different to these other techniques. We have carefully chosen clinicians who have either had years of clinical practice or are trainers in these other methods and who also are well trained and familiar with EFT in order to bring you a comprehensive perspective. Alina Frank and Dr. Craig Weiner interview Dr. Adriana Popescu about the similarities and differences between EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques Tapping and Brainspotting. According to the Brainspotting website, Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging symptoms. Brainspotting is a simultaneous form of diagnosis and treatment, enhanced with Biolateral sound, which is deep, direct, and powerful yet focused and containing. Dr. Popescu is a licensed clinical psychologist and empowerment coach with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She is also a certified hypnotherapist, Access Consciousness® Facilitator, Brainspotting Practitioner, and Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) Practitioner, having discovered that Energy Psychology provides incredibly powerful tools to identify and eliminate the deep-rooted causes of suffering and distress. She specializes in treating addiction, co-occurring disorders, and trauma, and has directed a number of treatment programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently the Founder and CEO of Firebird Healing, a treatment center for people healing from trauma. Adriana has authored and coauthored a number of books, hosts a fascinating podcast called Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, and travels around the world coaching and facilitating transformational and empowering workshops. For more information visit www.firebird-healing.com The post EFT Versus Brainspotting appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Alina Frank and Craig Weiner interview Dr. Christine Gibson about the difference and similarities between EFT, Matrix Reimprinting, and A.R.T. (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) Dr. Gibson is a family doctor and trauma therapist, author of The Modern Trauma Toolkit (with a chapter on EFT), and co-founder of Safer Spaces Training. A lifeline learner with a Masters in Medical Education and a Doctorate in Transdisciplinary Studies, she has been certified in over a dozen different therapies – and her favorite for trauma processing is Accelerated Resolution Therapy (with Matrix Reimprinting coming a close second). She loves to share her skills on TikTok as TikTokTraumaDoc. For more information please visit www.christinegibson.net or www.moderntrauma.com The post EFT and Matrix Reimprinting Versus A.R.T. appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Comparing EFT Tapping with other Trauma Informed Techniques This series of interviews is the culmination of a desire to help illustrate the similarities and differences that exist between the Emotional Freedom Techniques and other therapeutic and clinical approaches currently being practiced. For this series we have selected a variety of trauma-informed clinical approaches that we felt would be useful for both practitioners and the public to get insight into how EFT is similar or different to these other techniques. We have carefully chosen clinicians who have either had years of clinical practice or are trainers in these other methods and who also are well trained and familiar with EFT in order to bring you a comprehensive perspective. EFT Tapping Training Institute’s Alina Frank and Craig Weiner interview EMDR expert Carol Odsess, Ph.D. to discuss the differences and similarities between these modalities. Carol is a licensed psychologist in private practice in San Diego, California. She has considerable expertise in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and is both an EMDRIA Approved Consultant in EMDR and an EMDRIA Certified Clinician (EMDR International Association). She also participates in teaching other psychotherapists EMDR as a facilitator in EMDRIA approved trainings. Carol also has extensive experience and training in the most popular form of Energy Psychology, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). She taught EFT to other psychotherapists as an adjunct faculty member at JFK University for ten years and she has taught EFT to psychotherapists in private workshops and at various agencies. Carol has taught EMDRIA approved classes she created on “Enhancing EMDR with Energy Psychology”, which specifically teach EMDR therapists how to use EFT, and how to integrate EFT into their EMDR work. Since 2016, Carol has also been incorporating IFS (Internal Family Systems) into her work with clients and consultees. She has completed the IFS Institute official Level One and Level Two trainings. Carol divides her time between psychotherapy, teaching and consultation. She provides consultation to EMDR and EFT practitioners locally though individual mentoring and group consultation. She also provides consultation to clinicians nationally by phone and Zoom. For more information about Carol, please see her website at www.carolodsess.com. For more information about EFT Trainings visit www.efttappingtraining.com This comparison chart was published in the 2003 book, Energy Psychology (EP) and EMDR; Combining Forces to Optimize Treatment, written by clinical psychologists John Hartung, Psy.D. and Michael Galvin, Ph.D.ology. For over 25 years they taught EMDR and EP methods in more than a dozen countries and co authored various manuals in EMDR. In the book they begin by comparing EMDR and EP and then describe the training models they have used to teach these treatments to professionals and paraprofessionals alike. The post EP (such as EFT) versus EMDR appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.

Welcome to our 50th podcast! The holidays are a time of year that bring not only joy and celebration but also can be associated with many sources of stress. Time management stress. Financial gift-giving stress. Handling family conflict concerns. Food and alcohol related issues. How can you use EFT in advance to prepare for creating your best holiday yet? How might you use tapping for in-the- moment stress? The post Use EFT Tapping to Release Holiday Stress appeared first on EFT Tapping Training Institute™.