For those of us who have spent years in survival mode, feeling unsafe or living with chronic stress, it can be extremely difficult to switch into states of calm and rest when things seem to be going better. Our nervous systems can become hypervigilant without allowing ourselves to transition slowly with profound self-compassion. EFT therapy is one of the most effective ways to gradually shift our nervous systems from a survival state to feeling comfortable and safe in life’s calmer, lighter moments.

The practice of living seasonally is gaining popularity as the collective tires of today’s hustle culture. Many of us crave more meaning, slower lives, and a deeper connection with nature’s rhythms. With good reason too - this is integral to maintaining good mental, physical, and spiritual health! The healing, transformation, and recovery process is no different. The more we accept it as a non-linear, cyclical journey with ups and downs the easier it is to accept ourselves and our own natural rhythms.

To choose change is to reclaim our personal power. When we initiate internal shifts, intuitively we know that these changes will spur external shifts as well. This knowing can be both desirable and terrifying enough to drive us to unconsciously self-sabotage. So how can we mitigate the emotional turbulence that comes when we stand on a threshold between our comfort zone and the wild, sublime unknown?

Phobias can deeply impact the quality of our lives! Luckily, phobias can also be simple to eliminate using the EFT / tapping therapy technique. Whether a fear of heights, spiders, flying, water, public speaking, or anything else is preventing us from living to our fullest, no phobia is too big or too small for EFT.

Few things make us more vulnerable than hope, which is why our nervous systems often reject the threat of hope out of self preservation, depriving ourselves of the blissful experiences in life like joy and gratitude. Inside we focus on how detaching from outcomes can make hope feel safe again.

What is shame? Shame is a dangerous core belief that many of us possess despite doing our best to avoid acknowledging it. Shame is taught to us; it’s a social construct. I use the term shamework to describe the process I use in my practice to identify our shame, consider where we learned that something about us is shameful, and ultimately to unlearn our shame and break the chains that bind us.

The most trustworthy quality a person can embody is authenticity. However, there’s an unfortunate and intrinsic link between authenticity and shame which is vulnerability. Becoming more comfortable with authenticity is the greatest expression of self worth and ultimate form of reclamation.

Conversation is a dance, not a battle and listening is as much an art as it is a skill set. There is no better way to show empathy than to listen and hold space for another’s experience without trying to fix their problem and without inserting ourselves into the story. Most of us would call ourselves good listeners, yet unfortunately, most of us would be wrong.