Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
Episodes
What to Do When Tapping Is Not Working: A 6-Step Process to Get Unstuck (Pod #697)
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe in: Apple Podcast | iPhone | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | YouTube You sat down to tap and nothing changed. If ...
What to do when both choices are bad (Pod #696)
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the reasons we resist taking action is that some actions simply can't be taken back. Our subconscious mind keeps us stuck because it's trying t...
Why do I feel sad after tapping (Pod #695)
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe in: Apple Podcast | iPhone | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio If you have ever finished a round of EFT tapping and f...
Remembering to tap when you need it the most (Pod #694)
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The perfect time to tap is in the moment, when you are overwhelmed with emotions…and it is also the hardest time to remember to tap. That's mainly b...
How to tap when you feel like crap (Pod #693)
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the conundrums of tapping is the fact that you tap because you want to feel better, but you aren't as good at tapping when you feel bad because...
Why I tap to encourage unhealthy behaviors (Pod #692)
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It is all too common for tappers to look back at their path to healing and think, "What on earth was I doing? I know better than that! Why do I keep m...
[FIX] Why you should celebrate with tapping (Pod #691)
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you are tapping, it almost always means you are focusing on something negative, like challenging emotions, physical pain, difficult times from your...
Why you should celebrate with tapping (Pod #691)
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you are tapping, it almost always means you are focusing on something negative, like challenging emotions, physical pain, difficult times from your...
The key to tapping success is more than the right words (Pod #690)
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When most of us first learned tapping we were taught to be "as specific as possible" when coming up with tapping phrases. This is sound advice, which ...
When your expectations sabotage your tapping progress (Pod #689)
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most powerful tools in the healing and transformational tool box is having clear goals. This is true in big picture ways, such as what I wo...
Tapping to not feel your emotions – and why that can be a good thing (Pod #688)
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the concepts I talk about daily with my clients and students is that the goal of tapping is a proportionate well informed emotional response. I...
Why you resist taking healthy action AND how to tap to clear your resistance (Pod #687)
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most frustrating experiences around personal healing and transformation is when we know what we need to do, how to do it, have everything w...
When other people's tapping success hurts your healing (Pod #686)
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Seeing others succeed can be a powerful source of inspiration. Once we know something is possible for others, then it also becomes possible for us. Ta...
Why your subconscious mind fights gratitude tapping (Pod #685)
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common teachings in healing and personal transformation is the value and importance of gratitude. So much so that the idea of establis...
The one question you MUST ask before you start a round of tapping (Pod #684)
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common reasons people do not tap more is because they don't know where to start. Feeling uncertain produces a subconscious hesitancy b...
Create a fresh start in the new year without toothless New Year's Resolutions (Pod #683)
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The start of a new year feels like the perfect time to reset and refocus. This often takes the form of New Year's resolutions. There is a great power ...
Tapping to start a new year (Pod #682)
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the 5 Day Limiting Belief Challenge: http://ClearLimitingBeliefsChallenge.com On January 1st, I went live on YouTube with some tapping to ...
Cozy Tapping (Pod #681)
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In what has become a holiday tradition at Tapping Q&A, each year during the holiday season I put together a cozy tapping video. There are no words and...
Tapping for the fear of missing out (FOMO) (Pod #680)
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The "fear of missing out" (FOMO) isn't just some clever internet meme. FOMO is a real issue and it impacts most of us. Because of the internet and soc...
Tapping for holiday stress (Pod #679)
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever I hear the Andy Williams song "It's the most wonderful time of the year," I am immediately transported to my childhood, driving around town a...
Seasons of transformation and healing (Pod #678)
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I often joke with my clients and students that a part of all of us would like total, instant and eternal transformation every time we sit down to tap....
How to tap when you aren't moving forward (Pod #677)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As humans, one of the things we are very good at is naming everything that is wrong with our lives. On one level, this is a useful tool because it all...
How to tap when you can't put your finger on the exact emotions you are feeling (Pod #676)
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest obstacles to tapping is knowing where to start. This is especially true when we know we are feeling something, but we can't quite p...
The scariest round of tapping ever (Pod #675)
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the hardest phrases to say outloud is "I love and accept myself". The reason this phrase is so hard to say outloud is because we know ourselves...
The Myth of the One Big Tapping Breakthrough (Pod #674)
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the healthiest changes that has happened in the tapping world over the last decade is that we spend less time talking about the one-minute or o...
Tapping for the Fear of Feeling Too Much (Pod #673)
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a tool, tapping is such a powerful way to tune in to our emotions. Feeling, processing, and moving through emotions is a key part of the healing an...
How to Tap When You Don't Know What to Say (Pod #672)
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know you'd benefit from some tapping, so you sit down ready to get into it. You want it to work…but as soon as you start, your mind goes blank. ...
The Shame of Starting Over (Again) (Pod #671)
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
brutal truth nobody talks about in the self-help world: The healing and transformational work never ends. Every breakthrough just reveals a fresh laye...
Healing Starts With Remembering Who You Are w/ Sarah Tobin (Pod #670)
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you have been through something hard, such as grief, trauma, or a season of disconnection in your life, it is easy to forget what wholeness feels...
How to tap when you are too numb to feel anything (Pod #669)
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you were first taught how to tap, more than likely you were asked to tune in to your issue in some form or fashion. You might have been asked to ...
When You're Afraid Tapping Might Work (Pod #668)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I know this sounds strange, but you're not afraid tapping won't work. You're actually afraid it might. In this episode, I dig into a truth that has co...
Tapping for Animals (Pod #667)
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common questions I receive is "Can we use tapping to help the animals we love?" The answer is a resounding YES! But in order for tappi...
What I wish I had known sooner (Pod #666)
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite questions when interviewing someone about their tapping journey is, "If you could share one piece of advice with your younger self,...
Excuses v. Explanations (Pod #665)
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finding a balance between taking responsibility for our lives and taking too much responsibility for what is going on is a tricky matter. Taking too m...
Does staying stuck keep you safe? (Pod #664)
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the ideas that really makes my clients bristle is the possibility that their self-sabotaging behaviors are guided by their system's well-meanin...
The secret to tapping more and healing faster (Pod #663)
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For some issues, tracking progress is simple. I can tell if my desk is less cluttered, if I can lift more weight while working out, or if I am making ...
Tapping to clear your resistance to change (Pod #662)
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of our biggest struggles in creating transformation and change in our lives is those moments where we know WHAT to do, we know HOW to do it, and w...
Tapping to safely acknowledge my gifts (Pod #661)
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of Marianne Williamson's most cited quotes starts "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond...
Tapping for the fear of letting yourself down (Pod #660)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Letting ourselves down is one of the deepest betrayals that we humans can experience. It feels like such a harsh gut punch when it is something we kno...
Should you improve or change? Finding the right path (Pod #659)
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The words change and improve are very close in meaning. While both are associated with transformation, they do not mean exactly the same thing. Improv...
Tapping for issues that never go away (Pod #658)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not all stress is created equal. There are those hyper stressful times, like driving on icy roads in a snowstorm at rush hour. It is super intense in ...
Turning intellectual pushback into tapping progress (Pod #657)
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most consistent struggles my clients have is coming up with the "right" words. The problem is there is no such thing as the right words whe...
Transforming and healing grief with tapping (Pod #656)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grief is unlike all other emotions when it comes to tapping. Every other negative emotion is something we can step out of. I can stop feeling angry, f...
Respond, don't react! Tapping for recognizing and managing stress quickly (Pod #655)
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often refer to tapping for stress and feeling overwhelmed as emotional first aid. That is because we are applying a tool for quick relief in the mo...
Tapping for tasks you despise (Pod #654)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A number of years ago I was visiting my friend "Mike" and his family. Mike asked his youngest son, who was about five at the time, to tidy his room be...
Tapping for exhaustion and feeling emotionally drained (Pod #653)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a huge difference between bouncing back from being tired and being exhausted. When we are tired, we simply need to refill our tank. When we a...
Release feeling selfish for not picking up other people's emotional burdens (Pod #652)
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the hardest parts of being a caring person is witnessing others in pain. When we see someone struggling, it feels natural to want to step in an...
Permission to feel: Embracing emotions without judgment (Pod #651)
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is this moment in every tapper's life when we move from "This tapping thing is amazing" to "Oh my goodness there are soooooo many issues for me ...
Drowning in issues? Afraid of big emotions? Try this simple approach (Pod #650)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the years, so many of my clients and students have told me that two of the biggest obstacles preventing them from sitting down to tap are having ...
How slowing down speeds up emotional healing with tapping (Pod #649)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Even though we might not be conscious of it, every time we sit down to tap, our desire is for total, instantaneous, eternal transformation. While our ...
What to do when your tapping transformation feels slow or stuck (Pod #648)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes tapping feels nothing short of magical! We are struggling with an issue or an emotion and then, after a few rounds of tapping, we feel so mu...
How the word "feel" can supercharge your tapping results (Pod #647)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the fundamentals I repeatedly return to when I am working with clients or teaching practitioners is: We emotionally respond to the world in the...
The missing key to tapping for overwhelm (Pod #646)
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the longest time, I found tapping for feeling overwhelmed one of my most frustrating issues. The reason it was so frustrating is because no matter...
The Perfect Transformation Duo: Tapping + Affirmations (Pod #645)
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most commonly used tools in transformation and healing is affirmations. When I did a quick internet search on the "history of affirmation,"...
Tapping for impostor syndrome (Pod #644)
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dawning of a new year is a great time for reflection and planning. We have the chance to see what we would like to release, what we would like to ...
Getting the most out of a daily tapping practice (#642)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode #634 a few weeks ago, I shared with you five easy steps to make tapping part of your daily routine. The more often we tap, the better it i...
Tapping for when the world feels overwhelming (Pod #641)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the realities of our relentlessly connected world is our ability to know what is happening anywhere in the world in an instant. For the most pa...
Two-step tapping process for when you are sick (Pod #640)
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping is a wonderful tool to help us improve our health and well-being. Recently, I came down with a bad cold. In addition to reaching out to my doc...
Tapping to create peace and calm (Pod #639)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A common complaint I hear from my students and clients is that sometimes the act of tapping can be uncomfortable or even painful. This can apply tempo...
What if it hurts when I am tapping? (Pod #638)
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A common complaint I hear from my students and clients is that sometimes the act of tapping can be uncomfortable or even painful. This can apply tempo...
Tapping for the 3 stages of resistance (Pod #637)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest struggles I have when being honest with myself is looking at the times when resistance has gotten the best of me. When I give in to...
Tapping for being of two minds (Pod #636)
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A common human struggle is when we find ourselves in two minds about a situation or event. This most commonly happens when we are facing a choice betw...
The forgotten tappable issue – Physical Issues (Pod #635)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Download handout: http://tappingqanda.com/ptc I love sharing tapping with new people. So much so, when the topic of tapping comes up, I will preface m...
How to make tapping routine (Pod #634)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On August 1st, 2007 I posted my very first article to TappingQandA.com. The article had a very simple title "Making Tapping and EFT Routine". In the i...
Tapping to overcome the resistance to self-care (Pod #633)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the subconscious resistances we have to taking care of ourselves stems from the recognition that we have it better than so many other people in...
Tapping to Break Free from the Weight of "Should" (Pod #632)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I work with clients, I pay close attention to the language they use and I pay particular attention to keywords that alert me to how the subconsci...
The Yes Code w/ Carol Look (Pod #631)
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before we can take action aimed at improving our lives, we need to know what to do, how to do it, have access to the necessary resources, and the inte...
The Subconscious Tug of War: Tapping to Balance Short-Term Relief with Long-Term Healing (Pod #630)
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel like no matter how much time you spend working on your personal growth, you're never truly moving forward? One of the biggest challen...
Tapping for a creativity boost (Pod #629)
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how much we consciously want to focus on a task, subconscious resistance can get in the way, making us distracted and unproductive. Part of ...
Tapping for the emotions that prevent healing (Pod #628)
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we are working on our resistance to taking a particular action, we often end up referring to the past to see if we can identify the roots of our ...
Why lessons from the past are not always useful (Pod #627)
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we are working on healing and creating transformation in our lives, we spend much time looking backwards. The way we understand ourselves, the wo...
Tapping for daily distractions (Pod #626)
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Buddhist concept of the "monkey mind" describes our human tendency to get restless, distracted, or confused. For some reason, my monkey mind has b...
Being open to uncomfortable truths (Pod #625)
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common forms of resistance people encounter when doing any sort of deep transformational work (tapping included) is the fear of what w...
The power of speaking subconscious thoughts (Pod #624)
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the phrases that Gary Craig used in the original EFT training videos that has stuck with me is "the comedies of our mind". When using this phra...
Five questions to ask yourself before making a change (Pod #623)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New opportunities can be so exciting as they bring the promise of growth, change, and countless possibilities. The problem is that most of us already ...
Eight ways to use content-free tapping (Pod #622)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping without words is one of my favorite ways to tap and I do it multiple times a day. Recently, a few of my friends from the tapping community ref...
Tapping to be charitable towards ourselves (Pod #621)
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maintaining high standards for ourselves is a good thing and means we have goals to shoot for and measuring sticks with which to evaluate our progress...
Tapping with the HARP participants featuring Kerri Rhodes (Pod #620)
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the highlights of this year's 24 Hours of Tapping was the conversation that I had with Kerri Rhodes. Kerri is one of the program directors of t...
Just feeling your emotions (Pod #619)
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most of the time, when we sit down to tap, we are trying to create positive change. We are trying to: Release a negative emotion and create a positiv...
Tapping in response to failure (Pod #618)
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The primary goal of our subconscious mind is to keep us safe. To do this, it is constantly learning lessons from our experience. For example, after to...
Overcoming the corrosive nature of the word "too" (Pod #617)
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wanting to belong is a basic human desire. For our ancestors thousands of years ago, belonging to a tribe was a matter of life and death. Without the ...
Tapping for peak performance w/ Erik Tait (Pod #616)
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Tait is a world class magician and someone I love to see perform. He has spent over two decades performing as a juggler, standup comedian, and ma...
Tapping for perfectionism (Pod #615)
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a natural human tendency to want to make sure everything is "exactly right" before we take action. That's because when everything is exactly ...
What the novel Dune taught me about fear AND how that impacts my tapping (Pod #614)
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the reasons I love art is because it gives us the ability to communicate meaning in ways that we aren't always able to do when simply talking a...
Tapping to create a new state (Pod #613)
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the reasons I love tapping so much is that it can be used for so many types of issues. It can be used to: Provide emotional first aid Break do...
Tapping to become an agent for peace in the world (Pod #612)
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Late last year my friend Brad Yates reached out to see if there was some way we could use our platforms to encourage more people to tap for peace and ...
Tapping to reinforce the positive (Pod #611)
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I love the fact that tapping can be used to clear and transform so many things that are negative. It can be used to: Release a negative emotions Heal...
Better results by releasing your hidden tapping agenda (Pod #610)
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping is deceptively simple. It is so easy to teach the basics of tapping that I have done it before in under five minutes with a quick drawing on a...
How to tap for tailenders (Pod #609)
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most important parts of the Tapping Action Journal is the instruction to spend time writing down notes at the end of each tapping session o...
Why empaths struggle with boundaries and how to tap for stronger ones (Pod #608)
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Something I really love about the people I work with is their tendency to see the bigger world outside of themselves. They recognize the people in the...
The 4 Types of Resistance (Pod #607)
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the 2024 Spring Energy Event I was asked to give a reflection on what I have learned in my personal and professional transformational journey. For...
Your Tapping Questions Answered (Pod #606)
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite ways to learn is by listening to the questions others ask. When I am asking questions I am bringing my experience and preconceived ...
How to tap when your goals are getting in your way (Pod #605)
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Goals are a powerful tool in helping us to move forward. They give us clear direction, they help to create clarity for our best next steps, and they s...
How to tap when you let yourself down (Pod #604)
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the phrases I spend a lot of time tapping on with my clients is the idea that "time is a zero sum game". What I mean by this phrase is that if ...
How to tap for more than one issue at a time (Pod #603)
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When most of us learned the basics of tapping, one of the first bits of advice we received was to "be as specific as possible when you are tapping." S...
The tapping script that is written just for you (Pod #602)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping is one of those tools that is simple to understand and explain, but that doesn't mean it is easy to do. The biggest hurdle most new tappers (a...
15 Years of the Tapping Q&A Podcast w/ Brad Yates (Pod #601)
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On March 3rd, 2009 the first episode of the Tapping Q & A Podcast went live...and within 90 minutes that same episode was taken offline because of a m...
Tapping Tool – Self-Coaching (Pod #600)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping is something that is simple to explain, but isn't necessarily easy to execute. We know that tapping success comes from tuning in to the issue ...
Tapping Tool – The wisdom of a mentor (Pod #599)
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
None of the success that I have enjoyed in my life is something that I have accomplished on my own. My past and present are filled with inspiring teac...
How I start every tapping sessions (Pod #598)
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping is such an easy tool, that at a moment's notice we jump right in and start tapping. Even though this is the case, I think it is important that...