Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
Episodes
Tapping To Release Past Failures (Pod #498)
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All of us have experienced failures in our past. It is an unavoidable part of being human. We fail because we didn't finish what we started, we didn't...
Feeling Worthy of Healing and Transformation (Pod #497)
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I conducted a survey of my readers and listeners asking them what their biggest struggle with tapping is. There were five really common respo...
Tapping For Daily Distractions (Pod #496)
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the middle of the day it is easy to find ourselves distracted. One minute we are working on a task...the next we are sucked into one of our social ...
The Yes Code w/ Carol Look (Pod #495)
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I spend a lot of time helping my clients to get clear about the actions they want to take. They often think their problem is not knowing exactly how t...
It's OK to feel sad (Pod #494)
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have all been trained to push on, to push through, and to maintain a stiff upper lip. Sometimes that isn't possible. Sometimes there are hard thing...
Tapping For Peace And Calm (Pod #493)
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As one of the craziest years in living memory winds down, there is a great desire to find peace, calm, and stillness. This week's podcast contains a s...
How To Get The Most Out Of A Tapping Session (Pod #492)
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is no question that tapping is a valuable tool to have in your self-care tool box, but if we are not thoughtful in our approach, it is easy for ...
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fog, and Flop (Pod #491)
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us are familiar with thinking of fear in terms of flight or flight. In reality, fear shows up in many different flavors. There is fight, fligh...
Tapping For Major Life Changes (Pod #490)
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Managing major transitions and life changes can be difficult. Not only can these changes impact the work we do, where we live, and who we spend time w...
Tapping for Disappointment (Pod #489)
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has been a year filled with a lot of disappointment. There are so many plans that we have needed to be changed or canceled because of circumstanc...
How To Tap For Limiting Beliefs (Pod #488)
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping for limiting beliefs can be tricky because there isn't always an emotion that goes along with them. Beliefs like "I am never going to succeed"...
Tapping To Make The Choices We Want (Pod #487)
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When working with my clients, I have found that people who are interested in personal development also usually take the choices they make seriously. T...
Tapping For Uncertainty (Pod #486)
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When life is going well, we do not tend to notice all of the many aspects of our lives that we do not control. But when life isn't going as planned, i...
Tapping For When You Hit An Emotional Wall (Pod #485)
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Because of everything going on in the world at the moment, my theory is that we are all paying a 20% energy tax from the moment we get up. It's as if ...
Tapping For When Everything Goes Wrong (Pod #484)
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are times when things go wrong and then there are times when things REALLY go wrong. The week of recording this podcast my website was down for ...
Tapping for Comparanoia (Pod #483)
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have a love/hate relationship with social media. One one hand I genuinely love how easy social media makes it to stay connected to my frien...
Your Brain, Your Organs, Your Nervous System, Your Emotions, And Tapping w/ Jen Cincurak (Pod #482)
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The more time I spend studying the human body, the more its complexity amazes me. We are a combination of biological functions, thoughts, beliefs, mem...
Why you shouldn't use words when tapping w/ Gwyneth Moss (Pod #481)
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The most common reason that most people don't tap on their own is because they don't know what words to say. Nearly everyone is taught to tap using wo...
Moving Past An Extinction Burst (Pod #480)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You have been there before. You're trying to make a positive change in your life, such as giving up sweets. The first day is hard. The second is harde...
How to end a tapping session (Pod #479)
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we are tapping for a specific issue it can often feel as if there is a small bit of it remaining that we can't quite put our finger on. It seems ...
Tapping for Chronic Illness and Pain w/ Dr. Peta Stapleton (Pod #478)
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic issues can be some of the most difficult to address with tapping and EFT because usually there is no obvious root cause. The physical ailments...
Why I'm OK with the bad choices I'm making (Pod #477)
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I have changed my mind about making bad choices. Instead of feeling frustrated with myself, I have decided to embrace occasionally making bad...
Tapping in less than 10 minutes a day (Pod #476)
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tapping and EFT are powerful tools that can be used for so many different issues it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. The part of us th...
Tapping To Let Go Of Old Identities (Pod #475)
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we are describing ourselves (or when others are describing us) we identify with a whole host of different characteristics. You might be known as ...
The Reason Why You Don't Tap More & How To Overcome It (Pod #474)
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding ...
Attachment Trauma v Generational Trauma w/ Mark Wolynn (Pod #473)
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Personally, I think one of the most important discoveries in the study of trauma is the recognition that trauma has the ability to be passed from gene...
Not knowing what to say when tapping w/ Nancy Forrester (Pod #472)
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Especially for beginners, and sometimes for more skilled tappers, knowing what to say and where to start is often the part of tapping that trips peopl...
Why Tapping Works w/ David Feinstein, PhD (Pod #471)
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Receive 50% off Mastering the Art of Delivery by using the coupon code "podcast" http://TappingArtOfDelivery.com The two most common questions asked b...
Lessons Learned From Tapping With Clients (Pod #470)
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite parts of the tapping community is people's willingness to share their experience and expertise. A few months ago I sent an email to...
Judging My Intention v My Action w/ Tapping (Pod # 469)
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding ...
Emotional First Aid for Children w/ Jondi Whitis (Pod #468)
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As someone who knows a lot about tapping, it's natural to want to share that knowledge with others, but sometimes we don't have the opportunity. This ...
Tapping For Feeling Ignored and Dismissed (Pod #467)
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding ...
Navigating Troubled Times With The CREATE Method w/ J Nycole Ralph (Pod #466)
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The murder of George Floyd and the ongoing protests at centuries of racial injustice have galvinized many to speak truth more forcefully in their dail...
3 Steps To Use When Tapping For Hurtful Words (Pod #465)
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The phrase "sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me" is often taught to us as children. As adults, we know this isn't true....
Tapping For Compassion Fatigue w/ Robin Bilazarian (Pod #464)
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before doing this I didn't understand the difference between compassion fatigue and burnout. I thought compassion fatigue was just a specific type of ...
Tapping To Release Concern About Other People's Judgment Of Our Choices (Pod #463)
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you sometimes hold yourself back from making choices because of concern about how they may impact those around you? It is good to be thoughtful abo...
Tapping For Judgment vs Evaluation (Pod #462)
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding ...
Lessons Learned From Gene's Experience Tapping With Survivors Of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Pod #461)
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In May 2014 I was lucky enough to be invited to join the group Empowering The Philippines in teaching EFT Tapping to the residents of Tacloban City an...
Emotions are stronger than rational thinking when making good choices (Pod #460)
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I often hear my clients say "I should have known better" OR "I know better, but for some reason I keep making the same choice" when they are judging t...
Conscious and Connected w/ Jennifer H. Carey and Dayna Wood (Pod #459)
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In response to everything that is going on the world my friends Jennifer Carey and Dayna Wood have been doing a video show three times a week called "...
Tapping For When We Judge Our Past Choices Harshly (Pod #458)
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This podcast is a part of the Healing Fundamentals series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understanding ...
Tapping To Say "Yes" More (Pod #457)
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New York City is a wacky place. One of the things that I have encountered firsthand is how amazingly different the dating scene is here compared with ...
Everyone's Least Favorite Tapping Phrase (Pod #456)
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This podcast is a part of the Fundamental Disposition series. The topics covered in this series move beyond the basics of tapping to understandi...
Tapping To Create A Productive Day (Pod #455)
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just because we have a to-do list filled with useful tasks doesn't mean that we will actually have a productive day. Sometimes we waste our time on ta...
Tapping for Unprocessed Emotions From The Past (Pod #454)
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I was working with a client on the grief she was feeling at missing so many experiences she loves during quarantine. As we were debriefing af...
Tapping For Peace In Our Lives And In The World (Pod #453)
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world is a very big place and when we think of how we can make an impact on the world and everything going on in it, we can feel awfully small. In...
Tapping For When We Are Of Two Minds (Pod #452)
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most choices aren't black and white, so being of two minds is a common experience. There are pros and cons to both outcomes. On the finale of this sea...
Tapping To Leave Work Stress At Work (Pod #451)
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us spend at least half of our day at work. Because work consumes so much of our time and attention, stress from the working day can easily spi...
Tapping For Loved Ones We Struggle With (Pod #450)
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family is complicated. Because they are family we want what is best for them. But at the same time we put up with more from them than we'd put up with...
Tapping For Self-Forgiveness (Pod #449)
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most difficult parts of the healing process is being able to forgive ourselves. It's common to believe that if we forgive ourselves, we are...
Tapping For Feeling Emotionally Taxed (Pod #448)
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
These uncertain times mean that our emotional guidance system is on overdrive. It is working nonstop to keep us safe because it's dealing with the unk...
Tapping To Feel Worthy To Be Here (Pod #447)
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common issues I uncover in my client sessions is the feeling of not being worthy to be here. It's seldom the main issue my clients pre...
Tapping To Move From Emergency to Urgency (Pod #446)
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The most primitive part of our emotional guidance system is our fear response. Fear's primary goal is to keep us from dying. I know that sounds like a...
Tapping To Move Beyond Bad Choices From The Past (Pod #445)
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While past choices may have contributed to your present, they do not mean that what comes next is predetermined. It is all too easy to feel trapped by...
Tapping For Grief Over Lost Opportunities (Pod #444)
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grief is a much more common emotion than we might think. It is obvious that we feel grief when a loved one dies, or when an important relationship or ...
Tapping To Accept God's Unconditional Love (Pod #443)
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I was younger I had a hard time accepting the idea that God could love me unconditionally. I believed that I had to earn God's unconditional love...
What I learned about tapping from Dolly Parton (Pod #442)
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we find inspiration in the strangest places. A few weeks ago I attended the On Air Fest, an event for podcast creators and podcast fans. One...
Tapping For Second Wave Emotions During COVID-19 (Pod #441)
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our initial emotional response to a major crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic is with feelings of shock, worry, and overwhelm. At a certain point, the i...
Even More Tapping For Worry And Stress In The Face Of COVID-19 (Pod #440)
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After sharing 40 minutes of tapping on Friday I asked my listeners and readers what other topics would be useful for me to cover. In today's new audio...
More Tapping For Worry And Stress In The Face Of COVID-19 (Pod #439)
14 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You might not know that I am the lead coach in a program called the Transformational BizClub (BizClub for short) which is a program run by my friend P...
Tapping For Panic About Global Issues (Pod #438)
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the time of the recording of this podcast the COVID-19 virus is starting to impact daily life around the world. The number of cases is spreading. S...
The Most Misunderstood Part Of Tapping? The Words You Say (Pod #437)
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The most common question I hear about tapping is "Will tapping work for [insert issue]?" The second most common question is "What are the right tappin...
Tapping To Be Comfortable With Pride (Pod #436)
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pride is on the list of the seven deadly sins and whether explicitly and implicitly, our culture discourages us from displaying pride or egotism. Inst...
How To Get More Out Of Your Goals With Tapping (Pod #435)
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple studies have shown that stating clear goals makes it more likely that we will be successful. They help us to stay on track and maintain our f...
How To Tap When You Don't Feel Anything (Pod #434)
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the keys to effective tapping is having an emotion to tap for, but sometimes we aren't able to feel anything deeply. We may feel numb or ambiva...
What does forgiveness really mean? (Pod #433)
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most difficult ideas that my clients wrestle with is that of forgiveness and I have found that they often lack a clear understanding of wha...
Using Metaphor To Supercharge Your Tapping (Pod #432)
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The tool that I use the most often from my hypnosis training while doing tapping and EFT is metaphor. The subconscious mind often works in imagery as ...
My Favorite Tapping Tool: Talk About, Talk To, and Talk As If (Pod #431)
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The majority of the issues that I work on with my clients have something to do with the people in their lives. Sometimes the issue concerns someone we...
It's Not Intuition, But It Is Your Superpower (Pod #430)
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I am asking my clients why they have made certain past choices, they often say something like, "I don't know. I just had this gut feeling." OR "I...
Using Tapping To Improve Metabolic Function - Or Any Other System In The Body (Pod #429)
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[Note: This is part 10 of a 10-part series on using EFT/Tapping for weight release with a new article or podcast being added every 10 days. The comple...
How To Supercharge Your Tapping With Visualization (Pod #428)
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I have always found the law of attraction's teaching of "visualizing a positive outcome and somehow the universe will just magically make it happen" a...
The Most Effective Way To Start A Tapping Session (Pod #427)
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the great things about tapping is that we can jump right into doing work any time and anywhere. Even though we can start a tapping session with...
Tapping For The Next Best Emotion (Pod #426)
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we sit down to tap we are doing it because we want to feel better. It is easy to fall into the trap of feeling like the only way our tapping will...
How A Small Amount Of Work On Big Issues Can Make All The Difference When Tapping (Pod #425)
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is an interesting phenomenon that crops up as we become more experienced tappers and more experienced with healing and change work. We start to ...
How Thinking Of Your Body As A Factory Can Speed Healing And Transformation (Pod #424)
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you have ever worked with me one-on-one or listened to an audio of me working with a client, then you know I spend a lot of time asking different ...
Fix v. Transform (Pod #423)
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I am working with clients I pay particular attention to the words they use to describe what they are experiencing. That's because more often than...
How To Find Root Causes (Pod #422)
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I was working with a client who was frustrated with the process of tapping. He felt angry. The process went like this: he felt angry he tapp...
The Container Process (Pod #421)
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We know that the most effective way to tap is when we are able to be as specific as possible with the issue at hand. But a common misconception about ...
All The Choices You Make Are Functional (Pod #420)
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Working with clients has allowed me to understand a fundamental of human nature: All the choices we make are functional choices. In practical terms th...
Tapping To Create Space For Your Goals (Pod #419)
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I was working with a client on using tapping to help him to go after some major goals in his life. He didn't need to address a particular iss...
Tapping For A Fresh Start (Pod #418)
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that New Year's Resolutions don't work. It would be nice to believe that making a statement at midnight on December 31st would be enough t...
Tapping For A Better Night Sleep (Pod #417)
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like every client I've worked with in the last ten days has asked me about using tapping to help them to sleep better. Daily stress is a comm...
Tapping For Urgency And Focus Without Fear (Pod #416)
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Support the podcast! Even though we spend most of our time tapping to try to reduce emotions, emotions are not our enemy. Our emotional response is ou...
What My Reaction To Others Says About Me (Pod #415)
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is really embarrassing, but it's a true story. I live in New York City, a pedestrian city where most people don't drive. Even when you take mass ...
Tapping For When We Want Others To Change (Pod #414)
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On a recent episode of the Judge John Hodgman podcast, one of the litigants (when talking about her husband) said "I want him to have what he wants. ...
The Question That Can Change Everything (Pod #413)
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When we are wanting to take action, it is very easy for us to be stuck because of worry. Worry is nothing more than a part of us trying to keep us saf...
The Spiral Staircase of Healing (Pod #412)
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My clients tell me all the time: "This is so frustrating! I feel like I am dealing with the same issue over and over again. When am I going to get pas...
Not Saying Not When Tapping (Pod #411)
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is this interesting phenomenon where the more we hear something, the more likely we are to believe it. It has nothing to do with the validity of...
Tapping To Be Happy With Where We Are And Striving For More At The Same Time (Pod #410)
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It is good that we are thankful for what we have in our lives. Expressing gratitude helps us to be appreciative, grounded, and there are even health b...
Sometimes the worst choice is not choosing anything (Pod #409)
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every time we make a choice we are limiting our future options. That is the simple reality of choice. If I choose to study literature at university, I...
The Tools That Helped Us To Survive In The Past Aren't Always Useful Today (Pod #408)
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many of my clients would identify as the 'black sheep' of their families or communities. Because they moved to the beat of their own drums, they were ...
The Past, The Future, and Now - Why do we tap? (Pod #407)
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Support the podcast! One of my clients recently asked me, "What is the endgame to this tapping thing?" What he meant by the question is besides the co...
Tapping To Send Loving Thoughts To Others (Pod #406)
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is no shortage of pain or struggle in the world. Because of this, at any given moment any number of our loved ones can be suffering in big and s...
How To End A Tapping Session (Pod #405)
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How we end a tapping session is sometimes more important than how we begin it. At the beginning it is most important that we simply start tapping. Wit...
Tapping For Grief And Loss (Pod #404)
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On October 20th I received the sad news that Dr. Pat Carrington had passed away the day before at the age of 95. In the tapping world Pat was best kno...
Gratitude v. Poverty (Pod #403)
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today it is commonly acknowledged that cultivating a sense of gratitude can be a powerful tool for helping us to live better and emotionally healthier...
Tapping For Climate Concern (Pod #402)
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On any given day there are more than a dozen stories in the news about what is happening to the Earth's environment. On one level it is good that we a...
Tapping With A Client On Mindless Eating (Pod #401)
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most powerful tools in my own learning as a practitioner has been listening to other practitioners working with real clients on real issues...
Tapping For Loneliness (Pod #400)
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For me, loneliness is one of the toughest emotions. The sense of disconnection that comes with feeling lonely almost feels like we are losing touch wi...
Just Because Something Feels Personal Doesn't Mean It Is - And How To Respond With EFT (Pod #399)
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It is no fun when we feel hurt by what someone else says or does. In many cases these hurtful words or actions are unintentional, and others may be co...