A new way to tap with affirmations (Pod #724)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
Release Date: 08/27/2026
Why I tap in is such an "odd" way (Pod #729)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
One of my favorite parts about tapping is how flexible it is. It is flexible in terms of the issues you tap on, how long you tap, how deep you go, and what you say. What most people don't realize is that it is also flexible when it comes to how you tap on the points, which points you tap on, and in what order you tap on them. This week on the podcast, I share lots of different ways you can tap and how you can get deeper results when you play around with them. Subscribe in: | | | | | | Why I Tap in a Random Order Why are you tapping like that? Those were the first words the...
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The 4-steps to find hidden resistance and limiting beliefs (Pod #728)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
Tapping for limiting beliefs and resistance is a very straightforward process. All you need to do is name the limiting belief, why the limiting belief thinks it is being helpful, and then share the truth about what is really happening. When you combine this with tapping it rewrites your subconscious. The problem is not clearing the limiting belief. Instead the problem is knowing what the limiting beliefs are because the subconscious mind doesn't think about them as limiting beliefs. Instead, the subconscious simply sees the limiting belief as how the world works. If clearing the limiting...
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3 words that make clearing limiting beliefs easier (Pod #727)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
One of the most frustrating moments in tapping is when you know a belief is holding you back, you tap on it again and again, and it simply won't budge. That's because your subconscious mind doesn't see a limiting belief as limiting. It sees it as the truth about the world and the very thing that keeps you safe. Some of those beliefs are genuinely useful. My belief that tigers are not kind and cuddly keeps me on the right side of the fence at the zoo. The trouble comes when a belief is disproportionate and misinformed. Last week, of the podcast, I shared the four-part formula I use in almost...
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Tap for any issue with these 4 steps (Pod #726)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
Subscribe in: | | | | | | Just because we know the power of tapping doesn't mean we know exactly the best way to tap. Today I'm going to share the simple four-part formula I use for almost every single tapping script I write for my clients, for the videos I make, and when I'm tapping on my own. Where This Formula Came From Recently I was talking with one of my clients, and she wanted to do some tapping around being able to create some YouTube videos. She wasn't looking to create videos for the general public. Instead, she wanted to create videos just to share with her family, so...
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Tapping for anxiety without having to get into the details (Pod #725)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
Over the last week I have heard from a number of clients who have reported feeling a general sense of anxiety and grief around the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th in New York City and Washington, DC. Feeling bad about painful anniversaries and global events is not unusual. A common concern when tapping for this sort of anxiety is that working with the details will only worsen how we feel. This week in the podcast, I share a simple tool to tap for that anxiety and general sense of dread. I have also , which only makes sense after you listen to the...
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A new way to tap with affirmations (Pod #724)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
One of the most frequent questions that I receive in the Tapping Q&A inbox is about whether we should be tapping on positive or negative phrases. People are often concerned that if you tap on a negative phrase, you will tap a negative belief into your subconscious mind. The good news is that you can't tap negative thoughts in. Even so, it can feel heavy and even discouraging to be tapping constantly on feeling bad or on what is going wrong in your life. Preferring to tap on positive phrases makes perfect sense. The problem is, tapping on a positive phrase that feels emotionally untrue is...
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A new level of self-forgiveness with tapping (pod #723)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
When we are tapping to clear limiting beliefs, we often encounter the moment in time we picked up a particular belief. As a practitioner, I especially love this type of work because it means we get the chance to heal the inner child. For my money, this is some of the most profound and meaningful work we can do when tapping. I am currently in the midst of doing the interviews for the 2026 version of the Integrated Tapping Summit. This year, an entire section is dedicated to clearing limiting beliefs with tapping. When I was interviewing a few days ago about limiting beliefs, she shared an...
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Tapping for Limiting Beliefs – A 5-Step Process That Works in Under 3 Minutes (Pod #722)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
Subscribe in: | | | | | | Limiting beliefs are one of the most common obstacles I hear about from people in the tapping community, and they are also one of the things tapping is best equipped to address. In nearly two decades of working with clients and students, tapping for limiting beliefs has become one of my favorite applications of EFT, because the results are direct, fast, and felt immediately in daily life. TL;DR / Key Takeaways A limiting belief is a subconscious affirmation about how the world works that exists to keep you safe, not to hold you back. It only becomes a...
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My complicated relationship with the EFT Set-Up Phrase has been resolved (Pod #721)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
I have been tapping for close to 20 years. From the very beginning I have struggled with the set-up phrase from Gary Craig's EFT basic recipe. Gary engorged us to start every round of tapping my tapping on the side of our hands, saying "Even though I have this issue I deeply and completely accept myself". As EFT spread the phrase evolved into "Even though I have this issue I deeply and completely love and accept myself" for many. My issue has never been with the idea behind the phrase. I love the healing principle acceptance and how it is a useful tool in transformation. My struggle has...
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Tapping for better sleep (Pod #720)
Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT
One of the most common questions I get is whether you can use tapping for sleep. The short answer is yes. But there is an important caveat that changes everything about how you approach it. Subscribe in: | | | | | | TL;DR / Key Takeaways Poor sleep is a symptom, not a standalone issue. Effective tapping for sleep means identifying and addressing the specific causes driving your sleeplessness, not just tapping on sleep itself. The frustration and disappointment you feel about not sleeping create a biochemical cycle in your body that makes sleep even harder. Tapping on those...
info_outlineOne of the most frequent questions that I receive in the Tapping Q&A inbox is about whether we should be tapping on positive or negative phrases.
People are often concerned that if you tap on a negative phrase, you will tap a negative belief into your subconscious mind.
The good news is that you can't tap negative thoughts in.
Even so, it can feel heavy and even discouraging to be tapping constantly on feeling bad or on what is going wrong in your life. Preferring to tap on positive phrases makes perfect sense.
The problem is, tapping on a positive phrase that feels emotionally untrue is difficult.
This issue comes up with even the most basic recipe for the EFT set-up phrase. It can be hard to say "Even though I have this issue, I deeply and completely accept myself" with any kind of conviction. (I tackled this exact struggle in depth in episode 721 of the podcast.)
When a tapping phrase feels like a lie, you are less likely to engage with the tapping AND you are more likely to end the round of tapping sooner.
Recently, I was my interviewing my friend (and all-around amazing tapper) Jackie Viramontez for this year's version of the Integrated Tapping Summit and she shared a new way of thinking about tapping with affirmations.
The moment she said it, I knew it was something that I needed to try. Not only was it powerful, it was more powerful than I could have imagined.
In this week's podcast I am sharing Jackie's idea, plus the ways I have adapted it to my personal tapping style.
This is an approach that every tapper should have in their transformational tool box.
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