You Only Needed to Change Your Direction

    A Little Fable Franz Kafka “Alas,” said the mouse, “the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and...

When You MUST Be Calm: Heart-Flow

I was recently in a really difficult situation where I needed to stay calm and resourceful. It wasn’t appropriate to tap outright. I was among people who, seeing something that looked so odd and foreign to them, had the power to make an already sticky situation...

“Knowing When I Am Satisfied”

Sheryl grew up with a fear of being hungry, and a belief that it is not safe to ask for what she wants. “Not surprisingly, I have eating and food issues now. I know that it is best to eat when I am hungry, but I don’t know when I am hungry.”  She paused. ...

“Mother Stuff” Sabotaging my Success

A theme in my tapping sessions this week seemed to be “my mother.” Our relationship with our mothers is a rich resource for learning how to honor what is right for us as individuals, instead of seeking the approval of someone else who appears to have power...

Getting Your Way

Marisol began our session saying “I cannot stop eating sweets!” She said she was usually OK in the morning, and OK when there was a lot of work to do (she is a therapist and a mother and manages an apartment complex). However as the afternoon went on, she lamented: “I...