By Alina Frank FIFTY FIVE years is a long time to suffer the horror of a plane crash but that’s exactly what my client “Margaret” did. In the early days of commercial flying, stewardesses were queens of the sky and my client always felt honored to be part of that exclusive group. The people that… Read More »
Can EFT Play in Integral Role in Helping Victims of Sexual Assault? New Research Says YES
“Sexual injury (assault or otherwise) can lie at the heart of a multitude of presenting client issues, ranging from money blocks to physical health problems to a “fear of being seen” as well as more obvious concerns like intimacy challenges.” Alina Frank, author of How to Want Sex Again This is not an easy topic… Read More »
Positive, Tolerable and Toxic Stress Responses; What are the Differences?
In the world of EFT/Tapping/Matrix Reimprinting (MR), we often refer to stress as something we are combating and fighting against, that we are tapping on to release as it is something that is obviously not healthy for us to experience frequently. It is often a generically used term and it is time that we become… Read More »
The Trauma Moment; Understanding the UDIN Elements
Recently, I was chatting with a friend recently who was diagnosed with a serious physical condition. Knowing that he had undergone a lot of trauma during the last few years (and of course having my EFT perspective) I suspected that those events may have been contributing factors to the development of his physical challenges. I… Read More »
Distancing, Association, Dissociation in EFT for Trauma
Having a trauma informed approach to working with adverse life events is critically important. When working with life traumas, many considerations must be evaluated, with slow and gentle always at the core. In this video with EFT International Master Trainers of Trainers, Alina Frank and Craig Weiner, directors of the EFT Tapping Training Institute, discuss… Read More »
Don’t Let the Skeptical Minority Keep You Down; The EFT Tapping Revolution is Here!
When you begin to talk to a stranger about EFT tapping, do you find yourself bracing for a skeptical response? Do you find yourself wishing that EFT was more accepted by the academics and influencers? Do you sometimes observe yourself feeling somewhat apologetic or trying to justify your enthusiasm for tapping? Do you feel like… Read More »
Safety, Connection and Rapport; Essentials for Healing
I often ask EFT practitioners if they believe that they provide a safe space for their clients. The answer is always yes. Hmmmm. I imagine this response would be the same no matter what healing professional I asked. This overwhelmingly positive response puzzles me because I also hear from clients and students who tell me… Read More »
The 10 Day Trauma Window; New Research Demonstrates Long Term Effects of Acute Stress
An exciting new research study was just published by a collaboration of scientists that has identified a 10 day window of time that exists immediately after a traumatic event before significant neuron and synaptic changes happen that can turn a single trauma into an event that can alter a lifetime and potentially even lead to… Read More »
Childhood Adversity; Can it Age You Quicker?
new study released this week suggests a significant connection between childhood trauma and cellular aging. The length of chromosomal end-caps, called telomeres, are increasingly being found to be related to increased risk of disease and shorter lifespans and were found to be in this study most likely to be affected by the predominance of childhood emotional trauma.
