Body Vitality, Safety, & Self-Image
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Self Nurturing
– I don’t deserve it – It’s not safe – I don’t want to do it their way – I don’t know how
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Why Do We Become Ungrounded?
We learn to disassociate… and it is also instinctual. For better or worse, we learn “coping” mechanisms from Mom and Dad and other early caregivers. Our primitive brain instinctually dissasociates us both in the freeze response and whenever pain or injury would keep us from fighting or fleeing. Energy Tapping (EFT) can certainly help! Tapping…
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Boundaries: Yours, Mine, and Ours
Body Vitality, Safety, & Self-ImageCircles OnlyEmotional StatesSex, Love, & RelationshipsTrauma ReliefA lot of us never learned boundaries growing up. Even if we did, managing them with ease and grace is not always natural. We help you define what is yours to decide on and show you ways to stand up for that. And we delve into some of the grey areas that occur when we…
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I Just Don’t Want To Feel This
– Intense feelings can be overwhelming and scary – Many of us don’t have good coping skills for “negative” emotions, especially when they are intense – Just being with it, and accepting ourselves can be powerful. Sometimes challenging – If you are having trouble, what judgement or thoughts are underlying this?
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EFT Tapping for Identity Blocks: Who Would I Be Without This?
Our identity is very important. If we have a block around changing aspects of ourselves because we aren’t sure who we’ll be, it can get in the way.
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Smoking With Shame: Finding the Need Under the Habit
We believe that smoking, like other addictions, is a symptom of underlying fears and blocks. Treating the symptom does not “cure” the problem. Unless someone is doing something immediately life-threatening (say taking heroine or crack), for us, it is not about quitting first. That would be rather like pulling a life raft away from a…
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Raising Self-Esteem: Learning to Appreciate Yourself Safely
– I want to appreciate myself more – I am beautiful except for the color of my skin – I am insightful, but I’m nervous – I am creative, but I learned that had no value – I am a caring person, but I have revenge thoughts – I have courage, but I’m not doing…
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This… or That?
Do you want the banana… or the orange? Water… or a soda? Are you making decisions based on what someone else says you “should” do, or are you free to make the choice that feels like a YES to your head, heart, AND gut? In this exercise, we continue to develop PRACTICAL body guidance… in…
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EFT Tapping for Feeling Unlovable: I Am Unlovable Because…
I don’t do what they wanted me to… My weight… I’m too much… I’m not good enough… I’m defective.
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Is Your Body Smart? How Would You Know?
Is your body smart? How would you know? Do you listen to your body’s messages as if it were a dear friend? Or do you try to block out its painful noise… having decided long ago that it must be out to get you, or just wants to make you miserable?!