Tag: self-compassion
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What Is EFT Tapping? How It Works and What to Expect
What is EFT tapping, and how does it work? Explore the tapping points, what scientific research says about EFT, and how this unusual-looking technique may help with stress and emotional overwhelm. Plus, learn how to try it yourself with a guided practice.
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When Did Enjoying My Life Become Something I Have to Earn?
Have you ever taken time to do something you enjoy, only to feel guilty about everything you didn’t get done? Explore how we learn to put responsibilities before enjoyment—and why joy doesn’t have to be something we earn.
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What If I Try—and It Doesn’t Work?
Trying something new can bring excitement and possibility, but also fear of what might happen if things don’t work out. Explore how our experiences can shape the meaning we attach to failure, and how EFT tapping can help us approach uncertainty with greater self-compassion.
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When Someone Else’s Opinion Makes You Question Your Own
Sometimes you know what you want—until someone you care about questions it. What happens when their perspective becomes louder than your own?
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Do You Ever Wonder If You’re Overreacting?
When something bothers us, we may immediately wonder whether we’re being too sensitive or making too much of it. What might change if we listened to our reaction before deciding whether it was justified?
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Do You Ever Feel Like You Have to Hide Parts of Yourself?
Sometimes the ways we hide ourselves are surprisingly small. This week’s reflection explores what we learn to keep hidden—and what might change when being ourselves begins to feel a little safer.
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Do You Ever Hold Back What You Really Want to Say?
Sometimes we know exactly what we want to say—and still hold back. This week’s reflection explores what happens when kindness turns into self-silencing, and how we can begin making room for our own voice, too.
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Why Is It So Hard to Honor What I Know I Need?
What happens when you know what you need—but another voice immediately says, “Yes, but…”? This reflection explores the space between knowing what supports us and actually allowing ourselves to choose it.
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Do You Ever Feel Like You Have to Be Okay?
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t what we’re feeling—it’s the pressure to feel something different. This week’s reflection explores what changes when we stop rushing past our feelings and simply begin by noticing.
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More Than Insight: How EFT Supports Change in the Mind and Body
Insight can help us understand why we react the way we do. But what happens when understanding isn’t enough? Discover how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) helps create the conditions for lasting change by working with both the mind and the body.