Personal circumstances took me somewhat away from my practice during the last three years, but everything has smoothed out and I’m excited to focus on my work anew.

Currently this blog is simply an archive of earlier posts. Feel free to take a look. EFT articles and stories are always inspiring. I’m planning a new Creative EFT newsletter that will bring subscribers tons of creative tapping ideas and free tap-along recordings, and eventually those archives will be posted here. Hope you will subscribe.

As I refocus my practice, I feel fortunate to be involved in one of the most satisfying things in the world — work in the healing arts.

I remain endlessly fascinated by the body-mind connection, the mysteries of consciousness, and the quest to understand how people can heal and change and transform. If you’re interested in these things too, please stay in touch. The two tools I use, EFT and hypnosis, have endless possibilities and produce great results. As Gary Craig was fond of saying, we are indeed at the base of the healing high-rise — and the elevator only goes up!

Sincerely,
Betty

(originally posted in the Rising Sun EFT Group Newsletter)

I met with my surgeon, Dr. Benoit, at six weeks after surgery. I’d been in once post-op to get stitches out, but that didn’t involve a meeting with the doctor. So this was the first time he had seen me since performing surgery on my wrist.

When I told Dr. Benoit that the surgery had been a very good experience, he was surprised. He said he doesn’t hear that a lot! When I showed him the condition of my scar and the full range of motion that I have, almost 100%, he had to check his records. He said I was showing astounding progress for only 6 weeks past surgery. Of course I told him about what I do and how I’d used the body-mind connection, talked to my body, prepared mentally and emotionally, etc. He called in another doctor who was out in the hallway. Dr. Benoit showed him my x-rays, my scar and had me demonstrate range of motion. He asked the doctor — “So how long past surgery do you think she is?” The doctor said, “12 weeks?” Dr. Benoit seemed rather proud to say, “No — she’s only 6 weeks. Isn’t this amazing?”  Of course I briefly mentioned what I had done, and that doctor said, “Do we have a body-mind person in the physical therapy department?” Everybody laughed but you never know — maybe this will be a
n opportunity.

Dr. Benoit says he does at least 100 of these surgeries a year and has only seen this kind of healing a few times. “It’s major surgery. Most people drag along on pain meds for weeks. It’s amazing that you say you had so little pain and swelling.” I told him — and I’m sure this was a stretch for a surgeon — that I thought it was because I had informed my body and gotten rid of all fear. The day of the surgery, my blood pressure was normal. So my body didn’t have to panic with swelling and pain, perceiving the surgery as another injury. It was reassured and ready to cooperate.

My work with EFT has evolved more and more into a form that I’m calling Creative EFT. It’s a combination of hypnotherapy concepts and language with EFT processes. The work I did for myself during the entire experience of breaking my wrist, having surgery and working towards healing was of this nature. That it worked so well is great confirmation for me. Of course I’m really appreciating my body right now and telling it — “great job!” And I know it is the power of EFT and hypnotherapy concepts & understandings that really made this possible. I think some powerful body-mind communication took place, and that made all the difference. We are so lucky to have these powerful and effective tools.

Just getting started with a new blog on the theme of Creative EFT, which combines hypnotherapy and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). I look forward to sharing ideas and stories from my practice here, as well as personal reflections at times. This blog will also serve as the archives for articles shared in the Rising Sun EFT Newsletter — A Place To Learn About Creative EFT. Welcome to all, and I will appreciate your comments!