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The Karate Chop Point: Where It Is and How to Use It in EFT Tapping

The side-of-hand point where every round of EFT tapping begins, and why it matters more than people think.

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The Karate Chop Point: Where It Is and How to Use It in EFT Tapping

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Tapping for Social Anxiety: A Script for Before, During, and After
Anxiety & Stress

Tapping for Social Anxiety: A Script for Before, During, and After

Social anxiety doesn't wait for the party to start. It shows up an hour before, in the car outside, while you're still deciding ...

By Nick Ortner

Tapping Is Now $0 With Original Medicare. Here's How NeuroTap Health Works.
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Tapping Is Now $0 With Original Medicare. Here's How NeuroTap Health Works.

I want to tell you about something I never thought I'd get to write. Twenty years ago I maxed out my credit cards to film a ...

By Nick Ortner

Calm Is Contagious: A Touching Story from the Classroom
Relationships & Family

Calm Is Contagious: A Touching Story from the Classroom

There’s a story I heard a while back that I still think about all the time. It comes from a classroom, and it starts with a little...

By Nick Ortner

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EFT Tapping Chart: Getting to Know the 9 Tapping Points
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EFT Tapping Chart: Getting to Know the 9 Tapping Points

Download the Tapping Points PDF New to Tapping and looking for a complete guide to the Tapping points? Not sure if you are Tapping...

By Nick Ortner

A Short Lesson on Gratitude
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A Short Lesson on Gratitude

Today I want to share a short story with you about gratitude. This well-known parable is a great reminder to practice being ...

By Nick Ortner

EFT Tapping Scripts: A Powerful Stress Relief Technique You Can Use Today
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EFT Tapping Scripts: A Powerful Stress Relief Technique You Can Use Today

Imagine having a secret weapon against stress that you could unleash anytime, anywhere. No special equipment needed, no ...

By Nick Ortner

Can't Sleep Because Your Mind Won't Stop Racing? Here's What's Actually Happening
Sleep

Can't Sleep Because Your Mind Won't Stop Racing? Here's What's Actually Happening

You're exhausted. The lights are off, the day is done, and there's nothing left to do but sleep. And that's exactly when your mind...

By Nick Ortner

Which Tapping category in our app shows the single biggest drop per session?
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Which Tapping category in our app shows the single biggest drop per session?

Pop Quiz Results The question was... Which Tapping category in our app shows the single biggest drop per session? Correct Answer: ...

By Nick Ortner

What the Research Says About Tapping for Veterans and Combat PTSD
Science & Research

What the Research Says About Tapping for Veterans and Combat PTSD

Combat PTSD is one of the most studied applications of tapping, and one of the most consequential to get right. I've watched this ...

By Nick Ortner

Transform Your Dental Experience: How to Overcome Fear of the Dentist and Find Healing in the Dentist's Chair
Anxiety & Stress

Transform Your Dental Experience: How to Overcome Fear of the Dentist and Find Healing in the Dentist's Chair

There's something uniquely vulnerable about opening your mouth in a dentist's chair. Maybe it's the surrender of control, the ...

By Jessica Ortner

Inside the App: What Actually Happens in the 5-Day Release Anxiety Program
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Inside the App: What Actually Happens in the 5-Day Release Anxiety Program

Most program pages tell you what a course covers. They rarely tell you what it actually feels like to move through it: what each ...

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Sleep Anxiety: How to Stop It (Without Another Sleep Hygiene Lecture)
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Sleep Anxiety: How to Stop It (Without Another Sleep Hygiene Lecture)

I spent years of my life exhausted by nine at night and wide awake at eleven, staring at the ceiling while my brain replayed the ...

By Nick Ortner

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