Navigating the ups and downs and a free workshop

Published: Tue, 03/14/23

Dear

On a Personal Note

Whew, it's been a cold few weeks in the UK. We got a few inches of snow last week. Our world was like a fairytale for a few hours. Until it started raining and the temperatures climbed... and within a day, the pristine white looked sludgy, brown and ugly.

And that got me thinking about how we judge what's beautiful and what's ugly, what's right and what's wrong. We want things to be a certain way and if it's not, we're unhappy and want it different. It's all an 'inside job' because of our individual beliefs.

I've been experiencing indecision in my business. That really bothered me. I wanted to be decisive, full of firm action and moving forward at the speed of light. But, that's not what's been happening. I was ascribing it to my usual plenty-of-thinking introvert tendencies yet realised it's happening more frequently than what's normal for me.

A few days ago I spoke to a dear friend and colleague who lost her aunt recently. Our conversation made it clear to me that the death of my father and all that brought, has not quite settled for me. I'm noticing an 'in-limbo' feeling and from experience, I know these things can't be rushed.

I'll write a fuller blogpost on this in time. For now: I was planning on hosting a Health Anxiety class during March, and it's become clear that it's not the right time for me to offer this. I will in due course because many sensitive souls have this issue and I know so many tools to help with it. I'm sorry for any disappointment if you're one of the dear souls who registered your interest. I'd rather give you my very best at a later stage.

Right now, though, I see many people going through intense challenges in their relationships, health, financial matters, career... just about every area of life.

I've decided to offer a free EFT workshop. EFT has helped me and my family through many challenging times, and I want EFT to be accessible to as many people as possible. This workshop is open to all, whether you know EFT or not. Details are below the article.

The article this week is about big difficulties, fluctuating emotions, and how we can manage them.

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Article of the Week

Navigating the Ups and Downs:
How to Deal with Fluctuating Emotions

"Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times
that the 'hero' within us is revealed.”

-Bob Riley

This article was
written during the pandemic. 
It felt apprpriate to share again with some updates.  

 
Our world is a strange and uncertain place. So much of our 'normal' has changed. There's been talk about a VUCA world for years - Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity.
 
We're dealing with VUCA every day and we can clearly see it in the conversations on social media.
 
Volatile emotions are normal in these conditions
 
You may experience waves of emotions about the pandemic fall-out, economic and financial uncertainty, loadshedding in South Africa, the war in Ukraine, earthquakes and extreme weather, family or friends going through distress, loved ones with serious disease, climate change, and a zillion other things we have
no control over.
 
One day you might feel completely fine and think you’re managing well, thank goodness… and the next day you might feel like you can’t see the point of anything anymore.
 
You may experience anxiety one day, calmness the next, and dread again the next.
 
A personal example:
 
In the first weeks of noticing that our entire world was changing in March 2020, I experienced tons of anxiety. I couldn’t always even name what it was about… it was just a general sense of dread and doom. I started having trouble sleeping - a sure sign that my nervous system was not doing
well.
 
I gradually worked my way through that by using EFT tapping for myself, and hosting and participating in EFT calls for others going through the same, plus loads of breathing and meditation exercises. Having honest conversations with good friends, and asking for hugs from my husband helped a lot too.
 
I
stopped reading and listening to the news. Gradually I started feeling calmer and sleeping better. It was a huge relief.
 
Then one day, I had a very busy day with clients. I was exhausted by bedtime and looking forward to a great night’s rest.
 
I fell asleep and woke up within 10 minutes with a pounding heart
and the feeling of dread. It just didn’t matter how much I tried to breathe, relax, and even tap… it wasn’t helping.
 
After 30 mins I remembered a recorded EFT tapping webinar that I still wanted to listen to. It was almost a relief to stop trying so hard to sleep. I got up, made calming Camomile tea, and tapped along with Steve Wells (an EFT mentor of mine) for one whole
hour.
 
The difference I experienced after that hour was huge.
 
I was yawning, sighing and feeling much lighter and calmer. I went back to bed and had a few solid hours of deep sleep.
 
Yep, I was tired the next
morning and needed a nap later. The beautiful thing was… I had something to turn to in the middle of the night. Something with no bad side-effects, that ‘turned down’ the stress and anxiety and allowed me to go back to bed and rest.
 
The point of this little story? 
 
It’s okay
that we experience different layers of stress through long stressful periods.
We don’t have to blame, criticize or judge ourselves with anything like “I should be handling it better than this!” or “I should be over the stress by now” or “Stop worrying, you can’t do anything about it!”
 
Those
thoughts are counter-productive, and cause more stress, not less. It certainly has never stopped anyone from panicking. Ever.
 
It’s okay that we can’t always help ourselves. I needed the help of the recording to start tapping. It felt like it was just too much effort to ‘pull myself out of it’ to start tapping. I could watch a recording, and tap along with someone who was feeling
resourceful and that was incredibly helpful.
 
It’s okay to need and ask for help. We’re not meant to carry heavy things alone.
 
It’s okay, especially if you’re a sensitive person, to need more emotional support than others. Really. It’s okay. Your nervous system picks up a
lot that’s not yours.
 
It’s imperative though, that we do our inner work so we can let those emotions go, else they will drag us down and keep us feeling the dread and fear. That’s not a healthy or pleasant way to go through life.
 
I find it so important to have methods to turn to when I'm not managing
difficult periods. 
 
Four methods I particularly love and use a lot:
 
EFT (Tapping) (see the free workshop below)
The Sedona Method
TAT (Tapas Accupressure Technique)
JSJ (Jin Shin Jyutsu, a Japanese healing method)
 
A question for you:
 
What do you find helpful to deal with long, stressful periods?
 I might ask permission to include your tip in this article for my website.
 
I love and appreciate personal replies, even just to say hi. 

Free Tapping Circle:

EFT to Support you through Challenging Times

So many people I personally know are going through intense challenges. Challenges like divorce, painful relationships, chronic or sudden health issues, financial distress, career decisions, anguish at the state of the world.

In this tapping circle, we'll use EFT (tapping) to soothe and calm the fear, anxiety, distress, overwhelm, frustration, anger and other emotions that can arise during such times.

As a subscriber, you get the first option to enrol before I send it out in other places.

Whether you know EFT or not, you are welcome to attend. I'll explain the basics just enough so you can use it. We want you calmer and more resourceful at the end!

It's for you if:

* you're experiencing challenges

* someone you know is going through a hard time and it affects you

* you're feeling stressed and uncertain
* you want reliable and fast-acting stress-relief
* you've heard of EFT and want to test-drive it in a safe environment
* you already know EFT and want to tap along in a community of kindred spirits

When:
Tuesday 28 March 2023
10 am Pacific | 1 pm Eastern | 6 pm UK | 7 pm SA

90 minutes of tapping, community and stress-relief

Recording

The workshop will be recorded. It's usually more beneficial to attend live, though if you're unable to attend, you'll receive the recording.

Feedback

I will ask for feedback after the call in a brief form.

Thank you for being here! Wishing you a week with love, gentleness and caring people around you.

With love and kindness,

Liesel

Hi, I'm Liesel!

I'm a sensitive introvert who loves supporting other sensitive souls to go beyond what they thought were possible for them.

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