Is your mental game holding you back?
As an athlete or performer, you're under intense pressure. You're expected to be the best and perform at your best. Your mental game is a huge part of how you perform, but many athletes don't bother with mental training, and miss out on their highest levels of performance as a result.
Without mental training, it's very human to get flooded by negative thinking, worry and self-criticism in high-pressure situations. You may have mental blocks that can physically stop you from being faster, stronger or better. You may get spinny (racing thoughts) or you may freeze and shut down despite trying your best not to.
EFT ("emotional freedom techniques"), also called tapping, is an evidence-based tool you can use to reset your body's stress response and change automatic reactions. (Dig into the research behind tapping here!)
I work with athletes and others looking to reach peak performance to overcome these challenges and find out what your best really looks like.
Is your mental game holding you back?
As an athlete or performer, you're under intense pressure. You're expected to be the best and perform at your best. Your mental game is a huge part of how you perform, but many athletes don't bother with mental training, and miss out on their highest levels of performance as a result.
Without mental training, it's very human to get flooded by negative thinking, worry and self-criticism in high-pressure situations. You may have mental blocks that can physically stop you from being faster, stronger or better. You may get spinny (racing thoughts) or you may freeze and shut down despite trying your best not to.
EFT ("emotional freedom techniques"), also called tapping, is an evidence-based tool you can use to reset your body's stress response and change automatic reactions. (Dig into the research behind tapping here!)
I work with athletes and others looking to reach peak performance to overcome these challenges and find out what your best really looks like.
"I loved working with Jessica! She is so good at what she does. You feel so safe and supported with her and she’s got great energy. I suffered from performance anxiety as a competitive soccer player. We worked through staying calm and using tapping as a way to change my thought process while in the middle of a match. I noticed a difference within a session or 2 and continue to use techniques she has shown me. I strongly recommend Jessica and EFT!
-C.T., Comox, BC
I can help if you identify with
any of these:
any of these:
- I get thrown off by mistakes or losses
- It's hard to come back from injury without being negative
- I hold back because I'm afraid I'll re-injure myself
- I self-sabotage or miss opportunities to really shine
- I doubt whether I can perform well under pressure
- I feel like I've hit a performance block or limit
- I'm having trouble feeling motivated to train
- My relationship with my coach/team are impacting me
These are normal challenges for high performers in sport, business and other areas of life. EFT can help unwind the automatic thoughts and feelings. It can also release the intensity of difficult past events so they feel like any other memory.
I can help if you identify with
any of these:
any of these:
- I get thrown off by mistakes or losses
- It's hard to come back from injury without being negative
- I hold back because I'm afraid I'll re-injure myself
- I self-sabotage or miss opportunities to really shine
- I doubt whether I can perform well under pressure
- I feel like I've hit a performance block or limit
- I'm having trouble feeling motivated to train
- My relationship with my coach/team are impacting me
These are normal challenges for high performers in sport, business and other areas of life. EFT can help unwind the automatic thoughts and feelings. It can also release the intensity of difficult past events so they feel like any other memory.
Watch EFT in Action
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Sprinter Bralon Taplin using EFT at the 2016 Rio Olympics
I'm Jessica. I've had have a lifelong passion for sport and for helping people.
I'm a certified EFT Tapping Practitioner and Trainer, and I'm fully accredited with EFT International.
I know what it's like to have injuries and stress, and struggle to get back to peak performance. I would love to share what I've learned to help you perform at your best (and have fun too)!
I'm Jessica. I've had have a lifelong passion for sport and for helping people.
I'm a certified EFT Tapping Practitioner and Trainer, and I'm fully accredited with EFT International.
I know what it's like to have injuries and stress, and struggle to get back to peak performance. I would love to share what I've learned to help you perform at your best (and have fun too)!
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) let you release the emotional hitches that snag you.
EFT is like emotional acupuncture. It creates fast results that go way beyond what you may have experienced before.
There are over 100 clinical studies showing that EFT does indeed work. And, yes, it works just as well over Zoom as in person!
Yes, it looks strange, they haven't fixed that part yet. 😉
Are you skeptical or unsure about EFT?
With a background in science, so was I! It makes sense - how are we supposed to just believe that tapping on your body will actually change anything? If you're looking for more proof, I've written about the state of the science here.
The short version is:
- We do have enough scientific data to be able to say it works.
- Tapping is part of a modern suite of body-focussed techniques.
- It's used by professional athletes and sports teams, as well as widely used by psychologists and clinical counsellors with their clients.
Tapping is a mind-body self-help tool.
That means, whenever you notice yourself needing to stay calm and focussed, you have the option to do something in the moment.
You can use tapping to clear the decks on your feelings of pressure and worry any time you want. And you can work with a practitioner who can help you unwind negative thought patterns. The choice is yours on how you want to use it.
EFT is like emotional acupuncture. It creates fast results that go way beyond what you may have experienced before.
There are over 100 clinical studies showing that EFT does indeed work. And, yes, it works just as well over Zoom as in person!
Yes, it looks strange, they haven't fixed that part yet. 😉
Are you skeptical or unsure about EFT?
With a background in science, so was I! It makes sense - how are we supposed to just believe that tapping on your body will actually change anything? If you're looking for more proof, I've written about the state of the science here.
The short version is:
- We do have enough scientific data to be able to say it works.
- Tapping is part of a modern suite of body-focussed techniques.
- It's used by professional athletes and sports teams, as well as widely used by psychologists and clinical counsellors with their clients.
Tapping is a mind-body self-help tool.
That means, whenever you notice yourself needing to stay calm and focussed, you have the option to do something in the moment.
You can use tapping to clear the decks on your feelings of pressure and worry any time you want. And you can work with a practitioner who can help you unwind negative thought patterns. The choice is yours on how you want to use it.
What results can I expect
from EFT tapping?
from EFT tapping?
Clinical studies of EFT have demonstrated that it helps:
- Improve performance
- Reduce physical pain
- Reduce stress, anxiety & depression
- Lower cortisol
- PTSD / trauma
- Food cravings
- Increase positive emotions and feelings
- Increase immune function
- Stop automatic fight-flight-freeze responses
Anecdotally, tapping can help you to:
- Get better results
- Feel more in control of your emotions
- Get along better with the people in your life
- Replace negative beliefs with helpful ones
- Experience greater appreciation and acceptance of yourself
- Deal with life's ups and downs with more confidence
What results can I expect from EFT tapping?
Clinical studies of EFT have demonstrated that it helps:
- Improve performance
- Reduce physical pain
- Reduce stress, anxiety & depression
- Lower cortisol
- PTSD / trauma
- Food cravings
- Increase positive emotions and feelings
- Increase immune function
- Stop automatic fight-flight-freeze responses
Anecdotally, tapping can help you to:
- Get better results
- Feel more in control of your emotions
- Get along better with the people in your life
- Replace negative beliefs with helpful ones
- Experience greater appreciation and acceptance of yourself
- Deal with life's ups and downs with more confidence
Does EFT Tapping really work?
If so, how?
Imagine there's a guard up in a tower, looking around for possible danger. When the guard sees something suspicious, they sound the alarm. Everyone goes into survival mode.
This guard is a good analogy for the part of your brain called your amygdala. You can also think of it as your home alarm system. When you perceive a threatening or stressful situation, your amygdala is part of activating your fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses. The amygdala lives deep in your emotional brain - that means below the level of conscious thinking.
That means our fight, flight, freeze and fawn reactions are automatic and happen faster than our conscious mind can react.
This response to danger is helpful when there truly is a threat that needs our swift, immediate attention. But the rest of the time, it just causes us to feel wound up, overwhelmed, sleep poorly, get sick more often, and generally think and feel negatively.
Of course, we try to work our way out of it. But there's a good reason why just trying to focus on the positive often doesn't do the trick: it's your body that's reacting, not your conscious mind. Your amygdala and nervous system are reacting, not the real you.
Here's where emotional freedom techniques come in and really do live up to their name. Tapping tells the fear control centre in our brain (the amygdala) that it's safe to relax. We can even see this happening on functional MRI scans when the tapping points are stimulated!
When we're back in control, we get to use the wise and logical parts of our brains to make decisions and solve problems. The body can go back to being at rest; recovering from training and injury, and getting stronger. Overall, we simply feel better!
- For more detailed/clinical information, read my articles on does it work, how it works and why tapping works better than talking for fixing our automatic reactions.
- You can also read a summary of that research at The Science of Tapping.
What others are saying about EFT Tapping with Jessica
“I was definitely skeptical when I was first told about Emotional Freedom Techniques. However, I was shocked at how much value I received from my first few sessions with Jessica.
I quickly made more progress on breaking down the beliefs than I had made after years of applying other approaches.”
-B.A. Boston, MA, USA
"Challenges I was experiencing have cleared up for me. I have gained confidence and am ready to move forward in my life. My anxiety and stress are greatly diminished, and I also feel much more at peace with my past.
I would highly recommend Jessica – she is kind, compassionate, intelligent, and a very gifted practitioner. ”
-
H.R., Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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