TAPPING TO HELP NAVIGATE LIFE'S TRANSITIONS

What is a life transition?

A life transition is any big event that significantly impacts you and they can occur at any stage throughout your life. Some may be positive (getting married) others will be really hard (losing a loved one) and often a bit of both (becoming a new parent).

What can we do to help navigate a life transition?

Whether you are moving house, going through burnout, navigating menopause, grieving or anything else, having a strong self care practice is essential while trying to navigate a life transition and tapping is the perfect tool. The more calm and grounded your nervous system is, the easier it is to regulate your emotions.

Try this simple tapping process above to bring balance back into your nervous system.

For more support please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help xx

3 MIN TAPPING TO REDUCE ANXIETY

Why do we experience anxiety?

Anxiety is a completely normal human emotion to experience but it’s not always easy because it triggers the ancient fight / flight response, which can be a very visceral experience. From an evolutionary perspective anxiety keeps us alive, without it we would all be lemmings walking into the road so think of it as trying to keep you safe.

A key part of the brain to understand when starting to overcome anxiety is your amygdala. This is connected to your brains fear response and triggers the fight, flight, freeze response. The stress hormone cortisol starts to fill your body, adrenaline starts pumping around and your nervous system gets primed for action thinking that it needs to fight the perceived threat (muscles tense, heart beats faster, digestive system slows down). This is called the sympathetic nervous system.

This response was absolutely essential for survival back when we were cavemen and needed to fight sabre toothed tigers, but the problem is these days, our brains don’t know the difference between a real and perceived threat. Maybe you have to stand up and present in front off all your colleagues, you’ve just been given a really tight deadline at work, running late for a meeting, having to go into a new social situation - your nervous system will be going into that same high alert and thinking you’re about to get eaten.

Why is tapping so Effective at reducing anxiety?

Tapping is great at reducing anxiety because it engages your parasympathetic nervous system (rest and relaxation). Tapping on these specific meridian points sends a calming signal to your body and amygdala that you are safe. The rhythmic movement on your body is also really grounding and helps you to be deeply present in your body (another great way to reduce anxiety).

With tapping we always face the problem head on because when we say out loud how we are truly feeling it enables us to process our emotions and change how we feel.

Thinking about the thing that you are anxious about while physically tapping on these Tapping points sends calming signals to the brain. This ultimately rewires how we think and feel. Instead of triggering fight-or-flight mode, as usual, we send an opposing signal to the body letting it know that it is safe.

Using simple but powerful affirmations like “I am safe” while tapping is like speaking directly to your nervous system and amygdala - the perfect way to reduce anxiety.

Tapping to reduce anxiety

If you’re feeling anxious today remember that it is totally normal. Try this 3 minute tapping process to bring some much needed balance back into your body and mind.

For more support reducing anxiety, please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help xx

UNDERSTANDING ANGER: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Manage It

WHAT IS ANGER? UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

Anger is a normal human emotion but it's a big one because it triggers the ancient fight / flight response. The other emotions that do this are anxiety, fear and excitement. This is why anger can be such a visceral experience, you really feel it in your body and that’s because your nervous system is going into that heightened state.

When you feel really angry the stress hormone cortisol will start to flood your body, adrenaline starts to pump around and then your body is getting primed for action (muscles tense, heart beats faster, digestive system slows down). In short doses this response is fine because you are able to come back to a place of rest and relaxation (parasympathetic nervous system) but when you are being continually triggered and feeling angry all the time (whether that is expressed or suppressed) that’s when anger can become really damaging to both your physical and mental wellbeing.

Anger shows up when we feel the need to defend ourselves. It’s a sign that something is wrong and needs our attention and consideration. Neither acting out in anger nor holding it in produces a desirable result. Anger demands our attention, as it buries our more authentic primary emotions, and prevents us from seeing ourselves and our situation clearly, and understanding what is happening within ourselves.

HOW ANGER IMPACTS YOUR BODY AND MIND

The constant flood of stress chemicals and associated metabolic changes that go with ongoing unmanaged anger can eventually cause harm to many different systems of the body.

Some of the short and long-term health problems that have been linked to unmanaged anger include:

* headache

* digestion problems, such as abdominal pain

* insomnia

* increased anxiety

* depression

* high blood pressure

* skin problems, such as eczema

* heart attack

* stroke.

WHAT CAUSES ANGER? COMMON EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS

Quite often anger is the proceeding emotion that covers up what we're really feeling inside (scared, lost, rejected, unsafe, sad, abandoned, betrayed, lonely, grief, misunderstood, not good enough, not worthy, unloved).

This illustration called the Anger Funnel gives a clear description of how anger can be the blanket emotion for other feelings.

INNER CHILD HEALING AND THE ROOT OF ANGER

Anger isn’t often an emotion that we’re taught to express in a healthy and safe way. Quite often parents will either shame a child for showing their anger or taught to suppress and ignore it. If you want to have a better understanding of how you process anger or how you react to it or express it, then reflect back on your childhood and your parents / caregivers. Ask yourself these questions:

* How did mum / dad express tor suppress their anger?

* Was anger expressed in a healthy way or did it often make me feel unsafe?

* Was anger shown physically?

* Did mum / dad ever shame me for being angry?

* Was I taught to suppress and ignore my anger?

* When I was angry, what did mum / dad to? How did they react?

* Did you often feel angry as a child?

TAPPING TO PROCESS YOUR ANGER

It’s a very powerful and healing practice to explore your anger and find out what it might need. This 30 Min recording of a live session is the perfect way to help you process your anger and free your nervous system of negative tension so get yourself comfortable and watch it now.

EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO MANAGE AND RELEASE ANGER

EXPLORE WHAT'S BEHIND YOUR ANGER

Take time to think about what emotion might be lying behind your anger (anxiety, shame, guilt, stress, grief, not feeling good enough, etc). Understanding what lies behind it enables you to have a much better awareness of what’s really going on and therefore makes it easier to process.

START TO KNOW YOUR WARNING SIGNS

Your body is an incredible source of wisdom and will often be telling you before you consciously know it, that you're feeling stressed, anxious or angry.

These are your anger warning signs, so listen to how your body reacts. Here are some common physical symptoms of anger:

1. Knots in your stomach

2. Clenching your hands or jaw

3. Feeling clammy or flushed

4. Breathing faster

5. Headaches

6. Pacing or needing to walk around

7. “Seeing red”

8. Having trouble concentrating

GET TO KNOW YOUR TRIGGERS

What are the things in life that make you really angry? Better understanding what your own personal triggers are is a great way at being able to more effectively regulate your nervous system.

STOP, PAUSE, BREATHE

Rather than always reacting to a situation take a minute to stop, pause and breathe. Even a few seconds breathing can quickly transform the intensity of anger.

PRIORITISE YOUR MIND & SELF CARE

Sleep is the foundation of your mental health and wellbeing because its during sleep that your brain is drained of the metabolic toxins that have built up during the day. A good nights sleep means you're much less likely to get angry easily.

Meditation strengthens your prefrontal cortex which is your brains ability to self regulate your emotions. The more you meditate, the easier it is to process your emotions.

Tapping is a great way to process anger. Watch the three videos above to see how easy it is to do.

Hydrate & Feed Yourself your brain needs water to function properly so always make sure you're hydrated as even a small amount of dehydration effects how your brain functions. We all know the term 'hangry' and there is a good reason. Being hungry can quickly change your mood so always make sure you're eating healthily and regularly.

HOW TO RELEASE ANGER IN HEALTHY WAYS

Rather than projecting your anger onto others learn healthy and safe ways to process it:

* Boxing is a great at processing anger

* Hit a pillow

* Move your body (in whatever way you need)

* Dance around to music you love

* Breathe in a calming colour, and visualise breathing out a colour that represents your anger

* Invite your anger for a walk in nature - what does it want to tell you today?

* Physically take yourself away from whatever situation is triggering you. Changing your surroundings can quickly change how you feel.

* Set healthy boundaries with people that can often trigger your anger.

* Prepare your nervous system for things that may create anger in you. (for example if commuting makes you angry, make sure you meditate before your commute or even better - during your commute)

If you would like more support in processing your anger please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to hear from you xx

PRIVATE SESSIONS & 1:1 COACHING

PRIVATE SESSIONS & 1:1 COACHING

I have been coaching people for over 10 years now and it’s easily one of the most rewarding parts of what I do because I get to see first hand how someone can transform their mind. Whether you want to work on limiting beliefs, your inner critic, anxiety, burnout, grief, parenting, overwhelm, sleep, your inner child, trauma, stress, pregnancy, fertility or anything else - private sessions are the best way to work on your own personal needs. I work with adults and also specialise in children and families.

Each session is tailored to you and consists of breathing techniques, guided meditation, and a full round of Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping). EFT is a powerful tool at helping you release negative tension held in both your body and mind. It’s the perfect partner to meditation as it helps your brain get to the core route of a problem and takes the emotional / negative charge away from it. 

I always provide a full support document after the session, a meditation recording and tapping video for you to use. The sessions are 1hr 30 mins and will be over Zoom.

If you really want to give your mental health a reset and you’re looking for something longer term I have several different programs you can explore including the Happy Heads Wellbeing Programme.

It’s been designed to completely transform your wellbeing over the course of 6 - 8 weeks and includes:

SILVER PACKAGE 

* 3 x 1-1 sessions (1.5hr each)

* Processing several big blocks in life that might be holding you back

* 1 x 20 min phone call 'wellbeing check-in'

* Several guided meditations to use across the programme

* Tapping and breathing videos to follow

* Daily practices to integrate into your own routine 

* Regular Whatsapp communication with me to ensure you feel fully supported throughout

GOLD PACKAGE 

* 5 x 1-1 sessions (1.5hr each)

* Processing several big blocks in life that might be holding you back

* 2 x 20 min phone call 'wellbeing check-in'

* Several guided meditations to use across the programme

* Tapping and breathing videos to follow

* Daily practices to integrate into your own routine 

* Regular Whatsapp communication with me to ensure you feel fully supported throughout

I’m flexible with days and times and often work with people in different countries and time zones, so just let me know what works for you. I always offer a FREE 20 minute consultation call to see how I best I can support you.

If this sounds like something you would like to explore please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help xx

YouTube Live - Grief Support

Grief Support - YouTube Live 4th June

It was the anniversary of my dad’s death last week and what’s really fascinating is the fact that for years I would completely blank out the date. I literally forgot when it was as it just felt too painful - but your body remembers!

Trauma is held in the body, your cells remember way after the event has passed. It’s always a few days before the anniversary of my dad’s death that things feel different and it’s very subtle.

I get an almost sinking feeling. It’s not overwhelming sadness but I just feel slightly off. I feel more tired that usual (hard to decipher when I’m a mum of two little ones so can often feel tired) and I find it harder to focus.

These are very small shifts that for years I wouldn’t have recognised but now I know the signs. I understand that I need to be very gentle and kind to myself, my inner child needs a lot of nurturing around this time and this helps me navigate the grief.

Join me next Weds 4th June at 12pm for my next YouTube Live that is all about supporting grief.

This 30 Min session includes:

* Insight - into grief and how it can manifest both physically and mentally.

* Visualisation - to help reconnect you with the energy of your loved one.

* Tapping - to help you process your grief and bring balance back into your nervous system.

Go to my Happy Heads YouTube channel and you will get a notification just before it starts. It’s also recorded so you can watch in your own time.

I can’t wait to see you there.

Big Love

Kim xx

5 MIN TAPPING TO STOP NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

We have approximately 60,000 thoughts per day and if most of those are negative, it’s easy to see how it can have a big impact on your mental health and happiness. Your brain also has a negativity bias, which is why it’s so easy to feel flooded with negative thoughts.

The negativity bias is our tendency not only to register negative stimuli more readily but also to dwell on these events. From an evolutionary perspective this bias would have helped to remain safe because our ancestors would have needed to pay attention to negative threats in the world in order to survive.

As humans, we tend to:

* Remember traumatic experiences better than positive ones.

* Recall insults better than praise.

* React more strongly to negative stimuli.

* Think about negative things more frequently than positive ones.

* Respond more strongly to negative events than to equally positive ones.

It’s exhausuting right?

Tapping is the perfect tool to stop your negative thoughts and rewire your mind to think differently. Try this 5 Min Tapping Meditation now to bring some positivity and stillness back into your mind.

For more support overcoming your negative thoughts please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help.

5 MIN TAPPING TO PROCESS ANGER

Anger is a normal human emotion but it's not something we're often encouraged to express or process in a safe way. Supressed anger can be really damaging for your nervous system creating stress and anxiety. When ignored, this emotion builds and grows - often being projected onto others in unhealthy ways.

Tapping is the perfect tool to help you safely process your anger in a healthy way. Try this 5 min tapping meditation to help you reduce your anger and bring balance back into your nervous system.

Manifest The Life You Want

YouTube LIVE - Weds 23rd April @12pm

Would you like to try manifesting but never really sure how to do it? Then you should join me LIVE on Weds 23rd at 12pm to Manifest The Life You Want.

Without consciously realising - we are always manifesting. Every thought you have creates an energy flow within and around your physical being. This energy attracts its likeness. So if you’re thinking “I’m not good enough” then your energy may start to reflect that and it will be harder to attract positive experiences that align to your authentic self. Manifesting is a powerful way to identify what you really want from life, overcome your limiting thoughts and start to turn your dreams into reality.

This 30 minute session starts at 12pm on Weds.

• Insight - into what manifesting actually is, the science behind it and the four step process to follow. 

• Breathwork - to calm and soothe your nervous system. 

• Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping) - to help you overcome any self doubt that might be holding you back. 

• Manifesting - the life that you want and identifying your dreams.

Manifesting is one of my favourite things to do, I'm really excited to share this with you guys. Here is the link to Manifest The Life You Want or you can subscribe to the Happy Heads YouTube channel and it will notify you before I go live.

Please bring a pen and a piece of paper to the session.

Big Love
Kim xx

Happy Heads - YouTube Live Sessions

Happy Heads YouTube LIVE sessions

Thank you so much to everyone who has joined the Happy Heads YouTube Live sessions, I absolutely love doing them and really hope you’re enjoying them. I’ve wanted to do these for a long time so it feels really good to finally bring these to you guys. They are of course completely free but if you do enjoy them or any of my videos please feel free to donate HERE it is very much appreciated.

Thank you to everyone who has suggested topics to cover please do keep the requests coming as they inspire me to design something that’s bespoke for you!

I’m having a two week break as my kids are on Easter holidays but I am very much looking forward to starting back again with these sessions:

Next Up…

* Manifest The Life You Want - 23rd April

* Prevent Burnout - 30th April

* Nurture Your Inner Child - 7th May

* Grief Support - 21st May

* Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs - 28th May

* Tapping for Mums - 4th May

Don’t worry if you missed any, you can watch all of the recordings here. Head to the Happy Heads YouTube page to subscribe now and you’ll get a notification before they start.

Tapping To Reduce Stress

You Are Enough

Befriend Your Inner Critic

There is a slight sound glitch on the end of a visualisation so here is an Inner Critic Guided Meditation to listen to.

Tapping To Process Shame

Improve Your Sleep

5 MIN TAPPING ON YOUR INNER CRITIC

Befriend Your Inner Critic - YouTube LIVE

We all have an inner critic that can be really mean and nasty, filling us with self doubt and negative thoughts. When you give this critic too much air time you start to genuinely believe the lies that it tells you, which has a big impact on your mental health and wellbeing. The most powerful antidote for the inner critic, is self compassion.

Try this 5 Minute Tapping meditation to befriend your inner critic and show yourself loving kindness.

If you would like more support befriending your inner critic then join me on my Happy Heads YouTube LIVE on Wednesday 12th March at 12pm GMT.

I can’t wait to see you all there.

Big Love

Kim x

These 10 days will change your life...

Life isn't always easy. In fact, for most people, it involves a lot of stress and struggle on a daily basis (and it may for you as well).

With finances, work, health, relationships, and a lot more. Most people are dealing with more stress, anxiety and overwhelm than they realise.

This is why I want to share what is probably the most transformational free online event that exists, that teaches one of most effective techniques for creating change, EFT, otherwise known as Tapping, with 10 days of free presentations. It's the 17th Annual Tapping World Summit!

This online event is amazing and a must watch. Click below to register and find out more.

This isn't just an informational event, it's an experience. Attendees don't just leave with ideas or theories on how to make their life better, they leave actually feeling better.

They leave with less stress, anxiety, overwhelm, anger, sadness, and other negative emotions. They leave having cleared limiting beliefs around money, health, relationships and more.They leave having cleared childhood traumas.

They leave the event better than when they went in. And you, yes YOU... will leave this event better than when you enter it.

Over 3 million people have attended this online event and last year I had the absolute privilege of being part of it talking about how to nurture your inner child.

Go here to learn more and get access to this free online event. I personally can’t wait!

Big Love

Kim xx

Happy Heads YouTube Live Sessions

Hi Lovely People,

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful start to the year. I wanted to share some exciting news with you guys and also ask for your support.

I’m going to start doing lunchtime Happy Heads YouTube Live sessions every Wednesday at 12pm and the first one is 26th February.

They’ll be 30 minutes long so perfect to fit into your lunch break and will include lots of tapping, breathwork, meditation, visualisation and more. They are totally FREE and if you enjoy the session you can donate but it’s completely up to you and not compulsory in any way.

I WOULD LOVE YOUR GUIDANCE
Each session will cover a different mental health topic and this is where I would really love your input. What would YOU like to tap on? Is there anything you’re struggling with? Is there a topic you would particularly like me to cover? Is there anything about tapping you’d like to know more about? Anything about meditation you’ve always wanted to know? All questions, topics and ideas are welcome!

Please email any ideas or requests to kim@happyheads.me I would love to hear from you.

Put Weds 26th Feb at 12pm in your diary and then simply click onto the Happy Heads YouTube channel page and you’ll see the live session. Or if you subscribe to the channel, click ‘notification’ and it will give you gentle reminder.

I can’t wait to see you all LIVE!

Big Love
Kim xx

MENTAL HEALTH SPEAKER

Keynote Speaker

For 10 years now, I have regularly been doing talks and running workshops in companies such as Warner Music, Soho House, Facebook, Stella McCartney and at live events, discussing a wide range of mental health and wellbeing topics.

I combine a wealth of personal and professional experience to create tailored talks that support everyone’s unique brain - helping people to reduce anxiety, prevent burnout, increase confidence, nurture their inner child, improve focus, overcome limiting beliefs, improve sleep, reduce stress, process grief and so much more.

My life’s passion is talking about the human mind and what we can do to look after it so if you’re looking to add a mental health speaker to your event, Happy Heads would make a great addition.

Mental Health Topics

The talks and presentations I give cover a wide variety of Mental Health topics including:

* Prevent Burnout 

* Befriend Your Inner Critic 

* Reduce Stress & Anxiety

* Manifest The Life You Want

* Emotional Resilience

* Calm Your Nervous System 

* Improve Sleep

* Overcome Limiting Beliefs

* Improve Your Focus 

* Resilience Toolkit 

* Grief Support

* Living with Grief

* Refresh Your Energy

* Nurture Your Inner Child

I also specialises in teaching children and families so as well as being a mum of two, supporting parents (especially working mums) is something that I’m really passionate about.

The topics I cover include:

* Parent & Child Wellbeing

* Child Mental Health

* The Importance of Childhood

* Teen Wellbeing

* Teaching Children Meditation 

* Mindful Parenting    

* Parental Burnout

* Supporting Mums in the Workplace

* Pregnancy Birth & Beyond

* Navigating Postpartum

Life doesn’t need to be overwhelming - it’s time to make your head happy again!

To book please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to hear from you or you can complete the form below xx

TAPPING ON MONEY WORRIES

Worrying about money is one of the top anxieties for many people. Whether it’s the cost of living, worrying about paying the bills, stressing about finding work, struggling to get by each month, unable to save, trying to support your family or always feeling like you never have enough - you are not alone if you worry about money.

These stress levels can really impact your wellbeing and the problem is - you can’t stress your way out of a situation. Tapping is a great tool for reducing your stress levels and starting to change your relationship with money and the way you feel.

WOMEN'S WELLBEING RETREAT - LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!

WOMEN’S WELLBEING RETREAT - LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!

I’m really excited to announce my FIRST EVER Women’s Retreat. It's been specifically designed for women to help you transform your mental and physical wellbeing enabling you to kick start 2025 feeling like the best version of yourself.

To make it easily manageable the retreat is set across 4 x 1hr lunch time sessions and its all online so can be done from the comfort of your own home.

Each Wednesday @12pm there will be a 1 hr LIVE workshop that will help you delve deeper into what you really want from the year ahead and overcome any self doubt that may be holding you back. Every workshop includes insight into your brain and topic, breathing techniques, guided meditation, Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping) and so much more.

8th January - Self Love & Set Intentions

15th January - Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs

22nd January - Manifest the Life you Want 

29th January - Step Into Your Power

After the workshops you’ll receive a support email that has all the key insights from what you learnt, a meditation recording for you to use, tapping videos to follow and a weekly (easily doable) practice to help you integrate the tools and techniques into your day. Each one will be recorded so if you miss one you can always catch up.

It’s been designed to completely reset your mind, body & soul. The whole retreat is only £95, spaces are limited so don’t miss out. To book please get in touch kim@happyheads.me x.

FESTIVE WELLBEING PACKAGE

The festive season can feel exhausting. There’s never ending festive get togethers, Christmas parties, presents to buy, worries about money, pressure to ‘get it right’, busy work schedules trying to get everything done before the 24th, anxieties about spending time with family, never ending parenting juggles, grief feels bigger around this time - no wonder so many people start to feel burnt out.

That’s why I wanted to give you guys a FULL festive wellbeing package so that you can nourish yourself throughout the whole of December and start 2025 feeling refreshed and not frazzled.

This monthly reset is called Festive Wellbeing Package and includes tapping videos on:

* Festive Burnout
* Money Worries
* Festive Overwhelm
* Family Stress at Christmas
* Grief during the festive period

You get top tips and how to prioritise your self care and prevent festive burnout PLUS you get loads of guided meditations:

* Chakra Cleanse
* Reduce Stress Daily
* Walking Meditation
* Sleep Meditation
* Loving Kindness
* Calm Your Body - Body Scan

It’s all totally FREE just click HERE to sign up.

Merry Christmas to my lovely Happy Heads family, thank you for following me xx

TAPPING TO STOP PEOPLE PLEASING

Are you a people pleaser?

If you’re not sure whether you’re a people pleaser or not, answer the following questions and see how many you answer YES to.

• Do you always put the needs of others ahead of your own?

• Do you worry about what other people think?

• Do you struggle to make decisions

• Do you struggle to say no?

• Do you find it hard to set boundaries?

• Do you often adapt who you are to please others?

• Do you avoid disagreeing with people or voicing your honest opinion?

• Do you go along with things they you’re not happy about to avoid conflict?

• Do you feel pressure to be friendly, nice, or cheerful at all times?

• Do you feel anxious at the thought of standing up for yourself?

• Do you feel people often take advantage of you?

A “people pleaser” personality means a person feels a strong urge to please others, even at their own expense. They may feel that their wants and needs do not matter or alter their personality around others.

Where does ‘people pleasing’ come from?

People pleasing is actually a highly adaptive way for a child to survive their childhood. For various different reasons the technique of ‘pleasing’ a parent or caregiver ensures the child gets their core needs met (food, love, affection, connection) or in more traumatic situations it might help limit pain and abuse. 

Carried into adulthood, people pleasing can actually be really damaging to your mental health and wellbeing.

Constantly putting the needs of others before your own, overthinking and assessing how other people feel or think is hugely draining for your nervous system for a number of reasons:



• We can’t ever know what someone is thinking - it’s a wasted energy!


• Overthinking creates anxiety and can put your nervous system into high alert


• Ignoring your own needs increases stress levels


• Putting your self worth in other peoples hands is like giving your power away


• It makes it difficult to make decisions for yourself 


• Constant external validation cultivates self doubt and low self worth 



Tapping is a great way to start reclaiming your power! Try this process now and rebuild your self worth once again.

For more support please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help xx

NURTURE YOUR INNER CHILD

NURTURE YOUR INNER CHILD

“Hold the hand of the child that lives in your soul. For this child, nothing is impossible.” Paulo Coelho

Your childhood forms the foundation of your mental health. It creates a blueprint for who you believe you are and how you see the world around you. Some memories will be positive and some will be difficult and challenging.

What is the Inner Child?

Your inner child is that part of you that for whatever reason maybe didn’t have their needs met as a child.

When we have a strong emotional reaction to something we’re reacting to the present moment because of our past and it’s often your inner child that’s been triggered.

For example, let’s say your boss criticises you for a project you worked really hard on and you feel flooded with emotion - this may be triggering your inner child and your limiting belief ‘I’m not good enough’.

You may be able to access some core memories to help understand your emotional reactions but most will be completely unconscious.

“Your “inner child” is a part of your subconscious that has been picking up messages way before it was able to fully process what was going on (mentally and emotionally). It holds emotions, memories and beliefs from the past as well as hopes and dreams for the future”

No parent is perfect, even the most loving parents make mistakes and of course childhood can be tough in many ways. Nurturing your inner child is a powerful way to bring inner peace to your internal world and give your mental health the boost it needs.

Tapping is a great place to start. Watch the video above to start the healing process.

HOW DO YOU CONNECT TO YOUR INNER CHILD?

"By reparenting our Inner Child, we can release and heal the pain from the past" Margaret Paul

If you’re not sure what your inner child is feeling today, follow this process:

Step 1: Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Then visualise yourself as a little child sat in front of you. Notice what they're wearing, and what they look like.

Step 2: Ask that little child how they're feeling today and notice what they say.

Step 3: Open your eyes and in your dominant hand write down the question - how are you feeling today?

Step 4: Put the pen in your non dominant hand and write the answer. Notice what comes up.

Step 5: Put the pen back into your dominant hand and write down these words - I am here for you now, you are safe, you are loved.

If you're still not sure what your inner child is feeling you can gently ask yourself these questions.

* Did I feel heard as a child? Did I feel like my parents / caregivers listening to what I had to say? Or did I feel dismissed?

* As a child did I feel seen? Or did I feel ignored?

* Were my emotions always validated? Or was I shamed for expressing how I felt?

* Was it ok to be sad, angry, scared, frustrated.... as a child? Was it safe to express my emotions?

* Did I feel safe as a child? (Emotionally and physically)

* Did I feel loved by my parents?

* Was the love unconditional or was it based on outside factors? (e.g achievements or things I did?)

* Did I feel like I had to prove my worth? (with grades, achievements, being a good girl/ boy, acting a certain way, behaving in a certain manner)

* Was I ever made to feel like I wasn’t good enough?

* Did I ever feel abandoned?

* Did I ever feel shamed, criticised or judged?

* Was I ever hurt (emotionally and physically)?

Or you can try listening to the Inner Child Guided Meditation Below

AFFIRMATIONS FOR YOUR INNER CHILD

Speaking directly to your inner child through meditation, journalling, tapping or any other means is a powerful way to make them feel seen, heard and validated. What do they need to hear today?

• I hear you

• I see you

• All of your emotions are valid

• You are safe

• Your are loved

• You are loving

• You are loveable

• You are enough just the way you are

• You are XXX (use the affirmation that is the opposite of your limiting belief e.g good enough, beautiful, wonderful, clever, strong, funny, kind, whole, good, talented, loved...)

• I am here for you now, you are never alone

• You don't need to be perfect you are human

• It’s ok to make mistakes

Inner Child Support

For more support nurturing your Inner Child please get in touch kim@hapyheads.me and check out my Nurture Your Inner Child Programme I would love to hear from you.

You can also download the Tapping Solution App where I have a 4 Day Inner Child Healing Series. It’s the perfect opportunity to help you reconnect to your inner child. It will enable you to communicate with them, hear what they have to say, gain insight into their limiting beliefs and deeply nourish them in the process. Your inner child really does hold the key to reducing anxiety, overcoming your limiting beliefs, releasing self doubt, overcoming fear and so much more.

PROCESSING GRIEF - AVAILABLE NOW!

Grief is one of the hardest things any human can endure and that is because it never really leaves you BUT that doesn’t mean you can’t also lead a very happy and full life. Understanding how to process the waves of grief when they arise is a wonderful way to turn grief into your super power.

In this Monthly Reset called Processing Grief you’ll get:

* Insight into how grief can manifest both mentally and physically
* Tapping video to help you process your grief
* Tips for processing grief whenever the waves arise
* Tapping video to help you process anger (a common emotion connected to grief)
* Tapping video to help you reduce anxiety (another common emotion connected to grief)
* Guided meditation called Wise Words that will help you reconnect with the loves one you’ve lost

It’s all totally FREE just sign up HERE. I never spam people you will just get the monthly reset and the occasional tapping video.

For more support please get in touch kim@happyheads.me xx

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TAPPING TO REDUCE SOCIAL ANXIETY

Do you feel anxious in social situations?

If you do, then you’re not alone. Social anxiety is really normal, especially post pandemic. We were isolated from people for a long time and your nervous system would have adapted to that change so it’s understandable that people are still adjusting to social interactions. In small doses a bit of anxiety is no bad thing at all but what you don’t want, is for it to build and feel overwhelming to the point that you then start to avoid social situations because our brains NEED human connection.

Human brains are wired to connect with others, and this need is as fundamental as the need for food or shelter.

The human brain is wired to thrive in social environments. Our brains have specialised areas dedicated to processing social interactions, emotions, and empathy. When we engage in social connections, these brain regions are activated, leading to the release of feel-good neurotransmitters like oxytocin and dopamine, which contribute to positive emotions and wellbeing.

Whatever your fear is of social situations, try this tapping process now to calm your nerves and rebuild your confidence once again. Your brain will love you for it!

For more support please get in touch kim@happyheads.me I would love to help xx