Author of "Bruised Reeds and Smoldering Wicks" study connects with the Arizona Trauma-Informed Faith Community

Sherrie -

This is terrific. My minister at the Unity church I attend in Wilmington, NC, and another friend of mine, a neurofeedback practitioner, are taking EFT into a home for women who are survivors of sex trafficking. They tapped with a couple of the women who were to speak before a big audience at a fundraiser last spring - and have continued tapping with others. The tapping helped the women who were speaking so much. And the ongoing efforts have helped a lot. I am going to see if I can get any quantifiable data on it. In the meantime, I will say that i have used tapping for years and love that the benefit is ongoing. It is not "one and done." It is one and the work from that experience continues to help clear trauma. Tapping again -- and teaching people how to tap for themselves -- is a powerful, portable tool. What a blessing. 

Friends on staff say they have noticed me tapping during zoom calls. It's not automatic, yet, but I do pull it out when I feel the need to focus,, in addition to times I feel stressed. Either way it helps. 

Thanks for spreading the word. THAT is a ministry, and one that builds community, as tapping with another is all the more powerful and effective.

If you ever decide you want to share PDFs or any resources about tapping, share them here and then email Karen or me and we will clone the resources to a couple of other ACEs Connection websites whose members would likely love to have them. 

Peace!

Carey

I'm so glad to see churches finally understanding how trauma impacts the emotional and spiritual life of its members!

We, too, run a ministry (https://eftforchristians.com/)  - EFT for Christians - whereby we utilize EFT tapping to ameliorate the trauma so Christians can get back on track emotionally, spiritually & physically.  I've written 4 books about Christian emotional healing using EFT tapping, explaining how it works and how well it works. We also have an international EFT for Christians Facebook page, too, where we do much trauma teaching. 

I would enjoy knowing more about this ministry! 

Incredible! Trauma-informed ministry is so timely. When I've spoken with friends and family who are active in their local churches they respond - the way many of us do - it makes so much sense. Then they inquire about what they can do to ensure vulnerable folks are not retraumatized. And they reflect on forgiveness. I am grateful for your work sharing your trauma-informed ministry model.  Thank you, Karen 
I also shared your story on the ACEs in the Faith-Based Community site.