EP 50 – What is Thought Field Therapy? with Suzanne Connolly

To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/7EC6cf3JA7c   What is Thought Field Therapy?   How has it been used in mental health treatment, trauma healing, and humanitarian efforts?   What is the global burden of mental health?   In this fascinating episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, host Dr. Adriana Popescu talks with therapist, Thought Field Therapy expert, and researcher Suzanne Connolly, LCSW. They discuss the worldwide impact of mental health, trauma treatment, and substance abuse and how TFT can contribute to a different possibility.   This powerful interview ends with a demonstration of a TFT/tapping sequence in which you can experience immediate relaxation and relief.   In this episode: Suzanne’s journey Thought Field Therapy Survivors of sexual abuse Roger Callahan The story of Mary EFT versus TFT The “active ingredient” Trauma healing Humanitarian work PTSD Tapping and children Ongoing Rwanda projects Global burden of mental health Developing a world network of mental health support TFT demonstration for stress and anxiety 9-gamut procedure Anger, guilt, rage, pain, depression Tapping for substance abuse cravings   Resources mentioned in this episode: Suzanne's website: https://www.thoughtfieldtherapy.net/ From Trauma To Peace film: https://www.thoughtfieldtherapy.net/from-trauma-to-peace/ ACEP: https://www.energypsych.org/ Thought Field Therapy Foundation: http://www.tftfoundation.org/ Articles & Research: https://www.thoughtfieldtherapy.net/tft-research/   About Suzanne: Suzanne lives in Sedona, Arizona where she has been in private practice for thirty-three years. She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker, a Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Substance Abuse Counselor. Suzanne has taught as an adjunct professor at Arizona State University where she taught Holistic Social Work in the graduate program.    Suzanne has been training professionals and non-professionals in Thought Field Therapy (TFT) since 1996 and has trained over 2,000 people around the world to use TFT at the algorithm level. She is the author of Thought Field Therapy: Clinical Applications. She has also authored and co-authored five studies of TFT published in peer-reviewed journals, the latest of which was a systematic literature review and meta-analysis published in the August 2021 issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.   Suzanne has taught TFT as a trauma relief intervention in Littleton, Colorado after the shooting at Columbine High School; New Orleans at Charity and Ochsner Hospitals in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina; in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide; in Tokyo after the Fukushima Earthquake and Tsunami; in Kuwait after the Gulf War, and in Jerusalem, Mexico, France and Canada. Among her many invited presentations was a one-day TFT training at the University of Connecticut Medical School, Dept. of Psychiatry, Master Therapist Series.   “This gets to the very primitive part of our brain that words don’t get to.” – Suzanne   Would you like to continue this conversation and connect with other people who are interested in exploring these topics? Please join us on our Facebook group! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaleidoscopeofpossibilitiespodcast/)   About your host: Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, author, speaker and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide.   For more information on Dr. Adriana, her sessions and classes, please visit: https://adrianapopescu.org/   You can also follow her on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAdrianaPopescu/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrianapopescu/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAdrianaP Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-popescu-ph-d-03793 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dradrianapopescu Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflL0zScRAZI3mEnzb6viVA Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/kaleidoscopepossibilities TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dradrianapopescu?   Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Dr. Adriana Popescu and her guests. The content expressed therein should not be taken as psychological or medical advice. The content here is for informational or entertainment purposes only. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or treatment questions. This website or podcast is not to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in any legal sense or as a basis for legal proceedings or expert witness testimony. Listening, reading, emailing, or interacting on social media with our content in no way establishes a client-therapist relationship.