Tap Yourself Happy! EFT Tapping Features on UK 'This Morning' Show

In an era where mental health concerns are at an all-time high, many are seeking innovative and holistic solutions to enhance their well-being. In this episode of This Morning, hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby explore the intriguing world of rapid tapping—a technique embraced by celebrities like Laura Whitmore and Ferne Cotton. Joining them is tapping expert Poppy Delbridge, author of Tapping In: Manifest the Life You Want with the Transformative Power of Tapping. Poppy explains how tapping on specific pressure points can help reduce anxiety and stress in just minutes. Tune in as they delve into the science behind this remarkable method and discover how you can tap your way to a happier, healthier you!

Transcript

Phillip

In a climate where poor mental health has reached an all-time high, many of us are turning to holistic approaches to help.

Holly

One technique used by the likes of Laura Whitmore and Fern Cotton is rapid tapping. It's the idea that by tapping certain pressure points on your body, you can help reduce anxiety and stress within minutes.

Phillip

To explain more, we're joined by tapping experts, Popy Delbridge. Morning, Popy.

Holly

Hi, Poppy.

Phillip

Nice to see you. Hi, Popy. You've got a book out at the moment, which is tapping in. Manifest That's the life you want with the transformative power of tapping. That's what it looks like. So this is something that started in America, isn't it?

Poppy

Yeah. So in 1980, via a psychologist who found that it worked really well and really quickly.

Phillip

So what is it?

Poppy

Yeah, it sounds a bit funny because you are tapping on your face, mainly. And it's really a solution for stress and anxiety, and it makes you feel better. It balances your nervous system, so it's evidence-based.

Holly

And that's the thing, the reason why it's become so popular, and increasingly so, is because it works.

Poppy

It works, yeah, and very quickly, hence rapid tapping.

Phillip

So do you tap yourself, or do you have to have an expert to tap you?

Poppy

Yes. Well, I'm a practitioner as well, but I'm a real advocate of we're just very busy and there's a lot going on. So rapid tapping is about self-tapping. So you're tapping yourself quickly, just a couple of minutes, just whenever you feel that you need a boost in your mood.

Holly

And So you can use it any time of day. It's not something that if you did before sleep, it would keep you awake. It's just when and if the need or the urge comes.

Poppy

Yeah. It's if you feel like SOS, I need to feel better fast, or you can use it to just boost your mood. And you can... I mean, I'm really into it, so I do it a lot now to create goals and all sorts of things with it.

Phillip

So is there a science behind it?

Poppy

There is, yes. So there is a part of our brain called the amygdala. That's responsible for our stress response. So when that activated, we get a bit stressed. We get a bit like, you feel it. And when you tap on these points and say some stuff, which sounds pretty unrealistic at first, when you actually do it, you go, oh, wow. And the science is that it basically brings your nervous system back to balance.

Holly

And is that because it's like a distraction, or is it because it's actually tapping into something? Because tapping technique is clinically proven to reduce anxiety by 40% in a matter of minutes. We know that anxiety is such a A huge global problem. So by reducing that by... That's massive.

Poppy

It's massive. And I think because it's so evidence-based, why not try it? I mean, times like this, you feel like you need some tools. You can do stuff with your fingers. It's free.

Phillip

Well, in the past, it would take an hour, 90 minutes with an expert. You can do this now, one minute, two minutes, five minutes. And do you say that it's life-changing?

Poppy

I do, for sure. And everyone I've tapped with has said, Wow, what is this miracle? I mean, we're not taught this stuff. And even though it's been through rigorous clinical trials, we're not really taught techniques that we can use. So I get a lot of people who can't meditate or they're just really anxious and stressed. And when you are in that position, you just need to do something. And I think sometimes that distraction, that focus, allows you to just be in yourself and connect. So there's loads of benefits to it.

Phillip

Sorry, Hall. Is there a A possibility that it might become a bit of an obsession that you end up being a tapping obsessive. Obsessed tapper?

Poppy

Yeah. I hope so, because you can't tap too much. You can't over tap. It's very safe because the very act of doing it is tapping on these points and reducing your stress. So it's not going to do anything other than help you feel calm and happy.

Holly

It's quite a good one to do with children, I imagine, because meditation is quite a hard concept for a child to understand or breathing, but this is quite simple. You can tap on them or teach them how to do it.

Poppy

Yes. And I've done it with my son, and loads of people have used it with their children. And as long as you know the ropes, which I tried to explain in the book, things to say, how to use the points, then you can really take it and run with it and just use it as your own a bit and with your kids.

Holly

Should we look at some now? Yeah. Come on, then. Show us how to do it.

Poppy

Okay. So where did you begin? So it's all on face. It's good for your skin. Boosts collagen as well. So that's a little bonus on the side. So it works quite nicely if you Maybe start like this and everyone do it along and maybe say something. So for example, something you want, like an affirmation you'd like.

Phillip

Do you have to say it out loud or can it be in your head?

Poppy

You can say in your head. It's better if you say it out loud because you're working with your system, and your system knows your voice. So I like to say it out loud, may as well. So if we said, for example, Today is a good day.

Holly

Today is a good day.

Poppy

When you wake up, you might not think that, because you might be like, I'm tired.

Phillip

Got loads to do. So do you do that in bed then?

Poppy

So you could do it in bed, do it when you get up. So you'd say it, then you'd score it. So very quickly, how much out of 100 do I believe that as truth?

Holly

Okay.

Poppy

So you might be 20 %. That's fine. The aim is that it will go up because you're shifting your energy into something more Positive, being grateful for your day, but also validating how you actually feel. So when you say it, you move out to these sore spots so they feel a bit tender, self-massage. Got them?

Phillip

Yeah, it was chest day on Friday, so you could feel it.

Poppy

Okay, yeah. It's a push. And then you say what you might be feeling. So let's say lots of people out there might be feeling stressed and anxious. So we say it. I feel a bit stressed.

Holly

I feel a bit stressed.

Poppy

And then we give a reason to it. So because I've got a lot on.

Holly

Because I've got a lot on.

Poppy

And the world's in chaos.

Holly

And the world's in chaos.

Phillip

And when do we start tapping?

Poppy

In a minute. So you do this first. We've only got about a minute. Well, that's good. 

Phillip

We'll start now. So I don't want to rush it. I don't want to miss anything out because I'm desperate to know how you do it.

Poppy

It's super simple. So we just say, It is possible for me to feel good today.

Holly

It is possible for me to feel good today.

Poppy

And then we tap. Right. So this is starting here. Starting here. So I feel a bit stressed.

Phillip

Yeah, you look stressed.

Poppy

That's okay. I'm human. That's okay.

Holly

I'm human.

Poppy

But it's possible for me to feel better.

Holly

To feel better.

Poppy

And calm down. And calm down. And start again.

Phillip

Oh, okay. And you start there and then you do the whole thing.

Poppy

Take some breaths. Hold again and then just repeat it.

Holly

So you're working around your eyes. But obviously, we're doing this affirmation for stress, but this could be, I'm feeling nervous about doing this performance today, or whatever it is, whatever. I feel nervous about my first day at work, or I feel anxious for my children. So you can say your own things.

Poppy

It's bespoke to you. Say your own things. You've got it.

Phillip

You manifested your own boyfriend, didn't you? Did you?

Poppy

Yeah, I did love tapping for that. It's all about what is it that you believe inside you that isn't helping you. So you can use your tapping to get into a good state of mind. And it's all about feeling good. Then you go out and actually find people and you have more confidence.

Holly

Well done. What we've just shown you there is a very basic version of what's in this book, and it goes a lot more into that. But that's it. Tapping in. Manifest the life you want with the transformative power of tapping.

Poppy

Thank you. Thank you very much.