Tapping Q & A - Getting the most out of tapping and EFT

Tapping with the HARP participants featuring Kerri Rhodes

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Kerri Rhodes shares how tapping became a peer-to-peer healing tool inside a jail, with over 250 inmates certified as trauma tappers.

Gene Monterastelli introduces the episode, recorded live from Brooklyn, as part of the third annual 24 Hours of Tapping fundraiser for the Peaceful Heart Network. He explains the event involves interviewing practitioners worldwide to support tapping resources for refugees and others. The featured conversation is with Kerri Rhodes, who works in Chesterfield County Jail running the HARP program, which helps addicts recover progressively. Kerri discusses using the TTT version of tapping from the Peaceful Heart Network, with over 250 inmates certified as trauma tappers. She describes initial resistance to tapping in the jail, but support from Sheriff Carl Leonard allowed its implementation. Kerri emphasizes that tapping is used therapeutically and peer-to-peer, with inmates taking the tool with them when they leave. The episode includes interviews with incarcerated women like Jennifer, who shares her journey from skepticism to leading tapping sessions in a Department of Corrections. Jennifer talks about no longer fitting in with her old crowd due to personal growth and discovering her compassion and true self. Ashley recounts how tapping helped her feel relief by peeling away layers of internal struggle. Cameron leads a live tapping session with a script about overcoming lack of motivation, followed by a group-written script on finding peace with the past. Kerri reveals the personal motivation behind her work, linking it to her son's death from an overdose. The women discuss creating a supportive community in jail, using tools like havening and meditation alongside tapping. Gene concludes by encouraging support for the Peaceful Heart Network and sharing the episode.

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A candid, grounded conversation about recovery, emotional armor, and growing into compassion.

Recovery comes through as a slow softening of old defenses. Kerry Rhodes, who works in Chesterfield County Jail and helps run HARP, speaks about growing into compassion, feeling more connected to people, and recognizing a gentler side of herself while still honoring the armor…

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Press play when you want a tender conversation about recovery, compassion, and the weight of emotional armor.

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