The Science Behind Tapping: Dr. Peta Stapleton and Mirjam Paninski in Conversation

2022-03-07

Dr. Peta Stapleton has 25 years’ experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist and is currently an Associate Professor in Psychology at Bond University (Australia). In 2019 she was named Psychologist of the Year by the Australian Allied Health Awards. She is a world leading researcher in EFT (or tapping as it is also known) and has established herself as one of Australia’s leading Health Professionals. Her research focuses on the 4th wave of psychological therapies that focus on the mind and bod...

She is a world leading researcher in EFT (or tapping as it is also known) and has established herself as one of Australia’s leading Health Professionals. Her research focuses on the 4th wave of psychological therapies that focus on the mind and body.

One of her most significant contributions in her life has been to lead world-first randomized clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of EFT. Dr. Peta Stapleton runs a series of workshop trainings throughout Australia teaching Allied Health Professionals and Teachers EFT Tapping and is co-founder of Mind Heart Connect, an organization that raises awareness of the mind-body connection through evidence-based practices.

She has published her book, The Science Behind Tapping, with Hay House in 2021!

Here is what Peta and Mirjam discuss:

How to explain EFT (aka tapping)?

EFT as the 4th wave of psychotherapy

How EFT found Peta

How Dr. Joe Dispenza insisted on Peta writing this book

Why the research on EFT is so important

Why we tap on the negative?

What stress is and how it manifests in our bodies

Peta’s passion for weight management and what to tap on

How Peta responds to critical voices in the field of psychology

The journey of positioning herself between being a clinical psychologist and using energy psychology