Tapping for Perimenopause: How to Stop Anxious Thoughts, Break Self-Sabotage, and Rewire Your Nervous System with Jessica Ortner

About this episode

Dr. Mindy Pelz interviews Jessica Ortner about using EFT tapping to manage anxiety during perimenopause.

The anxiety hits at 3am. The spiraling thoughts won't stop. You know logically that everything is fine, but your body won't believe it. And the more you try to think your way out of it, the worse it gets. Jessica Ortner is a bestselling author, co-creator of The Tapping Solution app, and one of the world's leading experts on EFT tapping — a technique that combines ancient acupressure with modern psychology to send a direct safety signal to your nervous system. And in this conversation with Dr. Mindy, she unpacks exactly why perimenopause and menopause create a perfect storm of nervous system dysregulation, and how tapping can interrupt the cycle in minutes — no therapist, no appointment, no special equipment required. Dr. Mindy's fasting tapping meditations are available in The Tapping Solution app. And Jessica's new book — The Tapping Solution — is available wherever books are sold. For more resources related to today's episode, visit the podcast episode page: https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep337 Connect with Dr. Mindy: Join Reset Academy Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Dr. Mindy on Instagram Subscribe to Dr. Mindy's newsletter for tools and research on fasting, hormones, and…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Mindy Pelz

Guest: Jessica Ortner

Topics covered

• perimenopause
• EFT tapping
• anxiety management
• nervous system
• self-sabotage

Keywords

• EFT tapping
• anxiety
• perimenopause
• nervous system
• self-sabotage
• tapping technique

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Tapping Solution, The Tapping Solution app

Books & works: Rewired

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