Going Through a Challenging Situation? Don't Want To Talk It Out? TAP IT OUT!
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Choose Your Workshop Topic to Individualize Your Experience:
ADAPT, verb, to adjust successfully to challenging situations
TAP TO ADAPT Workshops use scientifically-backed strategies to lower stress and boost resilience. By combining bilateral (right/left) hand-tapping, eye movements, and intentional focus, your brain creates new neural pathways that help you figure out adaptive resolutions to challenging situations.
When registering, participants choose a life topic they'd like to focus on at an upcoming workshop. While the general format remains the same, each person is given an individualized strategy sheet that makes their TAP TO ADAPT experience unique. During the event, personal matters stay private and are not shared.
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​​​The 90-minute workshop format allows those who may not be able to participate in traditional counseling or support groups the ability to improve their quality of life...without discussing distressing events, ensuring confidentiality and camaraderie.
Workshops are offered in-person in Ft. Walton Beach, live online, or at-your-site.​ Attend as often as desired to work on the same or different life topics.
Where Are the Workshops?
The standard in-person Tap to Adapt Workshops are held in-person at our offices located at
907 Mar Walt Drive, Suite 2021 in Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547.
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Online Workshops are held LIVE via ZOOM.
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Tap to Adapt Workshops can also be arranged to be privately held at-your-site.
How Do I Register & Purchase Tickets?
If you are ready to complete the workshop registration form and purchase a ticket to an upcoming event, you can skip the RSVP option and go directly to The Tap to Adapt Store located on the Hopeful Journey website. Workshops are listed according to their event date.
Tell Me More About How Tap to Adapt Works
Tap to Adapt is based on EMDR strategies for group settings. Unlike traditional groups, attendees do not share or talk about the life stressors they want to address during the workshop. Keeping individual goals private prevents others from carrying secondary burdens, limits one or two from monopolizing the time, and grants everyone space to make progress. Tap to Adapt Workshops are structured settings, removing the anxiety of being put on the spot or sharing too much.
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EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing. The "Eye Movement" replicates the stage of REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement) when our eyes move rapidly back and forth helping our brains sort out the day's interactions. During stressful or traumatic times, our brains don't know where to sort or file everything, leaving behind feelings of overwhelm and stress. By intentionally pairing alternating movements (right/left tapping and eye tracking) with focused thought, our brains are able to make new more adaptive paths in thinking. This is the "Desensitization" that lowers stress. These new brain pathways then create healthy ripple effects that are felt days after the workshop. This is the "Reprocessing" that boosts resilience.
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During the workshop, attendees are given grounding aids and a strategy sheet that acts as a map through 7 steps. The worksheet has places to log current stress levels, allowing the workshop leaders the ability to monitor progress or challenges. The workshop provides space to learn, practice, and apply new strategies.
