I Tapped Through My Fear of Public Speaking — Here’s What Happened
What started as a shaky voice and pounding heart turned into clarity, confidence, and ease.
I used to dread public speaking. Even small group settings would trigger a full-body response—tight chest, sweaty palms, racing heart, mind blank. wasn’t afraid of talking. I was afraid of being seen. And my nervous system interpreted that as a threat.
So when I was asked to speak publicly about EFT tapping (yup, full circle moment), all those old patterns came rushing back. The irony? I’d be teaching a room full of people how to use EFT to calm anxiety and regulate their stress responses… while battling my own.
That’s when I knew: I couldn’t mindset my way through this. I had to tap my way through.
How I Used Tapping to Build Safety in My System
In the weeks leading up to the event, I started doing short, consistent tapping rounds to clear the fear and rewire my stress response:
Tapping on the fear of being judged
Tapping on old memories of embarrassment or freezing up
Tapping on the belief that I had to be perfect
Tapping to build a felt sense of safety in being seen and heard
It wasn’t about becoming fearless.
It was about creating enough inner safety to move with the fear—without shutting down.
Then, on the day of the event, I tapped in my car. Just five minutes. Hands on my heart. Gentle breath. Simple words.
“Even though I feel nervous, I’m open to the possibility that I can feel grounded and safe.”
“It’s safe to be seen. It’s safe to share my truth.”
Tapping… While Tapping About Tapping
As I stood on stage and began speaking, I could still feel the activation in my body—but it didn’t spiral into panic. I was aware of it, I was breathing through it, and I stayed connected to my body.
In a way, the experience was the best example of what EFT is:
Not removing discomfort, but creating the capacity to hold it without being consumed by it.
I stayed regulated throughout the talk. I shared honestly. I took pauses. And I meant what I was saying—because I was living it in that exact moment.
What Shifted After That
After the event, I realized something big: All the tapping I had done didn’t just help me get through one talk—it created a new level of internal safety I could access again and again.
I started showing up more freely in conversations, online, and in spaces where I used to shrink.
I stopped rehearsing my words to death and started trusting that I am the message.
I began taking up more space—not from ego, but from embodiment.
If You’ve Ever Felt Like Your Voice Shuts Down When It Matters Most…
You are not broken.
You are not weak.
Your nervous system is just trying to protect you from something that used to be unsafe.
And the beautiful thing? You can change that.
With tools like EFT tapping, you can teach your body that it’s safe now—safe to speak, safe to be seen, safe to share your truth.
Want to Try It?
Here’s a simple tapping setup you can use:
“Even though I feel nervous about speaking up, I deeply accept myself and allow the possibility of feeling safe being seen.”
Tap gently on your points, breathe, and notice what shifts.
And if you want deeper support to work through visibility fears or expand your capacity to lead, speak, and be seen, this is exactly the kind of transformation we create inside my 1:1 sessions and The Healing Hive.
You’re allowed to take up space.
And feel good doing it.
