Dr Peta Stapleton

02/10/2025

Season 2 is almost here! 🚀
After an incredible first season filled with insights and inspiration, we’re taking it even deeper.
Stay tuned — you won’t want to miss what’s coming next!

🎙️ More stories.
💡 More breakthroughs.
🌿 More inspiration.

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01/10/2025

A brand-new 2024 study has shown the power of EFT for first-time pregnant women in their 3rd trimester.

Before EFT, all 30 participants had severe anxiety. After just 5 days of EFT:
✨ 30% reported no anxiety
✨ 26.7% had mild anxiety
✨ 43.3% had moderate anxiety
✨ 0% remained in severe anxiety

This is such encouraging data for the perinatal space, adding to our growing evidence base that EFT is a safe, effective intervention across diverse populations.

📖 Full reference: R, M. M. S., & Limbong, M. H. (2024). The Effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on The Childbirth Anxiety in Primigravida in The Third Trimester of Pregnancy. Contagion: Scientific Periodical Journal of Public Health and Coastal, 6(2), 1342–1351.

💬 I'd love to hear from you:
➡️ Do you already use EFT with pregnant clients?
➡️ How might this research shape your practice?

Let’s keep building the case for EFT together. 💚

24/09/2025

✨ “Health is all about coherent energy and harmony.” – Mary Sise ✨

At the heart of wellness is balance, not just in the body, but in the mind and emotions too. 🌿

In this episode, Mary Sise discusses the integration of spirituality in therapy and the importance of addressing trauma before introducing spiritual concepts. She explains the process of soul weaving, which involves bringing the client's present self back to their younger self to heal and integrate fragmented aspects. This process allows clients to develop a loving relationship with themselves and access suppressed emotions. Sise emphasizes the significance of working with a trained practitioner when dealing with trauma and chronic health issues.

Listen to the full episode on the 4th Wave in Therapy Podcast - 🔗 in bio

Stay tuned for Season 2...

18/09/2025

✨ As therapists, we know stress relief is only the surface. Clinical EFT goes deeper — activating key brain regions like the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus to regulate emotions, reprocess memories, and release physical tension.

From the Basic Recipe for everyday anxiety to advanced methods like Tell the Story, Chasing the Pain, and 9-Gamut, EFT offers flexible techniques you can tailor to each client’s needs.

💡 Whether you’re supporting trauma recovery, stress regulation, or somatic release, EFT provides a safe, evidence-based framework.

👉 Ready to deepen your skills, access the latest research, gain client-ready scripts, and earn CPD points? Join EFT HQ today and expand your clinical toolkit with my guidance and support.

11/09/2025

✨ Therapy is evolving — and we’re just getting started.

Over the last slides, you’ve seen how the 4th Wave in Therapy is reshaping the way we understand healing, growth, and mental health. 💡

And now, we’re taking it even further… 🎙️
👉 Season 2 of The Fourth Wave in Therapy Podcast is coming soon!

Get ready for deeper conversations, new breakthroughs, and insights you can use in your own journey or practice.

🔔 Stay tuned & follow so you don’t miss the drop!
🎧 Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube.

11/09/2025

Ever felt like you're tapping, but nothing's shifting? 🤔 You're not alone! Two crucial questions to ask yourself for better results. What are your thoughts?

09/09/2025

I had one of those conversations last week that really stays with you.

I sat down with Dr. Hayley Kelly to record an episode for Season 2 of my podcast out later this month (The 4th Wave in Therapy), and we ended up hitting record twice — more on WHY later 😅

What do we do when the mental health system we work in just… isn’t sustainable? What til you hear the statistics Hayley shares on the podcast!

We talked about the reality so many of us face — full caseloads, constant admin, emotional labour that doesn’t end when the session does. And the creeping feeling of burnout that shows up even when we love our work.

One thing I appreciated about Hayley is that she’s not just naming the problem — she’s actively helping therapists find ways to step out of the 1:1 grind and build something more spacious.

She’s running a short Bootcamp later this month called From Caseload to Course, which helps therapists create values-aligned online programs. If that’s something you’ve been curious about, I thought I’d share it here.

More info is here if you want to check it out below.

Join Dr. Hayley Kelly's bootcamp, to create a scalable, profitable online program. Register now and expand your impact!

08/09/2025

Research shows tapping (EFT) can be just as effective—or even more—than traditional CBT in reducing anxiety in teens! 💆‍♀️💡

Quick, evidence-based, and easy to learn, EFT is a powerful tool for helping students feel calmer, focused, and ready to thrive. 📚⚡

06/09/2025

03/09/2025

✨ Hoʻoponopono ✨
An ancient Hawaiian practice of forgiveness and reconciliation - a way of returning to balance and opening space for self-love 🌊💫

At its heart, it’s about taking gentle responsibility for your happiness and well-being through four simple yet powerful phrases:
🌺 Thank you
🌺 I love you
🌺 I’m sorry
🌺 Please forgive me

Dr. Joe Vitale and I dive even deeper into this beautiful practice — exploring how it can heal the past, restore peace, and transform relationships 💖

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Youtube or Apple Podcast - The 4th Wave in Therapy podcast with Dr Peta Stapleton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOzCCeyv0I&t=17s

🌊The 4th Wave Therapy Podcast is a place where we delve into cutting edge advancements in mental health. We talk with leading experts, clinicians and innovators who are shaping the way of mental health and uncover the latest breakthroughs, emerging technologies, and pioneering approaches that re-define the way we heal, grow and thrive.