This week's Healing Her Story episode welcomes a guest whose work sits right at the intersection of nervous system science, energy medicine, and radical self-love.

Veronica Kelly is a liberation strategist and EFT practitioner based in Austin, helping people move through fear and anxiety by creating safety in the body and the nervous system. Her own path — shaped by early abandonment, years of repeating the same patterns in relationships and money, and a pivotal moment watching a comedy show about her own dating life — is what led her here.

In this episode Riva and Veronica explore EFT, also known as Emotional Freedom Technique, and why it creates change that talk therapy alone often cannot reach. They also do a full guided tapping practice together, which you are welcome to tap along with.

She covers:

Why our patterns are not personal failures but biochemical responses formed in the theta brainwave state of ages zero to six

What EFT actually does — how tapping on meridian points disrupts the electrical pulse of a thought pattern and creates space for a new one

Why affirmations alone often backfire and how to use filler language that actually lands in the nervous system

The difference between thinking your way into healing and feeling your way there — why the heart generates up to 100 times more energy than the brain into your field

Why self-love starts with compassion for your defense mechanisms not by overriding them

The guided tapping practice — tap along as Riva and Veronica move through a full round on self-love, self-acceptance, and letting yourself off the hook

Safety is the special sauce of healing.

Connect with Veronica Kelly:

• HeartMath Research — the science behind the heart's electromagnetic field referenced in this episode
• Tap with Veronica on YouTube — full moon EFT ceremonies and tapping practices every month
• Follow on Instagram — find her link tree for all offerings
• 21-Day Unexpected Income Abundance Course — attune your energy to financial abundance with daily EFT
• Finally Breaking Free Summit — Veronica's free five-day online summit happening October 12th through 16th. Five days of daily tapping plus guest speakers. Recordings available for all time zones.

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Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.

This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.

You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.

Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:

• Book a Somatic Assessment: Your 75-min 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. Book Here
• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided intro to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Download Here
• 1:1 and Group Support: Virtual and in-person offerings. Learn More
• Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices for nervous system regulation. Listen Here
• Watch Reclamation: A music video and expressive arts project. Watch Here

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