Me (on the right) with my sister Emma.
An Interview with Mel Trudgett, the founder of Healing That Feeling.
"How did it all start for you, how did Healing That Feeling begin?”
Well in all honestly I never set out to create Healing That Feeling, I had dreams of becoming a photographer! But I've been actually involved with Energy Healing for about 14 years and my interest in Personal Development goes back even further, to over 20 years ago. I was using Healing and Mind Techniques for my own benefit, with varying success, but when I discovered EFT approximately 4 years ago, I decided to focus on helping others to overcome their negative thoughts and emotions, just as I had overcome my own.
Originally, I became interested in personal development techniques in my late teens as a way of dealing with my feelings of self hate, coping with childhood trauma and bouts of depression – but during my early 20s I became involved with new, more outgoing friends and for a few years, I used alcohol fuelled nights out as a way of coping, or should I say ignoring, my inner turmoil.
To the outside world I must have seemed happy, confident even, but on the inside I was totally falling apart, because of my past. In 1997 I had my first child and I realised that I had to get serious about healing my past and overcoming my on/off depression for her sake as well as my own, I somehow discovered Reiki and took the first level, which totally changed my life and since then, my self development journey has continued and got better and better.
I continued to explore new techniques, some were successful and some weren’t and after discovering EFT in late 2007, I realised that I had managed to find a technique that could help with me with my 20 year+ phobia, something that I had started to think would not be possible, because I tried so many other things and they hadn’t worked!
So I decided to train as an EFT Practitioner and Healing That Feeling was developed so that I could share my experience and these amazingly simple techniques with others.
“Why should I hire you and not another coach, healer or practitioner”
Because I have experience and qualifications in many modalities (EFT, Hypnotherapy, Complete Mind Therapy, Reiki and NLP to name a few) and I've continued to blend the techniques into one, so that clients get a really unique and efficient session. Most clients that I have worked with are so pleased that issues that they have been struggling with for many years evaporate away so quickly, some of them only need one session.
I absolutely love what I do, and I love the fact that not only have I changed my life, I’m introducing people to some fantastic, easy ways to make real improvements in their lives; erasing limiting beliefs, helping to overcome anxiety, trauma and phobias, and building confidence and self esteem. But I have no interest in telling people that they need to work with me for a year to get results, I want you to be able to help yourself after your initial sessions with me!
Unlike many other coaching or practitioners, I aim to ensure that you DON’T have to work with me again if any new obstacles come up in your life in 6 months time, my aim is that you will know how to use these techniques for yourself and this knowledge will be with you for life. You can use it on yourself and your family. I am to self empower the women I work with, not disempower them.
“What has been your biggest ah-ha moment”
My first major ‘ah-ha’ was when I was about 18 and suffering for severe depression, including suicidal thoughts. I truly believed that the world would be better off without me and I would be better off dead. One day I did a bit of self reflection and realised that I, and only I, controlled my thoughts. Nobody else had control over my brain. At the time, I was under the influence of an abusive family member whose mental and physical abuse made me feel like I was in prison.
So I made two choices, one was to control my thoughts more to ensure that I was thinking positively and not being negative. This was where my love of Psychology and Mind Techniques really began. The other was to move out of my family home and buy my own house, which I did before I turned 20. Both of these changes saved my life. If I had continued down the path that I was on, I am sure I would have committed suicide.
The second major ‘ah-ha’ was a few years later when I first trained in Reiki, I started to use it for everything and stopped using the previous techniques that I had been using. But it doesn’t work for everything, nothing does, which is why I now combine the techniques to get the best results. Once I realised that one size definitely does NOT fit all when it comes to personal development techniques, I had major breakthroughs in my results.
“Do you promise that clients will get great results”
Yes! The only thing that a client needs to ensure that they get great results is to be committed. Show up on time for appointments, no excuses, and if I give you any work to do between sessions or after a session, make sure you do it. It is for your benefit AND for all of those around you to commit to healing your past and improving your life. The techniques will work wonders if you let them, but they won’t work if you don’t actually commit to using them. That’s it really; everyone can heal and improve their lives IF they are committed to doing the work.
If you want to know why you should do this or how it will help you if you do work with me, I really suggest that you take a few minutes to read the Success Stories. The client testimonials speak for themselves, but the Success Stories give more information of what the client was dealing with before they came to me and what their life is like after working with me.
“I notice that you help women who have suffered from abuse, will the work you do with me be confidential?”
Of course! I am aware that many of my clients are worried about this as they have family and friends that do not know what has happened to them in the past or what they are dealing with now.
If I use any testimonials, success stories or extracts from sessions with clients I ALWAYS ask their permission first and if the subject that we deal with in the sessions is something that needs to be handled sensitively, I would never use the surname of the client, even if they said I could. My business mentor always advises for testimonials to have a photo next to them, but do not ask my clients to do this, as I don’t think it is necessary (or appropriate) for my work.
Over the years, I have helped a few celebrities to overcome their emotional turmoil, but I obviously would not name them or show pictures as I have a strict confidentiality policy for ALL clients, whether they are famous or not. So if you are worried about people knowing that you have worked with me or finding out about your past, please be assured that I do my very best to ensure that even detailed case studies of my past sessions are so vague on personal details that you could never guess who the person was!
“How do you work with your clients exactly?”
Sessions are done over the phone or via Skype. You will complete a pre-session questionnaire prior to the first call, describing the problems or issues that you are struggling with and want to work on. We have a few minutes at the start of the sessions to talk about the questionnaire and we then pick the most intense issue or the problem that I believe could be at the route of your anxiety or stress and we work from there. On many occasions, the things that clients believe is their ‘problem’ is actually only a symptom of a much deeper routed issue. Which is what makes the session so interesting for me and so valuable for the client.
As I have previously mentioned, I don’t ask for long term commitments to Healing That Feeling. I only deal with your inner blocks and the issues that are stopping you from moving forward and achieving your goals. So the sessions with me should only be between 1 – 4 depending on the issues that you want to work on. For more serious issues, it could take longer but cases like that are quite rare and I would mention this before you commit. The most important thing is that clients realise that this process is a journey, and I am only helping to get started and on the right path. Once you have dealt with your blocks and obstacles getting to your destination (or your goal) will be a breeze and I promise, you won’t need me for that!
I love being able to help clients to make the same big changes in their lives, that I have already made in mine.
“Can you explain my options for working with you?”
I offer different 1-2-1 package options to fit different budget levels and needs. You can read more about these packages here. If you are not sure which package you need, please get in touch.
Can I help you?
If you are struggling with negative emotions, past trauma, or feeling overwhelmed or stuck, get in touch for a free 30 minute consultation to see if I am the right person to help you.
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