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Integrating the Complementary Therapies of Energy Psychology and Dreamwork - the Dream to Freedom Method

Hoss, R., Hoss, L., Church, D. · OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine · 2022

Case series👥 7 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. This paper introduces a new combined method pairing dream analysis with EFT tapping, illustrated through seven case examples where working with dream content plus tapping seemed to help resolve underlying emotional issues. As a case series describing a new technique, it demonstrates feasibility and concept but not controlled evidence of effectiveness.

What they found

7
people took part

In all seven case reports, underlying stressful memories triggering psychological symptoms were revealed and the stress reaction to those memories was minimized or eliminated using the combined dreamwork-EFT protocol.

How the study worked

Who took partseven subjects using the Dream to Freedom (DTF) protocol combining dreamwork and EFT (n=7)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withclinical case observations of stress reaction to specific triggering memories

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DesignCase series
Participants7 people
Populationseven subjects using the Dream to Freedom (DTF) protocol combining dreamwork and EFT
Outcome measuresclinical case observations of stress reaction to specific triggering memories
JournalOBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Year2022
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Hoss, R., Hoss, L., & Church, D. (2022). Integrating the Complementary Therapies of Energy Psychology and Dreamwork - the Dream to Freedom Method. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2203024

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