This episode is for the high-functioning woman whose life looks great from the outside — but whose body has quietly been holding tension, anxiety, and overthinking for years. MaKenzie sits down with Meryl Hayton, a trauma-informed inner peace specialist, energy healer, retreat leader, speaker, co-author, and creator of the Emotional Clearing Method. Meryl is a certified EFT tapping practitioner and Reiki energy healer who helps women release trauma, calm anxiety, and build self-trust — without forcing, fixing, or pushing themselves into change. Meryl also spent 30 years as a salon owner, deeply listening to women through their layers, before stepping into her calling as a coach in her 50s. Together, MaKenzie and Meryl dive into the truth about EFT tapping — what it actually is, why it works, and why most people who have tried it are missing the piece that would make it stick. Meryl walks the audience through a real tapping session in real time (yes, you can follow along), unpacks why "calming down" is not the same as healing, and explains what is actually happening in your parasympathetic nervous system, amygdala, and hippocampus when you tap. She also opens up about her own journey through anxiety, second-guessing, and inner criticism — and how tapping finally reached the places yoga, therapy, and energy healing could not. If you have been trying to think your way into calm and are ready to actually feel it in your body, this episode is your permission slip to try a new way. What We Cover Meryl's journey from salon owner to nervous system healerWhat EFT tapping is actually doing to your parasympathetic nervous systemWhy general tapping scripts do not work — and what doesA real, live tapping session you can follow along with in the car, in the store, or at the dinner tableThe five-step Clearing Method framework: Clarity, Letting go, Encouragement, Alignment, ReinforcementConnect with Meryl Everywhere under Meryl Hayton: Website: merylhayton.comInstagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube: Meryl HaytonFree — The Clearing Method Workbook (23 pages)Connect with MaKenzie Instagram: @thecleanmomedit Website: www.thecleanmomedit.com Join The Clean Mom Edit Club — Free Community A supportive space for moms ready to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, understand their human design, and come home to themselves. Monthly human design teaching, nervous system practice, cosmic reflection, guided meditation, and a live Q&A with MaKenzie — completely free. Join the Club: https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/about Get Your Human Design Chart Breakdown Want a personalized walkthrough of your chart? MaKenzie's Chart Breakdown session dives deep into your type, authority, profile, centers, and the practical experiments to start applying it in your life this week. Book your Chart Breakdown: https://www.thecleanmomedit.com/hdexperiences Loved this episode? Leave a review and share it with a mom who needs to hear it — it is the easiest way to help more moms find the show. 🤍
