For a toddler that was usually super mellow (had never once had one toddler tantrum – I can`t say the same of my other 2 kids), as soon as we would walk into the doctor’s office and she would see a needle, she would scream like I had never heard before. I had tried to talk calmly with my daughter to prepare her for it, that didn’t work. I also tried not to talk about it until the day of, I was also unsuccessful with that strategy. Kathy had provided some emotion code work on me for different reasons before and I had seen some positive results. So, when she said she could do it from a distance to my daughter with my consent, like any parent desperate to make things better for their child, I didn’t hesitate. That night, Kathy called me and told me the emotions that she had removed from her. The next day, I figured I would try and talk to my daughter about her upcoming appointment for her flu shot the following day. Bear in mind that EVERY discussion I had tried to have with her before, ended in tears. This time, she didn’t cry and just listened. About an hour later, my sister came over for a visit. A few minutes after my daughter sat to play with my sister, she told my sister: “tomorrow I’m going to the doctor`s office for my flu shot. I used to be scared of that but not anymore”. I almost fainted when I heard those words come out of her mouth!! The next day, we went to the doctor and it was a great appointment with no tears and a big treat to celebrate her bravery!”

Christine Roy-Carreau