Author: Ann Weiser Cornell

Feeling "Burdened, Guilty, and Ugly" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a response to our Tip last week about traumatic memories, we heard from another reader,…

Focusing with Traumatic Memories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A reader writes: "I wonder if Focusing can help me with traumatic memories? I’m referring to memories…

Last week we talked about being gentle with yourself. Focusing works best when you don’t identify with a worrying or a pushing…

Are You Being Gentle with Yourself? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Year’s is traditionally the time to make New Year’s resolutions. It’s great to set…

Holding All of Me, Including that Part of Me… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In response to last week’s tip I heard from Diana Daffner, a…

Focusing with Intimate Partners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bridget writes: Can you give any tips to Focusing with intimate partners? Here are some issues: 1….

Before I get to this week’s Tip I want to share an email I received from Buddy, who suddenly had a very…

Protecting the Focusing Space ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Selene writes: "What do you do when your Focusing partner goes second and is explicitly Focusing on…

Scary Part or Scared Part? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arno writes: I am writing you about a passage in your article "Relationship=distance+connection". Client: "There’s a…

Remember our recent Tip on intense pain? I just have to share with you something that Barbro Holström of Sweden wrote to…