Focusing Tip #345 – More about feeling heard by a Focusing partner
“The Companion affirms the Focuser’s emotional soundtrack.” Emily, who is in my certification training, has something to add to my response two…
Focusing Tip #344 – “I can’t set aside my anger & enjoy life.”
Paul writes:“An issue recently came up between myself and a friend, and I grew agitated and angry. She went on vacation. Even…
Focusing Tip #343 – “I didn’t feel my Focusing partner really heard me.”
“I had the feeling that my partner wasn’t really getting what I was saying.” A Reader writes: “Recently I was focusing with…
Focusing Tip #342 – Telling a Part That I Will Make the Decision
“I think this will be very helpful with my eating compulsions…” We’ve been having a series of Weekly Tips about being Self-in-Presence…
Focusing Tip #341 – Are there really no monsters inside us?
Last week I wrote that there are no monsters inside us. I heard back from Tom, who wrote, “But in some people…
Focusing Tip #340 – There Are No Monsters Inside of You
There are no monsters inside us… only parts that look like monsters to other parts of us. Last week we heard from…
Focusing Tip #339 – “It’s hard to do Focusing with my scary parts.”
“Focusing doesn’t work with scary parts because my attention avoids them.” Anna writes:“I’ve watched your YouTube video where you say it’s important…
Focusing Tip #338 – “How can I be Self-in-Presence when I’m sobbing?”
Janet writes:“These days I find myself not only crying at times, but sobbing. I find it difficult to connect with Self-in-Presence when…
Focusing Tip #337 – “My client didn’t want to welcome her feelings.”
Marilyn writes: “I was working with a client the other day getting the felt sense in her body. She had a ‘grouping’…
Focusing Tip #336 – “Can I trust my gut about romantic attraction?”
Julian writes: “I have learned over the years that my ‘gut’ often tells me a great deal about people before I get…
