March 4 2008 #152
An Action Block that Won’t Shift ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jack writes: "One topic that I have been Focusing on for the last seven or…
February 26 2008 #151
Using Focusing at a Planning Meeting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I know many of you are interested in how to use Focusing in the midst…
February 19 2008 #150
When Lots of Things Come at the Start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sue writes: "I have a question for you, regarding Clearing a Space. I…
Focusing Tip #149 – Focusing with Chronic Holding Patterns
Carole, who asked last week’s question about her whole body turning to stone, wrote in response and said I could share her…
February 5 2008 #148
"My Whole Body Became Like Stone" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carole writes: "As an incest survivor, I have began doing Focusing with a therapist in…
January 29 2008 #147
The Wanted Feeling in Every Part ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles asks, "Could you write more about each part having a wanted feeling?" Dear Charles,…
January 22 2008 #146
Feeling "Burdened, Guilty, and Ugly" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a response to our Tip last week about traumatic memories, we heard from another reader,…
January 15 2008 #145
Focusing with Traumatic Memories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A reader writes: "I wonder if Focusing can help me with traumatic memories? I’m referring to memories…
January 8 2008 #144
Last week we talked about being gentle with yourself. Focusing works best when you don’t identify with a worrying or a pushing…
January 1 2008 #143
Are You Being Gentle with Yourself? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Year’s is traditionally the time to make New Year’s resolutions. It’s great to set…
