Focusing Tip #157 – Working with Parts, Comparing Focusing to IFS
Sue writes: “I was very interested in your reference in a recent Weekly Focusing Tip to ‘guardian’ or ‘protector’ parts. Soon after…
April 1 2008 #156
A Message from Presence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jane writes: "I’m wondering what language to use (or reflect) when something comes that feels as if…
March 25 2008 #155
More About Getting Unblocked ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nina Joy writes: "When you answered Jack a couple of weeks ago, it brought up something I’m…
March 18 2008 #154
Focusing with Anxiety about Too Much to Do ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A reader writes: "Suppose a person is saying to herself/himself (from a place…
March 11 2008 #153
Emotions that are Hard to be in Presence With ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ruth writes: "I wonder if you have any insights into why some…
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…
