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Since it’s Hallowe’en, let’s talk about scariness, fear, and Focusing. What Does “It’s Scary” Mean? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I never understood why…

I have just finished a two-day workshop in the lovely northern Japanese region of Hokkaido, where the trees are glorious…

“That struggle is exhausting!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alberta writes: “How do I access the voice and point of view of a ‘something’…

“I have a hard time staying on track…” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heidi writes: “My question is about focusing alone. I have a…

And then the pain went away… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It happened when Barbara McGavin and I were teaching Treasure Maps to the…

When Something is Hiding ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miriam writes: “I am wanting to get deeper in touch with a hidden or locked,…

Focusing with Specific Issues ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colin writes: “I would be grateful for more specific advice on using Focusing with specific…

When We Want Change Too Much ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lisa from California asks: What do I do with my own impatience with…

More About Using Focusing in Group Settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last time we talked about starting a group with a Focusing “attunement,”…

How Can We Use Focusing in Group Settings? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elizabeth of Ontario writes: “I would like to hear about how…