Focusing Tip #855 – Making Time for Self-Care – “Saying hello isn’t enough and sitting down to Focus would be too much.”
How can you tend to upset parts if you don’t have time to do Focusing? Read on… Jenna writes: What about when…
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Focusing Tip #854 – Emotional Wounds of Childhood – “I compare myself negatively to other people”
What if you know that your painful feelings now are connected to the past? Read on… Gloria writes: Sometimes, at work, and…
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Focusing Tip #853 – Worried and Critical Parts – “When I try to give empathy to a hurting part…”
What if you try to give empathy to a hurting part, and you find yourself telling it to change instead? Read on……
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Focusing Tip #852 – Past Trauma and Triggers – “Can I trust the inner message that something can’t be trusted?”
Can you believe the messages you’re receiving from inside? Read on… Adar writes: I wanted to see if you can share with…
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Focusing Tip #851 – Self-Care – “I’m not sure I know how to soothe myself.”
Is there an art — or a skill — to self-soothing? Read on… A Reader writes: People talk about self-soothing, but I’m…
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Focusing Tip #850 – Creativity and Confidence – “That part says, ‘Who do you think you are?'”
What if something stops you from being creative by saying you’re not as talented as other people? Read on… Helen writes: I…
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Focusing Tip #849 – Parts Work – “Is there a terrified part that hides or another part that hides it?”
If you can’t feel a part that you know is there, is that because it’s hiding? Or is something hiding it? Read…
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Focusing Tip #848 – Working with Parts – Does your “self” need to be equal to your parts?
How can you strengthen your sense of self so you don’t stay hijacked by your parts? Read on… Roberto writes: I am…
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Focusing Tip #847 – Parts Work – “This feeling doesn’t want to communicate with me…”
When something you feel doesn’t reveal itself to you, perhaps it’s because it doesn’t feel safe. Read on… Last week, a reader…
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Focusing Tip #846 – Feeling Numb – “What if what I’m feeling is always the same?”
If you feel something that doesn’t change, even with patient attention, what can you do? Read on… A Reader writes: In most…
