Focusing Tip #684 – “I am feeling my mother’s hopelessness – it’s not mine”
What can you do if the feeling you are experiencing is someone else’s feeling, not your own? Read on… Gudrun writes: When…
What can you do if the feeling you are experiencing is someone else’s feeling, not your own? Read on… Gudrun writes: When…
Do your guts twist up with shame when you make a mistake, even a very innocent one? Read on… Ada writes: As…
Do you get triggered when you are with your family because it is so clear THEY are triggered? Read on… A Reader…
What’s the difference between feeling compassion for a hurt part of us, and being stuck in the hurt itself? Read on… Charles…
If you got shut down in the past for complaining too much, how can you make sure you’re not complaining too much…
Do you know someone who is arrogant, touchy, mocking, boastful, and defensive? Is there any way to influence such a person? A…
What’s going on when you experience nothing but pain? Read on… Gudrun writes: When I do Focusing, sometimes I find a lot of pain….
Do you feel the deep frustration of having wasted too much of your life on wrong relationships, anger, and shame? Read on……
Do you feel like your current life offers you no good choices? Read on… Mia writes: I feel very trapped in my…
Do you find it impossible to love the parts of you that have done hurtful and irresponsible things? Read on… Jim writes:…

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