Focusing Tip #489 – The Trouble with Asking What It Needs
“I get nothing back when I try to query what it needs from me.” A Reader writes:I’m trying to use Focusing with…
Focusing Tip #488 – Using Your Felt Sense to Choose a Gift
“I used to obsess, worry, and draw a blank when I needed to find a gift for someone.” Dear Reader:This is…
Focusing Tip #487 – “I write compulsively and can’t stop.”
“I write compulsively and finally crash from exhaustion, and I’m incapacitated for days afterward.” A Reader writes:My question is how to work with…
Focusing Tip #486 – “I am good at my job, but I feel incompetent.”
“When I am around providers who specialize in this field, I feel dreadfully incompetent.” Stephanie writes: I am a doctoral student…
Focusing Tip #485 – “Can I do Focusing with a feeling of nausea?”
“I have one Focusing partner who doesn’t like to be with any feeling that is in his gut.” Mary Anne writes:Is “sick…
Focusing Tip #484 – “I say Hello to the depressed part, but it refuses to talk to me.”
“How can I get the depressed part of me to communicate with me?” A Reader writes:When I try to approach the depressed…
Focusing Tip #483 – “How do I know which of my feelings to trust?”
“It feels so strong I can’t ignore it, and fighting it is harder than giving in…” A Reader writes: How do I…
Focusing Tip #482 – “There is no comfort from saying Hello.”
“The feeling just continues to sit in my gut without much change.” A Reader writes:When I try to do Focusing there is…
Focusing Tip #481 – “Sometimes there’s just no relief.”
“I get lost in different feelings located in my body.” Maria writes:Sometimes there’s just no relief, and by trying to find one,…
Focusing Tip #480 – “My creative process and my need to work are at odds.”
“I’m in a conflicting space: my own creative process vs. money and opportunities for the kids.” Jo writes:Many of us do administrative…
