Focusing Tip #390 – “Sneaking” Focusing Into All Your Relationships
Nobody wants a technique. I am often asked this question: “How can I bring Focusing to my (son, daughter, wife, husband, partner, good friend)…
Focusing Tip #389 – “Forgive Yourself” – Part Two
When trying to forgive yourself just doesn’t work. In last week’s Tips we had a question about forgiving ourselves. Michelle wanted to…
Focusing Tip #388 – “Forgive yourself” – Can you do it?
“It’s not that easy to forgive yourself just by willing it.” Michelle writes: I often hear people say to a friend who…
Focusing Tip #387 – What is a Felt Sense Physiologically?
“What is happening physiologically when we experience the felt sense?” Nancy writes: I am a theatre professor and have been developing some new…
Focusing Tip #386 – Focusing to Find Motivation
“I focus so much on the feelings of not wanting to do something that I end up not doing it…” A Reader…
Focusing Tip #385 – “This part of me stays mute…”
“For months I have been trying to approach this part, but there is just silence back.” Alex writes: There is a part of…
Focusing Tip #384 – Anxiety About Exams: “You will fail”
“I feel like two tons have been lifted off my shoulders.” Daniele writes: I want to thank you for the newsletter. I…
Focusing Tip #383 – When Focusing Just Isn’t Possible
“The pain and the fear were consuming.” Susan writes:During the weeks prior to a scary scheduled event (surgery), I could not focus. I…
Focusing Tip #382 – “My Focusing partner gets into stories….”
“My Focusing partner gets more involved with stories and interpretations than in going inside.” Sarah writes: My Focusing partner gets more involved with…
Focusing Tip #381 – How to Accompany Silence
“When my Focusing client was quiet for a long time, I thought she wanted to end the session.” Jane writes: How do…
