March 18 2008 #154
Focusing with Anxiety about Too Much to Do ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A reader writes: "Suppose a person is saying to herself/himself (from a place…
March 11 2008 #153
Emotions that are Hard to be in Presence With ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ruth writes: "I wonder if you have any insights into why some…
March 4 2008 #152
An Action Block that Won’t Shift ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jack writes: "One topic that I have been Focusing on for the last seven or…
February 26 2008 #151
Using Focusing at a Planning Meeting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I know many of you are interested in how to use Focusing in the midst…
February 19 2008 #150
When Lots of Things Come at the Start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sue writes: "I have a question for you, regarding Clearing a Space. I…
Focusing Tip #149 – Focusing with Chronic Holding Patterns
Carole, who asked last week’s question about her whole body turning to stone, wrote in response and said I could share her…
February 5 2008 #148
"My Whole Body Became Like Stone" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carole writes: "As an incest survivor, I have began doing Focusing with a therapist in…
January 29 2008 #147
The Wanted Feeling in Every Part ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles asks, "Could you write more about each part having a wanted feeling?" Dear Charles,…
January 22 2008 #146
Feeling "Burdened, Guilty, and Ugly" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a response to our Tip last week about traumatic memories, we heard from another reader,…
January 15 2008 #145
Focusing with Traumatic Memories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A reader writes: "I wonder if Focusing can help me with traumatic memories? I’m referring to memories…
