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Focusing Tip #887 – “I procrastinate everything”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 24, 2024February 3, 2025

Is your life stuck because of a relentless inner critic? Read on… Malin writes: My inner critic is relentless. It is constantly…

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Focusing Tip #886 – The links between procrastination and exhaustion

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 17, 2024February 3, 2025

How are procrastination and exhaustion related? Read on… A Reader writes: I heard you talk about procrastination and exhaustion both being problems….

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Focusing Tip #885 – “I’m trying to cut back and do less”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 10, 2024February 3, 2025

When you try to cut back on all you are doing, do you hit resistance? Read on… A Reader writes: I’m getting…

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Focusing Tip #883 – Self-Acceptance – “It’s hard for me to accept how my life is”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell March 27, 2024January 29, 2025

Is it hard to accept yourself because of your life circumstances? Read on… A Reader writes: I watched your webinar on Embracing…

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Focusing Tip #867 – Inner Critics – “I am always afraid what people will think about me”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell November 15, 2023October 1, 2024

What can you do with doubting yourself and comparing yourself to others? Read on… Uzzie writes: I always doubt on my abilities…

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“I’ve listened to what this part is trying to say and it feels like a massive block...”
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Focusing Tip #822 – “This part says I’m sure to fail”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell November 30, 2022July 16, 2024

Is something in you telling you that you don’t have what it takes? Read on… Jackie writes: I’ve been wanting to study…

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Focusing Tip #810 - "This part seems to hate me"
Blog | Tips | Inner Critic

Focusing Tip #810 – “This part seems to hate me”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 31, 2022July 31, 2024

What can you do if a part of you attacks you viciously for making a mistake? Read on… A Reader writes: A…

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“In an exercise on contacting the inner critic, I felt my inner critic as a physical sensation...”
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Focusing Tip #747 – Is the tightness in my chest a felt sense?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 7, 2021July 9, 2024

Is the tightness in your chest giving you wise inner guidance? Or something else? Read on… John writes: In an exercise on contacting…

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If you feel that old negative beliefs about yourself are coming up more strongly now... Read on...
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Focusing Tip #703 – “I struggle with feelings of failure, shame, inadequacy…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell May 13, 2020July 9, 2024

If you feel that old negative beliefs about yourself are coming up more strongly now… Read on… Wendy writes: I wondered if…

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"Am I prolonging and making the situation worse by dwelling on it too much?"
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Focusing Tip #700 – Critical Coworkers – “I had a bad work experience…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 15, 2020August 28, 2024

Is it possible you are making things worse by returning to painful events and feelings? Read on… Christina writes: I had a…

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