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Focusing Tip #874 – Self Love + Regret – “If I love myself, does that mean I’m not sorry for what I’ve done?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell January 17, 2024November 20, 2024

Does shame about things you’ve done keep you from self-love? Read on… A Reader writes: I did some pretty bad things in…

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“We did not pay enough attention to our daughter and her needs...”
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Focusing Tip #858 – Regret and Parenting – “I didn’t pay enough attention to my daughter’s needs”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell September 13, 2023July 9, 2024

What if your feelings of guilt are for something you should have done and failed to do? Read on… Maria writes: I…

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“There is this huge wanting to not have hurt someone, even if it was unintentional....”
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Focusing Tip #829 – When you regret how you couldn’t show up in the past

ByAnn Weiser Cornell February 1, 2023July 9, 2024

Are you filled with regret about how you behaved in the past? Read on… Matthias writes: When I make a step forward…

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“This thought paralyzes me and makes me depressed.”
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Focusing Tip #784 – Feeling paralyzed by painful regrets

ByAnn Weiser Cornell February 9, 2022July 10, 2024

Do you ever have the thought that you should have done better? Read on… Min writes: I often have the thought, “I…

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“So much time wasted on wrong men, feeling angry at our bosses, ... dieting, feeling shame...”
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Focusing Tip #679 – “I’ve wasted my life so far, all that energy and nothing to show for it.”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell October 30, 2019July 15, 2024

Do you feel the deep frustration of having wasted too much of your life on wrong relationships, anger, and shame? Read on……

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“It feels like a really difficult struggle to accept my shadow parts as truly lovable.”
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Focusing Tip #677 – “Parts of me are truly unlovable.”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell October 16, 2019July 16, 2024

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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Making Good Decisions

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 29, 2017July 9, 2024

I abandoned my sister when she was dying. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but actually it was the…

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