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Focusing Tip #912 – Difficult Feelings – Focusing with feeling stunned and heartbroken

ByAnn Weiser Cornell November 6, 2024May 12, 2025

Wondering how to listen to parts that are stunned and heartbroken? Read on… Dear Reader: Last week I wrote about how to…

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Focusing Tip #905 – On waking up with an uncomfortable body feeling

ByAnn Weiser Cornell September 11, 2024April 7, 2025

What if you wake up with an uncomfortable body feeling? Read on… Lakshmi writes: When I wake on most mornings, there is…

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Focusing Tip #901 – Anxious Parts – “A lot of my thoughts are rooted in some sort of worry”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 15, 2024April 2, 2025

Do you spend time imagining uncertain futures or ruminating about the past? Read on… A Reader writes: A lot of my thoughts…

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Focusing Tip #900 – Slowing Down – “I can’t keep up when opinions are flying around”
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Focusing Tip #900 – Slowing Down – “I can’t keep up when opinions are flying around”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 7, 2024April 2, 2025

Is it hard to keep up when people speak quickly and opinions are flying around? Read on… Aleena writes: I read your…

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Focusing Tip #890 – “It doesn’t want me to be with it”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell May 15, 2024February 13, 2025

What if something you’re spending time with doesn’t want you there? Read on… A Reader writes: I have a question. There’s a…

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“I’m not actually genuinely feeling compassionate towards myself...”
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Focusing Tip #831 – “I’m not feeling compassion toward myself”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell February 15, 2023July 9, 2024

What if the feeling of compassion toward yourself seems to be missing? Read on… Bernie writes: I’ve noticed that I’m saying the…

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How do you create a compassionate relationship with something that you feel?
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Focusing Tip #748 – “Do you no longer ask a felt sense what it needs?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 14, 2021August 27, 2024

How do you create a compassionate relationship with something that you feel? Read on… Richard writes: In your earlier writing about Focusing,…

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Focusing Tip #746 – “Why do things change just because you give them attention?”
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Focusing Tip #746 – “Why do things change just because you give them attention?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell March 31, 2021July 10, 2024

Ever wonder why simple awareness can bring profound change? Read on… Annemarie writes: My therapist recommended your online course, Get Bigger Than…

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Focusing Tip #642 – “I sabotaged my life…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell January 30, 2019August 1, 2024

If you feel that you sabotaged your life, it might mean that a younger part of you needs your compassion. Read on……

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Get free from what's holding you back
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Focusing Tip #574 – How long does it take to untangle a tangle?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 30, 2017July 10, 2024

“Even though I get hopeless and impatient I do enjoy being compassionate with myself.” Ellen writes: How long does it take to…

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