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Focusing Tip #898 – Merged with Parts – “I get lost in my negative pain”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell July 17, 2024March 25, 2025

Can you do Focusing safely with your darkest inner places? Read on… A Reader writes: I have a question about the Shadow….

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Focusing Tip #896 – What if I want to stop?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell June 26, 2024February 20, 2025

Do you have to keep on with Focusing even when you’d like to stop? Read on… A Reader writes: You wrote last…

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Focusing Tip #895 – Is it safe to do Focusing?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell June 19, 2024February 20, 2025

A Note:I want to pause today and honor June 19th, the day that we in the U.S. commemorate the ending of slavery…

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Focusing Tip #894 – Can you weep as Self-in-Presence?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell June 12, 2024February 20, 2025

Is it possible to weep and still be Self-in-Presence? Read on… Joyce writes: During a Focusing session with a companion this week,…

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Focusing Tip #892 – Focusing Partnership – “I feel the same feelings as my partner”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell May 1, 2024April 2, 2025

Do you find yourself feeling the feelings of the other person? Read on… Alison writes: When I am Focusing, I often seem…

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Focusing Tip #877 – Empathy + Parts – “I understand my parts but I can’t accept them”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell February 7, 2024November 20, 2024

Do you wonder how empathizing with your parts can help them to change? Read on… A Reader writes: How does it help…

Read More Focusing Tip #877 – Empathy + Parts – “I understand my parts but I can’t accept them”Continue

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Focusing Tip #872 – “I swear I won’t eat so much today…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell January 3, 2024October 7, 2024

Do you find yourself eating when you’re depressed or bored, and do you feel unable to change? Read on… A Reader writes:…

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“Sometimes saying hello isn't enough and sitting down to Focus would be too much...”
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Focusing Tip #855 – Making Time for Self-Care – “Saying hello isn’t enough and sitting down to Focus would be too much.”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 24, 2023July 9, 2024

How can you tend to upset parts if you don’t have time to do Focusing? Read on… Jenna writes: What about when…

Read More Focusing Tip #855 – Making Time for Self-Care – “Saying hello isn’t enough and sitting down to Focus would be too much.”Continue

"This part thinks that the other part could just choose not to worry..."
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Focusing Tip #853 – Worried and Critical Parts – “When I try to give empathy to a hurting part…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 2, 2023July 9, 2024

What if you try to give empathy to a hurting part, and you find yourself telling it to change instead? Read on……

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"If I sense something is unsafe or that I can’t trust it, is my body telling me something I should pay attention to?"
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Focusing Tip #852 – Past Trauma and Triggers – “Can I trust the inner message that something can’t be trusted?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell July 26, 2023July 9, 2024

Can you believe the messages you’re receiving from inside? Read on… Adar writes: I wanted to see if you can share with…

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