by focusing | 9 月 21, 2023 | Focusing Resource
What if something stops you from being creative by saying you’re not as talented as other people? Read on…Helen writes:I love to write. I journal and write poetry. Something inside me doesn’t value this. I think this could be the same part of me who says “who do you...
by focusing | 9 月 21, 2023 | Focusing Resource
Is there an art — or a skill — to self-soothing? Read on…A Reader writes:People talk about self-soothing, but I’m not sure I even know how to soothe myself. I do comfort other people; in fact, that’s often been my role in life. But when I think about soothing myself,...
by focusing | 9 月 21, 2023 | Focusing Resource
How can you strengthen your sense of self so you don’t stay hijacked by your parts? Read on…Roberto writes:I am a relative beginner to Focusing, and am also learning to work with Internal Family System (IFS). I notice that my “Self” is often hijacked by other parts...
by focusing | 9 月 21, 2023 | Focusing Resource
If you can’t feel a part that you know is there, is that because it’s hiding? Or is something hiding it? Read on…Paul writes:When I can’t feel an emotion – like fear – that I know is there, that is a kind of dissociation, isn’t it? I’ve been assuming that that part is...
