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The Radical Acceptance of Everything: Living a Focusing Life Paperback – April 30, 2005

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If you're ready to experience more pathways to self-acceptance, let this collection support your journey.

How can you bring peace to the inner wars that are in the way of having the life you want? For more than 30 years now, Ann Weiser Cornell has been exploring, teaching, and writing about the mysteries of emotional process, including:

The paradox of how we become more whole by acknowledging our parts
How the most despised places in us contain our greatest treasure
How the body's felt sense, held in a compassionate state of Presence, is the key to change

Now her key writings have been brought together in one place, freshly edited for this volume, with four new articles offering Ann's leading-edge work.

All are accessible both to the seeker of personal change and to the professional who wants to be more effective in working with others.

What you'll gain from this book:

Clear, specific examples of what an inner relationship can look like as a conversation between you, as a compassionate Presence, and a "something in you" that needs your attention/acknowledgment.
An understanding of how some aspects of your experience get exiled and why it's so important to invite them back in again.
An inside look at the "third way" that is so essential to Focusing - a way where you are neither identifying with nor dissociating from your emotional experiences.

Translations are available in Spanish & German. Contact the publisher for more information.

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Ann Weiser Cornell is a powerful force in making the world better. --Eugene Gendlin, author of Focusing

In this intriguing collection of articles, Ann Weiser Cornell describes in a very personal and readable way her groundbreaking journey... --Richard Schwartz, author of Internal Family Systems Therapy

From the very first page, The Radical Acceptance of Everything invokes the very state of Presence that it describes... --Helene G. Brenner, author of I Know I'm in There Somewhere

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Ann Weiser Cornell learned Focusing in 1972 from Eugene Gendlin, the originator of the process, and has been teaching it since 1980. Today she is internationally known as one of the leading theoreticians, teachers, and innovators of Focusing, as well as the primary person combining linguistics and Focusing. Her previous book, The Power of Focusing, has been translated into six languages. Ann has taught Focusing and advanced Focusing topics in seventeen countries on five continents.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Calluna Press (April 30, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0972105832
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0972105835
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 0.58 x 9.61 inches

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Ann Weiser Cornell was getting her PhD in Linguistics at the University of Chicago when she met and studied with Eugene Gendlin, the originator of Focusing, in 1972. Learning Focusing with him has led to a lifelong process of discovery and personal development.

In 1980, Eugene Gendlin invited Ann to assist with his Focusing workshops. This started her on a path to become a Focusing teacher, and in 1990, Ann became the first person to support herself full-time as a Focusing teacher.

Today, Ann is internationally recognized as one of the leading innovators and theoreticians of Focusing. She has taught Focusing in eighteen countries, and her Focusing books and manuals have been translated into seven other languages.

She's well-known in the Focusing world for her attention to the language that facilitates Focusing, her popular manuals, and her co-creation with Barbara McGavin of Treasure Maps to the Soul, a body of work applying Focusing to difficult areas such as addiction, depression, action blocks, self-criticism, and unfulfilled desire.

Ann currently lives in Berkeley, California.

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David C. Young

The Next Step in Your Focusing....

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2008

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There are three good books that help you start Focusing: Gene Gendlin's Focusing (with a new introduction in the past few years), Ed McMahon & Peter Campbell's BioSpirituality: Focusing As a Way to Grow (get the 1997 2nd ed.), and Ann's own The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing . All three have strong merits; all three are excellent & somewhat different fine ways to start Focusing.

Once you've started Focusing & know "The Big Three", however, "The Radical Acceptance of Everything" is THE best "next step" for taking your Focusing to another level. As in all of Ann's work, it has marvellous specific & do-able suggestions in, for example, working with a Focusing partner, handling conflicting felt senses, how to be with a reluctant felt sense, Focusing on physical illnesses, Focusing with truly overwhelming felt senses and many more areas that all Focusers face. She combines this with often moving & memorable stories from her own life & from her experiences with Focusing. Throughout the book, Ann's craft as a writer and her skill from training more Focusers, literally, than any one else in the world is quite evident.

Background: I started Focusing by myself when Gene's book came out in 1981. I went to my first Focusing workshop with Gene in 1983, where I also met Ann, and attended her first Focusing Guidng workshop. I became a Gene Focusing trainer in 1984. In 1984, I also attended my first workshop with Ed & Pete, becoming a trainer in their workshops. For almost 25 years, I've been a writer and on the editorial board of Ann's Focusing newsletter, "The Focusing Connection" -- an absolute must for keeping track of new Focusing doings & ideas. For 20 years, I've been a psychotherapist, teaching & using Focusing regularly in my practice, where I specialize in often very complex clients. I've presented at a few Focusing International Conferences.... You get the idea.

I mean it when I say that if you already know how to Focus, in "The Radical Acceptance of Everything", you'll find at least several specific ideas/approaches -- probably more -- to help you Focus even better. Of this, I'm confident. I did, and I've been Focusing for a very long time with a lot of very different people.

I eagerly await Ann's next book.

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Kate Cohen-Posey

Body oriented therapies are now cutting edge and this is where it all began

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017

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If you are a body-oriented therapist (SE, BSP, and more), why not start with the originator of it all. Like other reviewers, I tried many years ago and could not understand what Grendlin meant by "clearing a space" and "getting a handle." Why was brainspotting (BSP) so much easier for me to get than Focusing? Than a BSP therapist trained in Focusing recommended this book. A linguist, Cornell is careful in her use of jargon. I divide her suggestions and observations into those that speak to *Presence* (the mindful, aware, nonjudgmental part of us) and those that speak to our more emotional, agenda driven parts: TO PRESENCE: Describe sensations, Stay in contact with Sensations, Empathize ("No wonder that part feels..."), and find new parts ("Notice if a critical voice just said...."). TO PARTS: Acknowledge ("Let it know you understand how angry it is."), make Connections (Maybe it can tell you what it's scared about."), and find Intentions ("That part might believes if you are good enough, nothing bad will happen."). Some might fined Cornell repetitious, but she is telling the story of how her Inner Relationship Focusing evolved and I find that fascinating. Reading case examples is how I learn a new approach.

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Christopher Loren

I Radically Accept This Book

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2015

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My favorite of all Focusing books and the one that inspired the last chapter of "unSpirituality-Permission to be Human." The radical acceptance of everything literally changed my life after reading The Power of Focusing. In the chapter on the inner critic, Ann steps away from Gendlin's first book where he dismisses the critical voice, and introduces radically accepting this tyrannical aspect. I spent 45 minutes listening to any and everything the critic said to me for the first time in my life and after it was all done the voice turned into a wise adviser. I HIGHLY recommend this book...make sure to read the story of the dog....priceless.

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Leah Tortilla

Changed my life

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2021

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I have read this book multiple times and bought it for a bunch of friends. It completely changed my life.

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Rich

Acceptance through Focusing

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2013

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I liked the book. It suggests using a technique of using focusing, often in the presence of a focusing partner, by focusing of painful feelings in the body, openly, to help resolve unconscious issues. One can do this process independently. and I can see a near parallel with "breathwork". It is also closely associated with a meditation-type of focusing. I feel it is a worthwhile read for dealing with acceptance.

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Andrew

This book did it for me

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2009

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I took a focusing class fifteen years ago and I felt that I wasn't able to do it. Gene Gendlin's Focusing book didn't help either. But when I read this book I realized that I was focusing fifteen years ago and didn't realize it. Focusing is a subtle process and may not follow Gendlin's descriptions. Ann explores the range of experiencing within Focusing that made the process work for me. Also, her CD 'Learning Focusing' was a big help and enabled me to do Focusing alone.

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Joshua Leeger

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Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023

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Similar to many books in this vein - when the book is about a particular practice, and is by a very seasoned practitioner; looking for more insight into practice is counter productive - just practice more. The practitioner's themselves end up forgetting as much as they've learned, and can only share memories, and hope those give...*something*...
More of a book for those interested or invested in the culture of Focusing. Less for someone looking for insight.

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James E. Thompson

In-depth Focusing skills and understanding that really makes a difference.

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2013

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This is a beautiful collection of articles that bring Focusing to life in a gentle, deep way. As a counsellor with many years experience of a variety of counselling approaches, including other Focusing-oriented texts, this book has contributed a very rich addition to counselling. I enjoyed the integration of clinical and personal examples that are woven into the technical and theoretical writing. This book really makes a difference in applying focusing as a skill and attitude toward counselling.

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Keith McL

A Zen-like book Coming from a Slightly Different Angle.

Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2021

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Ann Weiser Cornell brilliantly updates Eugene Gendlin's Focusing. It is very rare that any psychology book is useful or practical. "The Radical Acceptance of Everything" is an exception to that rule.

I am a Zen practitioner. I find that Weiser Cornell provides insights that reinforce the process of zazen. For example, many Zen students try to stop thoughts. But what if there are insights contained in those thoughts that our mind is trying to tell us? So perhaps if we listen to those thoughts, we may learn something.

Weiser Cornell doesn't mention Zen once in the book. And I like that because her book is an independent confirmation of certain zazen principles plus much more.

It is amazing when two independent streams of thought or methodologies come together and reinforce each other.

Personally, after reading "The Radical Acceptance of Everything" I am going to set aside separate blocks of time to practice focusing, and other blocks of time for zazen; or possibly a combination of the two.

I find this is a very important book. If you find yourself stuck in your zazen practice, this book might be just what you need.

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Celia Dawson

Excellent book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2014

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I am a Focusing Practitioner and Trainer. I recommend this book to all people who are interested in Focusing. It is simply and clearly written and avoids jargon.

It is very up to date. I found it interesting that Ann Weiser Cornell challenges some of the old beliefs about Focusing and opens up the process to include everything - as it says in the title.

I found that, not only did it change my ideas about Focusing, but it also changed my whole outlook on life.

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Sonia

Corrisponde a ciò che cercavo. Perfetto.

Reviewed in Italy on May 20, 2021

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Libro arrivato in tempistiche brevi considerando non è scritto in italiano. Soddisfatta.

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michael lange

The basic book about focusing!

Reviewed in Germany on August 1, 2017

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Who ever is interested in focusing this is the ultimate book for beginner students written by the core teachers Ann Weiser and Barbara McGavin. It gives you all the informations you need to get the tools for starting and understanding what focusing is about. If I could I would tick 10 points....

john Murray

A Great Resource

Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2013

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This book is a great resource for anyone doing inner work. It shows ways that we can integrate parts of ourselves that we have had to keep at bay or that might even threaten us. It is a fairly easy read. This is my second copy as I am often lending the first to others.

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