
Creating Space for Community
Each of us lives in community. Our family is our first one. In Focusing, we learn to create a space of radical acceptance for our inner community. FII is now offering a series of bi-monthly gatherings “Creating Space for Community”, to explore concepts around inner/outer community […]
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My Fear is My Friend
We have learned a lot about fear these past few years. It’s a very powerful reaction that comes from many different directions and in many forms. The pandemic, storms, droughts, climate change, political unrest, wars… Of course we are justified in being afraid. Fear is […]
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Our Psychosocial Support Courses are now Self-paced and Online
Finally, we did it! We converted our in-person and online webinar coursesfor Psychosocial Support and Community Wellness (PSSCW) and Psychological First Aid into self-paced (work at your own speed) courses that you can access from any device. These courses bring together many of my favorite […]
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Focusing and Art Club Changed My Life
Focusing showed me how to process my emotions and my experience in the world in a way that I had not done before. I wanted to share Focusing with my friends so that we could grow alongside each other and support each other. At the […]
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Introducing a new project: Better World for Kids
Nine-year-old Joseph has been living on his own since he was seven, when his parents were killed by soldiers in an attack on his village. He recently came to live in a refugee camp in Uganda, where he is fed and educated by community workers, […]
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Why would a family put a child to work?
Asad’s father is a daily wage laborer without any skills. Every morning he goes to the city center after dropping his seven-year old son off at the machine shop where Asad works. The city center is the spot from where people hire unskilled and semi-skilled […]
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