by Havi Brooks | Mar 16, 2010 | my personal practice
Background: the metaphor technique is something I’ve adapted from Suzette Haden Elgin’s teachings. It’s a terrific tool for destuckifying. We play with this one at the Kitchen Table and some of my wacky events. It’s mainly an excuse for me to...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 10, 2009 | stucknesses & stuckification
So. I have stuff to say. We’ve talked a lot here about the basics of destuckification work. And about some of the situations that come up where our stuff gets in the way of destuckifying. Like when people throw shoes at us, something which definitely happens....
by Havi Brooks | May 18, 2009 | my personal practice, not hating on yourself
This is not some theoretical post, full of brilliant bits of how-to-ishness from genius expert me. I actually do feel like dirt at the moment. Dirt. Dirt. Dirt. Dirt. Dirt. Ugh. To the point that I don’t even feel up to walking you through my process or...
by Havi Brooks | May 14, 2009 | my personal practice
I was at my friend Carolyn’s yesterday afternoon. And I was feeling pretty upset about the whole awful gold-toothed hackers invading my website thing. Upset and vulnerable. Foggy, even. Like my brain had been hacked too. She led me through a cool little process....
by Havi Brooks | Nov 6, 2008 | mindful time management, stuff I think about, working on patterns & habits
You know what people delight in? Pointing out whenever I seem to have procrastinated on something. Well, I’ll backtrack on that for the sake of clearer communication … Backtrack backtrack backtrack. Try saying that out loud. Okay. Not people, but some...
