Ellis Hulse

Ellis Hulse I'm a psychotherapist and Focusing teacher/trainer. Currently providing individual counseling.

06/14/2026

If trauma creates fragmentation, then healing is found in the integration.
Integration is cultivated slowly, through a connection with one felt sense at a time.
Here and now, only here and now.

06/11/2026

The keystone of the entire structure of the spiritual and physical universe is Rhythmic Balanced Interchange between all opposites.
-Walter Russell

Many of us are caught in being overly stimulated and outwardly focused, leading to a feeling of being scattered, overwhelmed, and disconnected. The corrective action is being intentional about spending some time alone, listening inward. I know that seems like a large task with how busy life is these days. Even if it is waking up early to get the extra half an hour to slow down and listen to yourself and to be in silence, the compounding benefits of that in a world that is always pulling our attention outward is immense

05/27/2026

Research on intrinsic motivation shows that curiosity, exploration, meaning, and authentic goals activate the brain’s natural “seeking system” — the part connected to energy, growth, learning, and vitality.

Try this for the next 7 days:

Ask yourself:
“What would genuinely make me feel more alive today?”

Then take ONE small step toward it.

Not perfection.
Not productivity obsession.
Just movement toward life.

05/25/2026

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05/22/2026

Here is a simple practice that can dramatically increase your follow-through:

Decide when and where a behavior will happen.

Not:
“I should work out more.”

But:
“On Monday at 7am, I’ll walk for 20 minutes at the park.”

That tiny shift removes friction.
It turns vague intention into action.

In one study, the group that created a specific plan had a massive increase in follow-through compared to the other groups.

Clarity beats motivation more often than most realize.

05/21/2026

When stress rises, vision narrows.
The body locks onto threat.

Try this instead:

• soften your gaze
• open your eyes wider
• look toward the horizon
• take one slow breath

This shift in visual awareness can signal safety to the nervous system and help interrupt anxious looping.

Sometimes emotional regulation begins with changing how you see the moment.

If you're looking for more support in managing stress, DM me and I’ll see if I can help

05/20/2026

Two Super helpful strategy for getting unstuck and start to organizing your life

05/19/2026

Stop asking why you have anxiety — start asking what 👇

Why am I like this? Why can’t I relax? It feels like you’re solving something. But it’s actually keeping you stuck.

Replace WHY with WHAT.

You can’t always find the root of your anxiety. But you can always change your next action.

That’s where the real work happens.

Save this for the next time your mind starts spiraling.

05/18/2026

Most people spend their lives trying to avoid discomfort.

But one of the biggest takeaways from The Tools is this:

Avoidance slowly shrinks your life.

The conversations you avoid.
The risks you avoid.
The emotions you avoid.
The opportunities you avoid.

Over time, avoidance becomes a habit… and that habit creates stagnation.

Phil Stutz calls the solution The Reversal of Desire.

Instead of automatically moving away from discomfort…
you train yourself to move toward it.

Not because pain is enjoyable.
But because growth usually lives on the other side of resistance.

Confidence rarely comes before action.

More often:
action creates confidence.

Forward motion creates energy.

That’s true in:

* healing
* relationships
* fitness
* creativity
* business
* public speaking
* martial arts
* life in general

The next time you feel resistance, try asking:

“What would forward motion look like right now?”

Then take one uncomfortable step.

Small acts of courage change people more than endless overthinking ever will.

05/15/2026

Replaying the past.
Creating false narratives about yourself
Trying to think their way into peace.

That’s super exhausting. Tiring and a bit annoying...What if there was a different way? What if it was really about

Not forcing.
Not fighting yourself.
Just noticing what’s here.

Your breath.
Your body.
The room around you.

The fact that life is happening right now - not in the mental movie.

WhEn attention settles into the present moment, life starts reorganizing itself naturally.

Less survival.
More connection.
More clarity.
More actual living.

you don’t grip the river.. you move with it. ..to paraphrase Alan Watts

Think less.
Live more.

Interested in learning strategies to live more now? If so, send me a message.

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Largo, FL
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