by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 11, 2016 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
We hear a lot about the power of fear these days, and the way we culturally/psychologically talk about it speaks to our beliefs that there are forces “out there” that are dark or evil that we need to overpower. In the early days of my work, I also spoke of... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 28, 2016 | Anxiety, Dying/Death |
For all humans, but especially the highly sensitives, one of the most difficult truths to accept is that all seasons pass, all stages come to an end, all beings die. Just as the gorgeous peach tree in full-tilt pink spring bloom drops its blossoms to reveal summer... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 10, 2016 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Intrusive Thoughts, Rituals and Symbols, Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
Fear is a part of life. Sometimes we can keep it at bay, but eventually, with certainty, it will creep in like a red tide on an otherwise calm beach. We try to run, but it’s faster than we are. We try to hide but it discovers all of our hiding places. Eventually... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 27, 2016 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
The anxious mind can latch onto almost any topic: What if I don’t have enough money? What if my kids aren’t okay? What if I don’t get pregnant? What if I get pregnant? What if I have cancer? What if I don’t love my partner enough and I’m... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 3, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships |
Last Tuesday we were riding our bikes in gorgeous, 70-degree spring weather. On Wednesday we woke up to a foot of snow and a power outage. There’s a saying in Colorado that goes, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait fifteen minutes.” This... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 11, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Inspiration Collections, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
One of the most potent prescriptions for healing intrusive thoughts and anxiety from the root is to allow ourselves to live in whole-hearted, full-bodied expression. This means taking the lid off of our joy just as much as our pain, and learning to spiral out of... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Sep 6, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person |
“Mommy, come quick! Hurry! Run!” my six-year old yells one summer morning as we’re playing outside. “What is it?” “Just come! Run! There’s a dragonfly drowning in the pool!” Upon hearing the reason for the alarm, my... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 2, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships |
There it is, beneath the thoughts, the chatter, the doubt, the irritation, the barriers against love in all of its varied manifestations: the fear of loss, the fear of change, the excruciating awareness that we will, all of us, ultimately, be separated from the ones... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 17, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Moving |
Last weekend was a challenging one for my family. The week of unrelenting rain here in Colorado created overflow in the creeks, and we were faced with a situation that was frighteningly close to the floods of 2013 as the normally gentle waters behind our house surged... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 29, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Empty Nest, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s often during this time of year in the Northern hemisphere, when the entire natural world is quivering with a restlessness to birth itself anew, when the animals are shaking the last snowflakes off their backs and the flowers are poking their heads above...