by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 4, 2024 | Anxiety |
There is always going to be something incomplete in this life. There are going to be times of fullness, and many more times of emptiness, boredom, restlessness, and the sense that something is wrong. Some people seek to fill the emptiness through alcohol, drugs, sex,... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 10, 2023 | Transitions - General |
We are approaching the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern hemisphere. In this week’s Gathering Gold episode, and in preparation for the winter solstice, I invite us to anchor ourselves in time and find communion with the luminous dark.... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Sep 10, 2023 | Anxiety |
There is a lot of heartache in our world, and the smaller the world becomes, the more aware we are of the pain that exists in every corner. Of course, the news loves to report on this pain much more than it reports on the goodness that abounds, but the fact remains... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 27, 2023 | 9-Month |
We’re living in an extraordinary time on our planet: a time of extraordinary groundlessness and also extraordinary possibility. In our 24/7 media culture designed to light up the amygdala’s fear response, it’s easy to only see the world’s tremulous pain right now, and... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 13, 2023 | 9-Month |
Years ago, I wrote a post called You Are Loved, which I then recorded and included in several of my courses (and on this page). The post begins: If you knew you were fully loved, if you knew that you were whole and worthy exactly as you are just for being... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 18, 2023 | Intrusive Thoughts |
I define spiritual practice as anything that helps us feel connected to the whole, to a sense of belonging, to something bigger than ourselves. This could be a nature practice, a yoga practice, a poetry practice, a prayer practice, a meditation practice, working with... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 20, 2023 | OCD |
As many of you know, my work is informed by a fervent desire to delve into the root causes of anxiety and OCD. My book, The Wisdom of Anxiety, explored many of the roots and messages embedded in anxiety and intrusive thoughts, but there are more. There is always more,... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 30, 2023 | Anxiety |
Our life has been a bit of a whirlwind lately. Four weeks ago, we were thrown both an extraordinary gift and a curve ball with our son’s college plans, and we had to move into high-gear to figure out a Plan B. I was thrown off-kilter; we didn’t see this... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 29, 2023 | Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Transitions - General |
Note: I originally posted this on Instagram, and it struck a chord so I’m expanding upon the initial post here with further guidelines for how to work with this potentially challenging aspect of ourselves. Highly sensitive people often struggle with... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 22, 2023 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Health anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts |
At the core of most, if not all, intrusive thoughts and obsessions is the question of enough. It can show up as: • Do I love my partner enough? or • Did I wash my hands enough? But what you’re really trying to answer is: Am I enough? I love what Jon Hershfield...