by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 11, 2024 | Trust Yourself |
This is a common dialogue with my clients and course members: “My wedding is in six months and I’m so scared that I’m making a mistake.” “What scares you about making a mistake?” “Well, of course I don’t want to get... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 31, 2023 | Sexuality |
Most people carry some shame or uncertainty about their sexuality. While we may have learned the basics about the birds and the bees in school, we weren’t given the roadmap that would help us embrace this potentially joyful aspect of being human. Instead, we receive... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 9, 2023 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety |
When I had Covid last year, I watched several episodes of Indian Matchmaking. I’m always interested in shows about relationships (for obvious reasons), and I’m especially interested in how non-American cultures approach romantic love. Arranged marriages... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 2, 2023 | OCD |
I recently listened to one of the most extraordinary podcast interviews I’ve ever heard. I walked with her words in my ear and my heart blown wide open by the soul of someone I can only call a true mystic of our times: Andrea Gibson. There were so many parts... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 4, 2023 | HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, OCD |
I’ve mentioned in a few places that I was plunged into a spiritual descent this past winter, initiated in a way I haven’t experienced in a long time. The details of the experience ask to remain mostly private, but what I will share is that it was... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 9, 2023 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Relationships |
It seems we have forgotten one essential truth about love. We’re told that love should only feel like love, which means good and pristine and holy and alive and erotic – and, most of all, certain. We’re raised to believe that romantic love is the... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 19, 2023 | Alanis Morissette, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationships |
Many of you have found your way to my work through the portal of relationship anxiety. From there, we’ve traveled into deeper realms together, including health anxiety, friendship anxiety, parenting anxiety, career anxiety, and generalized anxiety – but... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 12, 2023 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
I was playing a game of solitaire the other night and a memory from childhood floated up to consciousness, followed by a wave of grief. I paused the game and breathed deeply into my heart, allowing tears to arrive and roll down my cheeks. As always with big grief,... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 15, 2023 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Wedding/marriage transition |
Note: I first published this post in 2011 and it remains one of my most popular blog posts. I’m updating it now to include more relevant language and also concepts that have evolved in the last twelve years about relationship anxiety. *** One of the most common... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 8, 2023 | Sexuality |
The way Hollywood sells it, kissing should happen effortlessly. We should long to kiss our loving partner all the time, and we should be in instant ecstasy the minute the kiss begins. When our partner approaches for a kiss, we should tilt up our head like a young...