by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 24, 2013 | 20s, Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Lack of Attraction Collection, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
Inspired by a member of my May 2013 Open Your Heart Program A significant portion of my work is dedicated to dismantling and deconstructing the pervasive and dysfunctional messages our culture propagates about love, myths most people have absorbed by osmosis since the... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 17, 2013 | Anxiety, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
We’re tested in many ways in this life. At each transition, each tenuous juncture where the familiar lifestyle, identity, thought processes or feelings fall away, we’re offered an opportunity to face our small mind – our ego, programmed, fear-based... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 8, 2013 | Anxiety, Lack of Attraction Collection, Relationships |
Originally published on The Huffington Post *** One of my favorite authors and mentors, Jungian analyst Robert Johnson, says that good love is like a bowl of oatmeal. A bowl of oatmeal? How unromantic, you may say. How prosaic, you think. Love should be an ice cream... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 18, 2013 | 20s, Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Getting Married Collections, Parenthood transitions, Pregnancy and Parenting Collections, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s a natural and inevitable stage of every relationship, whether with a friend, a partner, a child, or a pet: the zest and sparkle that characterize the early stages fade away; the ease and lightness narrow into more distance or tension; the openheartedness... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 10, 2013 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Relationships |
At the core of anxiety – whether it’s about relationships, jobs, moving, parenthood, or life itself – lives a series of common false beliefs held together by the common thread of: I’m not enough. Underneath this painful umbrella false belief... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 28, 2013 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
There’s construction taking place at one of our major intersections, so on the way home from town now we run the risk of running into traffic. Shortly after the construction began, we discovered a detour that allowed us to bypass the traffic. It’s a side... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 1, 2013 | Anxiety, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
“Love rests on no foundation, It is an endless ocean, with no beginning and no end. Imagine, a suspended ocean, riding on a cushion of ancient secrets. All souls have drowned in it, and now dwell there. One drop of that ocean is hope, and the rest is... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Nov 26, 2012 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Relationships |
Through a rare turn of events, I was able to attend a yoga class last night with my favorite teacher in Boulder. The class started at 5:30pm, so at 5pm I gathered my things, left dinner instructions for my husband, kissed my boys goodbye, and walked into the darkening... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 22, 2012 | Relationships |
Alongside questions like, “Do we have enough chemistry?” and “What if I’m making a mistake?”, my clients and course members are plagued by the question, “Am I settling?” Chemistry, mistake, and settling are powerful buzzwords... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Sep 18, 2012 | Anxiety, Getting Married Collections, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
Originally published on The Huffington Post. “Yes, for me the biggest dream is the fairytale. I will never give up on that dream,’ Jennifer Lopez said when asked if she would ever marry again. With three divorces in her wake, I wonder how she defines...
