Announcing an Exciting 20th Anniversary Surprise

by | Feb 13, 2019 | Transitions - General | 58 comments

Twenty years ago, in February 1999, I created my first website. It was a laborious and painstaking process back then: no high-speed internet, no drag-and-drop, user-friendly website templates, no digital capabilities like uploading images from a smartphone or downloading them from the internet. Every step required ten other steps, but I was committed to bringing my work around transitions – which was my primary focus at that time – further into the world and the internet seemed like the best way to accomplish this goal. So I sat in a tiny room in a corner of a house that cold winter, pouring over manuals and learning basic coding until a simple first site was born. I loved that site; not only did it allow me make contact with a broader audience for the first time but it was thrilling to see a tiny seed in my imagination come to fruition through the magic of the computer.

It’s now February 2019, twenty years after that initial launch, and I’m delighted to unveil a new incarnation of my website. After months of working closely with my brilliant webmaster, Sam Winter of Geekpoint, today the new site is born. Other than the beautiful visual changes that have been implemented on each page thanks to Sam’s brilliant design eye, I’d like to outline the main changes and offerings for you:

1. Mobile-Responsive:The biggest functional change is that, at long last, my site is now mobile-responsive. Yay! This means that for the 75% of you that access my site through phones and tablets, you’ll be able to see, click, comment, and scroll with much greater facility. Many of you have contacted me in recent years to let me know that my site was running slowly or that it was difficult to comment from a phone, and that should be resolved now.

It took me some time to catch up with the trend, and I’ll tell you why: Twenty years ago cell phones didn’t exist. Even when I re-launched my site ten years ago and started my blog they were still a tiny blip on the technological horizon, and tablets were unheard of. And because I’m not a gadget person (I still spend most of my screentime on my laptop) it took me a while to catch the wave. But eventually, thanks to some hints from Google and a few gentle nudges from my audience, I realized the importance of having a mobile-responsive site and I caught up with the trend. I hope this makes your site experience more enjoyable.

2. Blog Collections: As you’ll see if you click on Blog in the menu above, my top posts are now organized into categories. This will not only help new readers to gain quick access to my most helpful posts on a particular topic, but it will also long-term readers easily access their favorite posts. It will also help if you would like to send someone to my site and direct them to their specific manifestation of anxiety (intrusive thoughts, general anxiety, lack of attraction, transitions, etc). Click here to learn more.

3. Free Offerings: I have several new free offerings, and now they’re consolidated and beautifully organized (again, thanks to Sam) on one page. The most exciting of these free offerings is a 7-day free course on anxiety! You can learn more and sign up here.

4. Self-Paced Option for my 30- and 40-day Courses: I have four live courses that I lead once or twice a year: Open Your Heart, Trust Yourself, Sacred Sexuality, and Grace Through Uncertainty. I will still be leading these courses, but if you don’t want to wait for the next round, you can now sign up for a self-paced option at a reduced price, then pay a small additional fee to join the next live round and receive the full support of the calls and forum.

For example, I’m just finishing up a round of Sacred Sexuality and I won’t be offering another live round for a year, but if you want to go through the course on your own then join the next live round when I offer it again in a year you now have the option to do so. Click on any of the courses above for more information.

*** Please Note: Registration is now open for my 14th live round of Open Your Heart: A 30-Day course to feel more love and attraction for your partner.

5. MP3 with Blog Posts: Some of my blog posts will now include an MP3 version. I know many of you like to listen to podcasts while commuting or exercising, and this will give you the option of hearing my post read to you instead of reading it on your own. You can see and hear an example of this on the Inspiration Collection Page for the blog post You Are Loved.

6. My New Book, The Wisdom of Anxiety, is Available for Pre-Order: Finally, my new book is not only available for pre-order but you can sign up to receive a free sample chapter on this page. I know many of you have been asking on Instagram when the book will be available. The publication date is May 28, 2019, but if you preorder it now you will be the first to receive it. And apparently pre-orders help Amazon’s algorithm kick in, so it’s a great way to support my book. Thank you in advance and I’ll be making more announcements about my book as the publication date nears.

There are other changes as well; too many to list here. In fact, every single page has been redesigned, from the Home Page to the Contact Page, so I encourage you to click around and have a look and let me know your thoughts!

Lastly, my team asks for your patience over the next few days as we iron out any glitches that arise. This is a massive site, and while Sam has an extraordinary attention to detail and is truly a master of his craft, there may be technological glitches that arise. If you’re a Break Free From Relationship Anxiety course member and you have trouble accessing the material, please contact my assistant, Kathryn, and she will gladly assist you (kathryn at conscious hyphen transitions dot com).

And lastly, lastly… thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support over the years. Thank you for reading my weekly posts, for your heartfelt comments, and for allowing me to guide you into the dark and beautiful inner labyrinths of soul. Thank you for your willingness to be vulnerable and share your inner worlds with me. As I say in the acknowledgments of my book, you all are my greatest teachers, and none of this would exist without you. Thank you. 

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58 Comments

  1. How exciting! I love the new look and organization of the site, Sheryl. Thank you for all you do.

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  2. What a beautiful site!

    Thank you so much on your wisdom and dedication to your work. It feels always like home whenever I revised your site time after time.

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    • Thank you, Paola. I’m so glad my site feels like home.

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  3. Yay! Congrats! It looks and feels so good. May it be a good place for you work for many more years to come 🙂 <3

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  4. Happy anniversary! Looks great! And on Valentine’s Day too hahaha.

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  5. Hi Sheryl, love every single detail on the new site. It oozes your essence. Especially love seeing you with the river you love so much. I can’t wait to hold your next book in my hands and read your words that have kept my company over the years. Love, Kim

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  6. Sheryl, this brings tears to my eyes!! Oh my goodness. Everything is so beautiful, THANK YOU for making it mobile friendly, THANK YOU WOW for your new offerings (!!!) I just can’t thank you enough. What a beautiful transition. A humble bow to you and freshest gratitude. Congratulations on the change. May it serve you well! And a deep gratitude filled goodbye to your old site. It was such a container and I thank and honor it. ??

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    • Lol, freshest is supposed to say deepest 😉

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  7. The new site looks gorgeous Sheryl! Congratulations!

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  8. This all looks beautiful Sheryl! Gorgeous pictures of YOU too.

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    • That’s very sweet, Dianne. Thank you!

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  9. Sheryl, this is beautiful! I love the new design, new images, new font, etc. It’s lovely. I’m typing this on my computer, but look forward to trying out the mobile version and poking around. That must be your sacred creek up in the picture in the upper left; how lovely that we get to see a place you mention so often. All my best… and I just may check out the self-guided version of “Grace Through Uncertainty” since I’ve been wanting to take that class next. Congratulations on this new phase!

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    • Yes, that is our sacred creek and I was so happy to finally be able to feature her on my site :). x

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  10. This is absolutely beautiful Sheryl. Congratulations! I love the labyrinthine logo especially (perfect for you) and the images, colour scheme, and usability are fabulous. It’s a thing of beauty. Well done.

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    • We spent a long time on that logo and I’m quite in love with it! Thank you for your beautiful comments. xo

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  11. Wow Sheryl congratulations!!
    I love love love the look and the vibe of your new website! I’m so happy for you, and so excited to explore it! Thank you for your precious work, such a gift to this world.

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    • Thank you so much, Pascale! Sending love. xo

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  12. Yay! Love that there will be MP3s. I also love the Instagram post, they are really lovely.

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    • I’m excited for the MP3s, too! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the Instagram posts. It’s been a fun way to stay connected with my audience between blog posts.

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  13. How beautiful, Sheryl. I love how your choices show such depth and patience. You are an inspiration and one of the most trusted and valued facilitators and supporters of inner work. Congratulations and much love ?

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    • Thank you so much, Natalie. x

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  14. Yay!!!!! This is wonderful!

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  15. Amazing!

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  16. Looks great!
    Have been following your site for several years nok, through engagement, wedding, motherhood – you’re the ‘blog-track’ of the most important decisions/transitions. Owe you A LOT ❤️

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    • It’s an honor to be a guide through life’s transitions. x

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  17. Amazing look! Looking forward to getting familiar with this new page. Congrats on this new beginning, Sheryl.

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    • Thank you, Viviana. And thank you for your support over the years.

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  18. It’s sooo beautiful!! Love it!!

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  19. It’s perfect!! So beautiful! A shining expression of your heart. I get the sense that your “baby” will have an outreach of healing that stretches far beyond what you can ask or dream. Blessings!

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    • Thank you so much! May it be so… :).

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  20. I love this!! All of it! I can’t even begin to explain how much your blogs posts have helped my troubled heart and mind but this new set up makes it even easier to follow your work. Just love it. Thank you Sheryl.

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    • So good to hear, Michelle. Thank you.

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  21. Loved it loved it loved it.

    All those 6 points are great and for me specially 2 and 4 – I often share your blog posts with friends and it is going to be amazing to have an easy way to direct them. Other day for example, I was collecting posts on intrusive thoughts for a friend 🙂
    And I think it is a marvelous idea to offer the live courses also as self paced with the possibility to be in the group when it happens. Sometimes one feel to take the course at a certain moment not in another 🙂
    It is also great to write this comment more easily in my cellphone 🙂

    Above all, Sheryl, it is so good to see that your work is growing, in new beginnings, expanding, because It has becoume a touchstone for me (I am sure for many others) and we need a voice like yours in this world. It is so good to see that your work is as livelly as ever.
    Happy 20th anniversary! I wish you all the best in this new phase!
    Marie

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    • Thank you, Marie! I’m so excited for these new offerings, and to bring my work to a broader audience.

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  22. Clearly a labour of love and a beautiful, user-friendly result. Congratulations, Sheryl, on the birth of this new portal for self-discovery!

    May this transition bring you, and the conscious-transitions community, much ease and joy!
    And congrats on the book! Looking forward to indulging…

    in metta,
    Rhiana

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    • Thank you for the blessing, Rhiana ;). xo.

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  23. Love the labyrinth in the shape of a “C”. Such an apt metaphor for anxiety–and your work–how you’ve faced the minotaur and come out with so many gifts.

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    • Thank you for that reflection and for “getting” it 😉 We worked long and hard on that labyrinth, and I’m so pleased with the result. Sam is a master.

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  24. Love it!!!! happy to be here.

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    • Thank you, Kay! I’m happy you’re here ;).

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  25. Sheryl!

    YOU are beautiful and your new side is also SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

    Wowww!!!!!

    Much love to you and the deepest thanks for all your work you’ve given to me and to so many people!
    Warmly, Bettina

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    • Thank you, dear Bettina! Sending you so much love.

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  26. Oh I love this. From the logo to the colors to the fonts (okay, I’m a graphic designer so I should have known that’s what would speak to me, haha)…but in general it just has a very peaceful feel and I’m excited about the new offerings.

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    • Thank you, Heidi. I’m happy to hear that the design appeals to your trained eye ;). Every element was chosen with great care.

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  27. I am so grateful for your work and congratulate you on completing another step toward more accessibility! I came across your work in 2013 and have always found it thought-provoking and helpful (I consider you one of my guides in life). My pre-order has been submitted – can’t wait to hear your thoughts and wisdom in a different format!

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    • Thank you, Michelle! It’s an honor to be a guide, as so many have been and are for me.

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  28. Aah, so many exciting news Sheryl!! First of all, the new blog design looks wonderful!! Ii was such a pleasant surprise to see this new version of Conscious Transitions 🙂 But not only that!! The idea of being able to listen to your gentle voice reading words of wisdom gets me so excited!! I can’t wait to read your book (I have been hoping that you’d publish another book!) and I love that we are now able to access your amazing courses at any time of the year!! And thank you so much for offering us a free 7-day course on anxiety, this is such a wonderful thing for us young students with no work. I truly am grateful for this opportunity! 🙂

    Sending you much love and support in this new amazing chapter of your blog and work!! 🙂

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    • Thank you for your enthusiasm and support, Giorgia! I’m excited as well.

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  29. This is so exciting and congratulations on all the new changes!!! Gonna preorder my book now. I love Sounds True and was so happy to find out they’re your publisher! 🙂 Cheers!!

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    • Thank you! Working with Sounds True has been a dream, and every person on their team is of the highest integrity. They walk their talk, for sure!

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  30. I love the new site! After following your blog for about 5 years now, I can see that this new site is truly a visual interpretation of your work – kind, cozy, compassionate and encouraging. I always feel lighter and more understood after reading your blog posts. I look forward to the new book.

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    • Thank you for the beautiful reflection, Carolyn :).

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