by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 5, 2024 | Anxiety |
For as far back as I can remember, I’ve struggled with bouts of insomnia. When I was a very young child, I remember dragging my sleeping bag into the hallway outside my parents’ bedroom door in the middle of the night where I would curl up and try to fall back asleep... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 28, 2024 | Mother Wound |
She holds me in her arms when I’m sad. She reminds me of spaciousness when the world feels small. She returns me to my place of belonging when old rejection wounds are triggered. She provides shade in summer heat. She reminds me of the beauty of the world when... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 21, 2024 | Mother Wound |
There are many ways to heal. We can heal on our own, through reading, listening, watching. This is one of the most extraordinary uses of the internet: the world of information is at our fingertips, literally. We can heal through 1:1 therapy. working weekly or every... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 14, 2024 | Mother Wound |
There are many reasons why women contort themselves to try to please others. We might be conditioned by culture to be nice, good, and agreeable. We might be conditioned by religion to be perfect and pure. We might be conditioned by our educational system to be... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 31, 2024 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationship Anxiety Collection |
We carry so many faulty beliefs and expectations about romantic love. Thanks to Hollywood and Disney, we carry an expectation that love should be easy. We think we should meet, fall in love, and live happily ever after. We think that arguing is a red flag and evidence... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 24, 2024 | Uncategorized |
I’m thrilled to share this article on The Bear by my husband, Daev Finn. As many of you know from his guest interviews on Gathering Gold on the father wound and on fairy tales, Daev is a psychotherapist with a specialization in men, grief, and fairy tales (three... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 17, 2024 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationships |
After twenty-five years of working with the theme of relationship anxiety, it’s still the most common way that people find their way to my work. Luckily, I’m still endlessly fascinated by the underlying drivers of this particular anxiety theme, as well as... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 25, 2024 | Intrusive Thoughts, Sexuality, Trust Yourself |
About a year ago, a man named Steve from Pittsburgh, PA, started responding to comments on my blog, especially on the topic of intrusive thoughts and sexuality spikes: What if I’m not the sexual orientation that I think I am? How do I know? What if this means I... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 18, 2024 | Trust Yourself |
“Babies are born wizened with instinct. They know in their bones what is right and what to do about it. It is innate.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Women Who Run With the Wolves We are born whole. We are born in touch with deep, bodily wisdom about what... 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...