by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 25, 2022 | HSP |
One of the greatest challenges of being a highly sensitive person is NOT the sensitivity itself (which is a gift) but in how your sensitivity was responded to growing up – and even now, as an adult. As I’ve listened to the stories of my highly sensitive... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 11, 2022 | 9-Month |
Highly sensitive people wrestle with deep questions from a very early age. We think about death, often to the point of anguish (see this week’s Gathering Gold episode on The Fear of Death). We think about relationships and worry about the people that we love. We... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 4, 2022 | Anxiety, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, Shame |
Following up on my post from a few weeks ago where I talked about how intrusive thoughts both originate from shame and cause shame, I’d like to explore some of the root causes of shame. As I wrote about in the post: Intrusive thoughts also arise from shame as... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 28, 2022 | 9-Month, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Relationships, Trust Yourself |
As much as you want to change and heal, as much as you long to feel more fullness, aliveness, calm, and well-being, as much as you deeply desire a way to navigate life with more ease and less attachment to control, as much as you ache to break free from your intrusive... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 21, 2022 | 9-Month, Anxiety |
One of the misconceptions about the journey of mental health is that once you “heal” (as if healing is a linear process and a final destination; it’s not), you’ll never feel uncomfortable symptoms again. This isn’t the case. No matter how... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 14, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Many of you have been following me for years, which means you’ve essentially watched my children grow up. I started this blog when our oldest son, Everest, was five and half years old and Asher was just a newborn. They’re now 18 and 13. I’ve written... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 31, 2022 | Anxiety, HSP, Podcast |
It’s the theme of the week, the month, the year, these past two years. It’s one of the messages embedded in covid. We’re moving too fast. We can’t catch our breath. We can’t drop into our bodies. We can’t find center. Everyone I... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 24, 2022 | Highly Sensitive Person, HSP |
Over the years of working closely with highly sensitive people and raising our two beautifully sensitive sons, I’ve noticed three primary areas where the sensitivity shows up that are rarely talked about. What is not discussed tends to get tamped down into the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 17, 2022 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Shame |
I posted this short piece on Instagram a couple of weeks ago but wanted to share it here as well for those of you who not on social media, especially as a follow-up on last week’s post on shame. *** Being understood is one of the most healing experiences we can... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 10, 2022 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Shame |
I’m endlessly fascinated by our inner world, and have been called to this path of helping highly sensitive people who struggle with intrusive thoughts to heal at the root. As always with inner exploration, it’s a never-ending process of discovery; just...
