by Sheryl Paul | Jan 24, 2021 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationships |
As much as I love offering a deep dive into specific topics through my courses, it pleases me enormously to also offer the resource of this blog, where I can freely and regularly share both my personal and psychological musings, insights, and tools. The blog is a way... by Sheryl Paul | Jan 17, 2021 | Anxiety, Empty Nest, Intrusive Thoughts, Parenthood transitions |
I was driving into town one evening last week and as I drove down our local highway I flashed on a time over twenty years ago when I drove from Los Angeles to San Diego. As my body sank into the somatic memory, a wave of nostalgia surged up that said, “I miss... by Sheryl Paul | Jan 10, 2021 | 20s, Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Empty Nest, Health anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Job/Career Change, Relationships, Transitions - General |
Piggybacking off the post I shared a few weeks ago, I wanted to expand upon the statement that there are many ways to heal. What I see in the field of psychotherapy, as I see in many other fields and areas in our lives, is that at we’ve divided the mind, body,... by Sheryl Paul | Jan 3, 2021 | Anxiety, Sexuality |
Our earth is calling on us to rise up, to be active, to do our part in making the world a better place. Perhaps our world has always asked this of us, but the call to serve seems more dire and poignant these days. When we think of activism, we tend to think of the... by Sheryl Paul | Dec 27, 2020 | Anxiety, Sexuality |
Healthy and sacred sexuality is our birthright. Just like we’re born to learn and are wired for curiosity, so we’re born to experience pleasure in our bodies and to share this pleasure with a special other. But somewhere along the way, this natural desire... by Sheryl Paul | Dec 20, 2020 | Anxiety, Sexuality |
If ever there’s an area where we’re sold a bill of goods – where we’re fed an impossible ideal and told what we “should” be feeling, doing, and thinking – it’s around sex. Here’s what we’re told: You should... by Sheryl Paul | Dec 13, 2020 | Anxiety, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
Some people are called to explore the vicissitudes of depression; Johann Hari comes to mind. Other are tasked with uncovering the underpinnings of eating disorders, like Anita Johnston, author of the exquisitely wise book, Eating in the Light of the Moon. For a myriad... by Sheryl Paul | Dec 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions |
With the pandemic surging, worry is on the upswing. Worry is a culturally acceptable way to refer to anxiety, but I think of them as the same thing. If you’re on my site, worry may be taking centerstage in your life, if not every day then some days. The stakes... by Sheryl Paul | Nov 29, 2020 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts |
We talk a lot about big T traumas in psychological circles these days, which are the moments or experiences that overload our capacity to cope and cause us to go into fight, flight, freeze or fawn. These might be: growing up with addiction or abuse; repeated bullying;... by Sheryl Paul | Nov 22, 2020 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
For highly sensitive people, the holidays can be challenging. As I’ve written in several posts, including here, and talked about in the free webinar called “How to Maintain Your Sanity During the Holidays” (you can access it at the bottom of this...
