by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 16, 2022 | 20s, Anxiety, Trust Yourself |
Many years ago, when my boys were learning how to write, they would freeze in their tracks for fear of making a spelling mistake. Their perfectionist tendencies were not a surprise to us – after all, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – and it... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 20, 2022 | 20s, Anxiety, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Transitions - General, Trust Yourself, Wedding/marriage transition |
Oh, the what-ifs… I’ve received hundreds of queries over the years that reflect some version of the same question: “What if I learn to trust myself and then I realize that my truth is that I have to leave my partner?” or “What if I turn... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 6, 2022 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Guest post, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
I am thoroughly delighted and honored to share this guest post by a beautiful young man named Jarrett. Like many of you, Jarrett found me through the portal and dark night of the soul of relationship anxiety – one that rendered him unable to sleep and led to... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 31, 2021 | 20s, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
On a recent group call, a participant asked one of the most common questions for those struggling with anxiety and intrusive thoughts is: “So if I don’t trust these anxious thoughts then what can I trust? If my truth is really that we are not right for... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 10, 2021 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts |
The topic of world and eco-anxiety shows up in my practice every few months, but it currently seems to be at an all-time high. And how could it be otherwise when news of doom and disaster inflames and floods our airwaves daily? One of the byproducts of being a highly... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | 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 Lisa Finn | Nov 15, 2020 | 20s, Anxiety, Moving, Parenthood transitions, Retirement/Grandparent, Transitions - General |
As I’ve shared many times, the panic attack that dragged me into the underworld of my unearthed pain and initiated me into the landscape of anxiety that would become my life’s work occurred at age twenty-one, three months before graduating from college.... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 2, 2018 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety |
A great deal of my work centers around shattering myths about love, romance, and intimacy that cause untold amounts of anxiety in relationships and sexuality. If we start with the very basic “doubt means don’t” slogan that permeates the culture of... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Sep 30, 2018 | 20s, 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Anxiety |
I’m thrilled to share that our niece, Victoria Russell, has launched an incredible podcast called “Perennials Podcast”. I could not possibly be more proud of her, and I was deeply honored to be her first guest on the topic of “The Wisdom of... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 22, 2018 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Highly Sensitive Person, Relationships |
There’s nothing like the first. The first family. The first friend. The first kiss. The first job. The first baby. The first heartbreak. The first time or experience or relationship lays the groove of a blueprint for how we navigate later, similar experiences....
