by Sheryl Paul | Oct 18, 2020 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Sexuality |
An intrusive thought arrives… What if I harm someone? What if I’ve harmed someone in the past and I don’t remember? What if I’m with the wrong partner? What if I’m gay/straight? What if I left the stove on? What if I have a terminal... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 11, 2020 | Anxiety, Empty Nest, Parenthood transitions, Relationships, Transitions - General |
We’ve arrived at the end of a cycle in our family’s life. An essential and positive end, but an end nonetheless. And if there’s anything I’ve learned about endings in my nearly forty-nine years on this planet, it’s that they need to be... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 4, 2020 | Anxiety, Trust Yourself |
Last week, in the introduction of my weekly newsletter, I wrote about the voice of resistance and self-doubt that often arises when we consider sharing ourselves with the world in any way. In response, I received this comment on my blog: Dear Sheryl, My comment is... by Sheryl Paul | Sep 27, 2020 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts |
“It is a terrible punishment to be banished from the web of reciprocity.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass When I read this quote in what has become one of the most influential books of my life it took my breath away. I stopped reading, put... by Sheryl Paul | Sep 20, 2020 | 9-Month, Anxiety |
Not a day passes when I don’t look around at the world we’ve been living in for the past six months and pause to take in the unreality of it all, the magnitude, the grief. Sometimes I’ll think back to that first week after our county announced... by Sheryl Paul | Sep 13, 2020 | 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, there is another part of you that resists the actions... by Sheryl Paul | Sep 6, 2020 | Anxiety |
I often sit in awe as I listen to my clients. For even as they’re telling me about the painful abuses that they’ve suffered, there is a light in their eyes and a brilliance in their smiles that transcends their pain. I sit in awe of the human spirit that... by Sheryl Paul | Aug 30, 2020 | Anxiety |
“There are many therapists and coaches out there who are a lot of fluff and flash without a lot of substance – but Sheryl is the real deal! I’m a tough customer (a type A, lawyer, perfectionist), and this class really exceeded my expectations!” –... by Sheryl Paul | Aug 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Health anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Transitions - General |
Just like there isn’t a right way to “do life”, so there isn’t one right way to navigate covid-19. At the core of my work with anxiety is the recognition that because highly sensitive people have been told their entire lives that they’re... by Sheryl Paul | Aug 16, 2020 | Anxiety |
There is a saying that goes, “An idle mind is the devil’s playground.” If we understand the “devil” as the aspect of our minds that is rooted in fear and prone to anxiety, this saying makes sense, especially for highly sensitive people who are also deeply thinking and...
