by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 28, 2018 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Trust Yourself |
Our era has been called the Information Age, the Technology Age, and the Digital Age. But it could also easily be called The Age of Anxiety, for anxiety is rampant and can manifest in so many ways: social anxiety, test anxiety, work anxiety, relationship anxiety,... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 23, 2017 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
Anxiety is a messenger, a symptom, and a gift. I know that statement flies in the face of everything we learn about anxiety in a culture that is pathologically obsessed with eradicating shadow at every turn and consequently attempts to “get rid of” the... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 11, 2016 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
We hear a lot about the power of fear these days, and the way we culturally/psychologically talk about it speaks to our beliefs that there are forces “out there” that are dark or evil that we need to overpower. In the early days of my work, I also spoke of... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 27, 2016 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
The anxious mind can latch onto almost any topic: What if I don’t have enough money? What if my kids aren’t okay? What if I don’t get pregnant? What if I get pregnant? What if I have cancer? What if I don’t love my partner enough and I’m... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 15, 2016 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
If anxiety is denied, shamed, or judged, it often shows up at the back door, as what demands to be known will always find its way into awareness for the purpose of consciousness and healing. A backdoor arrival of anxiety often sounds like: I don’t love... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 24, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Trust Yourself |
Many of those who fall on the anxious-sensitive-creative spectrum and find their way to my work describe a common experience: struggling with separation anxiety as a child. When a client shares with me that she dreaded going to school, hated the beginning of each new... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 15, 2015 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Rituals and Symbols |
“Dreams come in the service of health and wholeness.” – Jeremy Taylor, author of “The Wisdom of Your Dreams” A few weekends ago I attended one of the most inspiring, nourishing, revelatory workshops of my life. It was a workshop on... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 15, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Trust Yourself |
I had a chuckle at myself a couple of months ago. I had been mentioning the 3-4 am witching hour – the time when many people wake up overtaken by panic or anxiety – in my blog posts, and then I found myself waking up at that hour myself. It had been a... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 1, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
On the other side of anxiety lives serenity. When you walk into the forest and face the fear-vines of your mind – swashbuckling at first then sitting down in the glade and simply watching – you eventually unfold into an open field. You cannot know this... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 22, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Transitions - General |
In our culture that upholds the extrovert ideal as the pinnacle of a life fully lived, I often hear from clients who share that they often feel shame when they don’t fit the mold. I hear from clients in their 20s who feel like they “should” enjoy...