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 | 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.... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 7, 2015 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
I’ll never forget the day I was trying to find a parking spot at our local market and I saw this bumper sticker: Great Doubt Great Awakening Little Doubt Little Awakening No Doubt Fast Asleep – Zen Maxim Now, Boulder is full of philosophical bumper... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 24, 2013 | 20s, Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Lack of Attraction Collection, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
Inspired by a member of my May 2013 Open Your Heart Program A significant portion of my work is dedicated to dismantling and deconstructing the pervasive and dysfunctional messages our culture propagates about love, myths most people have absorbed by osmosis since the... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 17, 2013 | 20s, Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Relationships |
Carl Jung coined the term “synchronicity” to describe the connecting principle that causes events or experiences to intersect simultaneously. We’re familiar with the word “coincidence” to describe a similar principle, but synchronicity... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 18, 2013 | 20s, Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Getting Married Collections, Parenthood transitions, Pregnancy and Parenting Collections, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s a natural and inevitable stage of every relationship, whether with a friend, a partner, a child, or a pet: the zest and sparkle that characterize the early stages fade away; the ease and lightness narrow into more distance or tension; the openheartedness... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 22, 2012 | 20s, Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Getting Married Collections, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
Alongside questions like, “Do we have enough chemistry?” and “What if I’m making a mistake?”, my clients and e-course members are plagued by the question, “Am I settling?” Chemistry, mistake, and settling are powerful... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Nov 29, 2011 | Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Parenthood transitions, Wedding/marriage transition |
My mother was in town last weekend to celebrate an early Thanksgiving. We had a lovely time and it filled my heart to see the way she delights in my boys and affirms our out-of-the-box parenting choices. Being of like mind and similar temperament, she and Everest have... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Nov 23, 2011 | Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Wedding/marriage transition |
I don’t recall how I first stumbled upon Recipes for a Perfect Marriage by Morag Prunty, but most likely it came from a recommendation from a member of the e-course message board. I remember intially feeling put-off by the title as anything that contains the... by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 31, 2011 | Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Parenthood transitions, Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
One of the slogans in the 12-step programs is One Day At A Time. In the life of someone enduring a transition – whether in the midst of a break up, becoming a mother, trying to conceive, or retiring – a more appropriate and helpful phrase is One Moment At...
