by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 25, 2022 | HSP |
One of the greatest challenges of being a highly sensitive person is NOT the sensitivity itself (which is a gift) but in how your sensitivity was responded to growing up – and even now, as an adult. As I’ve listened to the stories of my highly sensitive... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 4, 2022 | Anxiety, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, Shame |
Following up on my post from a few weeks ago where I talked about how intrusive thoughts both originate from shame and cause shame, I’d like to explore some of the root causes of shame. As I wrote about in the post: Intrusive thoughts also arise from shame as... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 31, 2022 | Anxiety, HSP, Podcast |
It’s the theme of the week, the month, the year, these past two years. It’s one of the messages embedded in covid. We’re moving too fast. We can’t catch our breath. We can’t drop into our bodies. We can’t find center. Everyone I... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 24, 2022 | Highly Sensitive Person, HSP |
Over the years of working closely with highly sensitive people and raising our two beautifully sensitive sons, I’ve noticed three primary areas where the sensitivity shows up that are rarely talked about. What is not discussed tends to get tamped down into the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 17, 2022 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Shame |
I posted this short piece on Instagram a couple of weeks ago but wanted to share it here as well for those of you who not on social media, especially as a follow-up on last week’s post on shame. *** Being understood is one of the most healing experiences we can... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | 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 Paul | Dec 5, 2021 | Anxiety, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts |
I’ve written many times about the confluence of my work with my personal life, and how they each inform the other: what I learn parenting my sons influences how I work with my highly sensitive clients and what I learn from my clients influences how I parent and... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 21, 2021 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP
As we descend into the holiday season, I’m sending you these past posts and a webinar with hopes that they’ll offer support and comfort for whatever may arise during this charged time: loneliness, sadness, grief, joy, excitement, fear, dread,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 24, 2021 | Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
Laughter is powerful. It can be a sign of deep comfort and intimacy, or a weapon used to reject and humiliate. Some of us grew up in homes where jokes were plentiful but tears weren’t allowed; others may have felt that silliness or goofiness was frowned upon. For... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 19, 2021 | Anxiety, HSP |
It’s a character that I meet every day in my work and in my life. It’s a character that can feel hot or cold, loud or quiet. It’s a character that can slither into psyche expertly, quickly, often without conscious awareness, for it has likely been...
