by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jan 29, 2023 | Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Transitions - General |
Note: I originally posted this on Instagram, and it struck a chord so I’m expanding upon the initial post here with further guidelines for how to work with this potentially challenging aspect of ourselves. Highly sensitive people often struggle with... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 4, 2022 | 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP |
There are different kinds of darkness. Sometimes we head out into darkness to go on a journey—there might be fear or nervousness, but also excitement and curiosity. What glittering stars might guide our way? What might we see once our eyes adjust? Then there is the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 30, 2022 | Highly Sensitive Person, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP, Parenthood transitions |
Note: I posted this on Instagram last week, but as I know that many of you are not on that platform, I wanted to share it here as well. Highly sensitive people are highly attuned to the passage of time. This can show up as:... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 9, 2022 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP |
Highly sensitive people feel every moment of life: the joys, the sorrows, the in-between times, the beginnings, the endings, the far-off music in the distance, the emotional temperature in a room. This is a gift, but it’s often experienced as a burden because we’re... 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...
