by Sheryl Paul | Jun 14, 2020 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, Transitions - General |
As a nation, as a world, as individuals, we’re coming unmoored. Our familiar tethers are dissolving. Our anchors are rising to the surface. We’re in a new sea, and it’s a tumultuous one. As I wrote about when covid-19 first hit, we’re in a time... by Sheryl Paul | Apr 5, 2020 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Transitions - General |
There is a healthy place for anxiety, fear and anger. Fear alerts us to real-and-present danger. Anxiety, when approached through the lens of compassion, is a wise messenger alerting us to needs and wounds that are asking for attention. And righteous anger, which... by Sheryl Paul | Jan 26, 2020 | Anxiety, Buying a house, Job/Career Change, Moving, Transitions - General |
There are junctures in a human life, transitional times when we’re thrust over a cliff and asked to navigate the jagged rocks that jut up from the ravine below. Ideally, the culture itself would help us navigate these junctures: encircle a couple as they marry,... by Sheryl Paul | Jan 12, 2020 | HSP, Transitions - General |
This is a story about what happens when we forget to make room for grief around transitions. It’s a story that illuminates the heart of a highly sensitive person, and how easy it is to overlook and minimize the tenderness of our hearts. It’s a story of... by Sheryl Paul | Aug 4, 2019 | Anxiety, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Intrusive Thoughts, Transitions - General |
Life moves along in flows and eddies. The more you attend to your inner world and heal the long-standing and deep-seated pain and trauma that live at the root of intrusive thoughts, the longer the stretches of eddies and the time you’ll stand amongst the reeds,... by Sheryl Paul | Feb 13, 2019 | Transitions - General |
Twenty years ago, in February 1999, I created my first website. It was a laborious and painstaking process back then: no high-speed internet, no drag-and-drop, user-friendly website templates, no digital capabilities like uploading images from a smartphone or... by Sheryl Paul | May 6, 2018 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Job/Career Change, Moving, Relationships, Transitions - General |
Transitions, as breaking and renewal points, offer choice-points that determine how we unfold into the next stage of our lives. Many people find me during their wedding transition when when they’re broken open not only by relationship anxiety but also by the... by Sheryl Paul | Apr 29, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Transitions - General |
There’s a fundamental loneliness that is part of the fabric of being human. It arrives in the corners of night, when shadows form from curtain folds and the backs of chairs. It seeps in just before twilight, when afternoon exhales its last breath and evening... by Sheryl Paul | Mar 25, 2018 | 20s, 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Transitions - General |
*Note: If you’re past your twenties, I invite you to share your thoughts and insights in the comments section about what helped you get through that decade, what you learned, and what wisdom you can import to those still struggling through that difficult decade.... by Sheryl Paul | Mar 11, 2018 | 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Anxiety, Transitions - General |
Dear Readers: In the early days of this blog, I would share more frequently about my personal life, specifically around raising my children. As the blog evolved and my audience grew, I felt more private about sharing my day-to-day experiences, and also felt a need to...
