by Sheryl Paul | Jan 19, 2020 | Anxiety, Trust Yourself |
When I was in my dark night of the soul in my twenties, when fear had me in its grip and manifested daily as a driving phobia, my therapist advised me to, “Do battle with fear. Show it who’s boss! Yell at it! Tell it to let you go.” As this therapist...
by Sheryl Paul | Nov 10, 2019 | Trust Yourself |
I receive a lot of questions from course members and clients on the topic of career anxiety: “How do I know if I’m at the right job? How do I know if it’s time to change paths? Have I missed my calling?” (If you’re struggling the myth of...
by Sheryl Paul | Nov 3, 2019 | Trust Yourself |
One of the most common questions I receive in my work is: How do I know the difference between fear that’s coming from anxiety and fear that’s coming from intuition alerting me to a real problem? It’s the million-dollar question, the one that drives...
by Sheryl Paul | Oct 27, 2019 | Anxiety, Trust Yourself |
“Much of our anxiety and inner turmoil comes from living in a global culture whose values drive us from the essence of what matters. At the heart of this is the conflict between the outer definition of success and the inner value of peace. “Unfortunately,...
by Sheryl Paul | Oct 6, 2019 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Trust Yourself |
Reparenting is the process of healing through which we access and grow a loving inner parent that can repair the wounds that were left from being raised by caregivers who were incapable of teaching us the fundamental skills and habits necessary for well-being: how to...
by Sheryl Paul | Sep 8, 2019 | Anxiety, Trust Yourself |
As much as you want to change and heal, as much as you long to feel more fullness, aliveness, calm, and well-being, as much as you deeply desire a way to navigate life with more ease and less attachment to control, there is another part of you that resists the actions...
by Sheryl Paul | May 19, 2019 | Anxiety, Relationships, Trust Yourself |
Last weekend, I watched Brené Brown’s show on Netflix and this line, among many others, took my breath away (and gave it back): “Today I choose courage over comfort.” She talks about the shame-storm she fell into after reading the comments when her...
by Sheryl Paul | Apr 7, 2019 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Trust Yourself |
Just as there are no rules for life, there are no rules for relationships. That statement can be triggering for the ego, the part of us that insatiably demands definite answers and craves formulas. “Tell me how to live and how to love and then I’ll know...
by Sheryl Paul | Mar 31, 2019 | Trust Yourself |
Our culture entrains us not to know who we are. From the time we’re born and continuing into our early years, we’re conditioned to externalize our sense of self through being told when and how to eat, sleep, play, socialize, learn. Although this may be...
by Sheryl Paul | Mar 24, 2019 | Trust Yourself |
As I frequently write about on my site, there are so many ways the mind tries to protect us from the vulnerability, discomfort, and pain of being present, but the one that presents most often in my audience is the defense mechanism of intrusive thoughts. If...
