by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 1, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
On the other side of anxiety lives serenity. When you walk into the forest and face the fear-vines of your mind – swashbuckling at first then sitting down in the glade and simply watching – you eventually unfold into an open field. You cannot know this...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 17, 2010 | Alanis Morissette, Wedding/marriage transition |
“Every morning I had the luxury of carving out two hours to be alone and I would just sob. I would read The Conscious Bride or The Conscious Bride’s Wedding Planner”, sometimes I would talk to friends, but mostly I did a lot of journaling. I was looking at all of my...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 6, 2010 | Parenthood transitions, Wedding/marriage transition |
Transitions render us more vulnerable emotionally and psychologically than during other times in our lives. Being in a transition means that we are between stages and identities: no longer single but not quite married; no longer a non-mother but not quite a mother....
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 15, 2010 | Wedding/marriage transition |
When my grandparents got married in the 1930s, I’m quite certain neither one of them had the kind of engagement anxiety I see among people today. My grandmother did experience grief about leaving her mother and two sisters and the difficult feelings were displaced...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 22, 2010 | Parenthood transitions, Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
A theme appeared in my sessions with clients last week: almost everyone I worked with was able to identify that the fantasies they held around the wedding and motherhood transitions were largely contributing to their anxiety. I’ve written extensively on my...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 17, 2010 | Wedding/marriage transition |
Like any process of self-growth and healing, working with the habitual patterns that keep us mired in negative stuck places is a practice. When my engaged and newlywed clients ask me what to do about the negative lens through which they’re viewing their partner, I...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 3, 2010 | Wedding/marriage transition |
If you’re reading this blog, it might be because you’re on the ride of being engaged. One of my primary intentions in starting this blog/site is to be able to communicate you easily on weekly basis through blogs, articles, and videos to make sure you know that if...
