by Sheryl Lisa 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... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 9, 2017 | 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP, Parenthood transitions, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s the season of the fallen flower. It’s the season of heat when the rising temperatures cause the petals, so vibrant and alive just a few weeks ago, to wilt. It’s the season of paradox: we bask in summer light and longer days yet the hands of... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 3, 2016 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
I could have titled this post with any of the phrases I hear every day from my clients and course members: “I wish she was thinner.” “I wish he was more successful.” “I wish she had better skin.” “I wish he was more... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 10, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
If you’re a member of my Break Free From Relationship Anxiety E-Course, you know that I follow a holistic model when working with anxiety. This means that in order to break open and discover what’s embedded inside the messenger of anxiety, we must address... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 3, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships |
Last Tuesday we were riding our bikes in gorgeous, 70-degree spring weather. On Wednesday we woke up to a foot of snow and a power outage. There’s a saying in Colorado that goes, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait fifteen minutes.” This... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jan 31, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
My friend and colleague, Carrie, and I were talking one morning about how one of the most challenging – and often more rewarding – aspects of our work is helping clients break through the wall of resistance that prevents them from taking full... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 7, 2015 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Divorce/Calling it Off/Break Up, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
I’ll never forget the day I was trying to find a parking spot at our local market and I saw this bumper sticker: Great Doubt Great Awakening Little Doubt Little Awakening No Doubt Fast Asleep – Zen Maxim Now, Boulder is full of philosophical bumper... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 15, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Conscious Weddings Message Board Posts, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships |
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind – you are the one who hears it. If you don’t understand this, you will try to figure out which of the many things the voice says is really... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 31, 2015 | Open Your Heart, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
A term appeared on my e-course forum several years ago: infatuation junkie. Forum members were using it to describe the phenomena of chasing after the feeling that arises during the infatuation stage of a relationship, what our culture calls being “head over... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 26, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
Just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true. Just because you feel it doesn’t mean you have to act on it. I find myself saying there two statements almost more than any other to my clients and course members. Somewhere along the way we learned...