by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 2, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Parenthood transitions, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
I’m standing on the edge of my life, as if on the shores of a cold but beautiful lake. I want to dive in but I’m scared, only the fear doesn’t sound like fear as much as doubt, anxiety, uncertainty, and ambivalence. What if I make a mistake? What if... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 29, 2016 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Trust Yourself |
My yoga teacher has said this phrase dozens of times, but one morning it went in differently and landed in the places where breath meets bone, where sinew aches with loss and the water in the pelvic bowl of my hips shimmered like a moonlit lake. The words traveled... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 31, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
A client told me a few weeks ago that she’s been feeling irritated with her husband. Then, in the hushed tones I’ve come to identify immediately as shame, she asked, “Is that normal?” At which point I told her that my post entitled “When... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 26, 2015 | 20s, Anxiety, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
The fear of making a mistake and the fear of failure live at the heart of what keeps many people stuck. Whether you’re struggling with relationship anxiety, career stagnation, depression, or generalized anxiety, the fear of making a mistake creates a... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 19, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
“When I do something well and have success, I feel like it’s a fluke.” “I walk around feeling like a fraud. I don’t trust that I’m honestly capable of doing the things that I do.” “I have this nagging sense that... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 12, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Trust Yourself |
“Jung observed that the Aboriginal people of Australia spend two-thirds of their waking lives in some form of inner work… We modern people can scarcely find a few hours free in an entire week to devote to the inner world.” – Robert Johnson,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | 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 Paul | Oct 26, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Job/Career Change, Transitions - General, Trust Yourself |
Inspired by the courageous, wise members of my July 2014 Trust Yourself program. Quotes from the forum reprinted with permission. *** My family and I were driving into town last summer when we saw a blue van pass by with the words “Mr. Pool” printed on the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 28, 2014 | Anxiety, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
A few weeks ago my family and I spent five days up in the mountains. Overall, it was a lovely vacation, with much laughter, hiking, game-playing, and boating. But for some reason my husband and I were in one those spells when we bumped heads at some point each day.... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 7, 2014 | Anxiety, Open Your Heart, Relationships |
“Our eyes are not viewers; they are also projectors that are running a second story over the picture that we see in front of us all the time. Fear is writing that script. Now fear is going to be a player in your life. You get to decide how much. You can spend...
