by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 6, 2022 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationships |
I talk a lot about intrusive thoughts on this site, particularly how they pertain to relationship anxiety. I see thoughts as the flares from the Self brilliantly designed to attract our attention so that we can learn to turn inward and attend, possibly for the first... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 2, 2018 | Anxiety, Empty Nest, Intrusive Thoughts, Parenthood transitions |
As I shared a few weeks ago, our older son, Everest was planning to solo for the first time in a glider after he turned 14 (the minimum age you can solo). He had been training all summer and had planned to fly the day after his Bar Mitzvah, but the circumstances... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 5, 2018 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Parenthood transitions, Wedding/marriage transition |
Our older son will turn fourteen this week, and as part of the Jewish tradition he will be walking through the rite of passage of a Bar Mitzvah. Given that my husband was raised Catholic and now connects most deeply to Source through art and nature and the fact that... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 28, 2016 | Anxiety, Dying/Death |
For all humans, but especially the highly sensitives, one of the most difficult truths to accept is that all seasons pass, all stages come to an end, all beings die. Just as the gorgeous peach tree in full-tilt pink spring bloom drops its blossoms to reveal summer... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 1, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
At the end of one of the interviews in the E-Course, when I asked the interviewee what she would like to say to those who are still in the trenches of relationship anxiety, she responded quite simply with, “Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.” Those words have... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jan 11, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Inspiration Collections, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
One of the most potent prescriptions for healing intrusive thoughts and anxiety from the root is to allow ourselves to live in whole-hearted, full-bodied expression. This means taking the lid off of our joy just as much as our pain, and learning to spiral out of... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 6, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person |
“Mommy, come quick! Hurry! Run!” my six-year old yells one summer morning as we’re playing outside. “What is it?” “Just come! Run! There’s a dragonfly drowning in the pool!” Upon hearing the reason for the alarm, my... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 16, 2013 | Dying/Death, Transitions - General |
Life seems so normal until a fire burns through your home, or someone you love is diagnosed with a serious illness, or you’re awaked at 6am by your cat uncharacteristically digging her claws into your toe until you get out of bed, pull back the curtains, and... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 30, 2012 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Relationships |
The conversation about God inevitably enters my work with clients. I usually don’t ask directly about God as I know many people are allergic to that word, but I’ll say something like, “Tell me about your spiritual connection.” The vast majority... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 9, 2012 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions |
For part one of “No Escape”, click here. There are certain parenting moments that bring you to your knees with regret and despair. These are the times when you look at yourself from above and think, “I can’t believe I’m saying this to my...
