by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jan 16, 2022 | Anxiety |
If you’re sick of hearing about COVID, we understand! This week’s Gathering Gold episode is about a few themes that are being highlighted for many highly sensitive people in their internal landscapes during the pandemic: anguish over an inflated sense of... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 7, 2017 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Relationships, Transitions - General |
At least once a day the phrase “it’s hard being human” enters my brain. It usually arrives on the heels of my sons arguing with each other and me trying to teach them how to communicate more effectively. As a result of feeling hurt, one will lash out... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 27, 2015 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts, Trust Yourself |
When you live by your North Star, you care less about what other people think. When live by your North Star, you rely on the well of wisdom inside to help you make decisions both big and small. When you live by your North Star, you have a clear sense of direction that... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jun 28, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
At the center of ourselves, at the very center of our body and our soul, lives the heart. When we allow ourselves to stay in the flow of the feelings of life – feeling sadness when it reaches out like a child in the dark, feeling jealousy when it pricks the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 16, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Relationships |
“I’m just an anxious person,” I often hear my clients and program members say. The statement underlines a common globalization belief intrinsic to many who struggle with anxiety, which is: I’m anxious, I’ve always been anxious and... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jun 30, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
I like to start every article that I write about anxiety, worry, or intrusive thoughts by saying that I hold a different view than most people about the function of anxiety in that I see it as a gift. I know firsthand how miserable it is to suffer from anxiety, but I... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 30, 2012 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Parenthood transitions, Pregnancy and Parenting Collections |
While I sat in my comfy chair writing last week’s post as my little boy slept and my older son was trying to fall asleep, Everest stumbled out of bed to tell me he felt scared. This was hardly a new communication; he’s felt scared more nights that I can...