by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 16, 2026 | Relationships |
In our most recent Gathering Gold episode, Victoria and I unpacked a beautiful piece of writing by David Whyte that one of our recent retreat participants brought to a post-retreat Zoom gathering. The piece begins with the line: “Unrequited love is the love human...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 6, 2018 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Job/Career Change, Moving, Relationships, Transitions - General |
Transitions, as breaking and renewal points, offer choice-points that determine how we unfold into the next stage of our lives. Many people find me during their wedding transition when when they’re broken open not only by relationship anxiety but also by the...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 8, 2015 | Parenthood transitions, Relationships |
People often ask me how I survived the early years of motherhood when our firstborn son woke up between ten to twelve times a night and needed more than the breast to go back to sleep. Part of what allowed me to survive was an extraordinary partner who shouldered the...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 2, 2010 | Transitions - General |
My son and I just received this year’s caterpillars for our Butterfly Pavilion kit. Five little caterpillars arrive in the mail inside a plastic cup and within a week or so, they all climb to the top of the cup, position themselves head down, and transform into...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 23, 2010 | Buying a house, Parenthood transitions, Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
As I was rocking my baby to sleep for his nap this morning several hours earlier than his regular nap time, I remembered my first weeks with Everest and how uncertain I often felt as a new mother. As sleep has always been one of our most challenging areas (with both...
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 12, 2010 | Parenthood transitions |
Seen through the lens of transitions, life is a series of doors. The door of childhood closes as the door of adolescence opens. The door of being single shuts to reveal the open door of married life. The door of winter falls asleep as spring’s door awakens. A...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 10, 2010 | Parenthood transitions |
When I was pregnant with Everest, one of my biggest fears about becoming a mother was the possibility of sleep deprivation. I was one of those people that treasured my eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each night – I didn’t know how to function...
