by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 27, 2018 | Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Relationship Anxiety Collection, Relationships |
One of the most common questions I’m asked during a coaching session is, “What are red flags? You say that if I’m suffering from relationship anxiety and I’m in a healthy and secure relationship without red flags then the anxiety is a... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Feb 25, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Open Your Heart, Relationships |
When the fear-fog clears, when the projection that has kept him separate from you and sealed a barnacle over your heart finally shatters, you see your partner as if for the first time. Not only do you see her clearly, in all of her sweet and simple splendor, but the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 19, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Transitions - General |
I recently came across the following in a book called “The Middle Passage” by James Hollis: “What the frightened individual wishes above all is the restoration of the sense of self which once worked. What the therapist knows is that the symptoms are... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jan 22, 2017 | Anxiety, Open Your Heart, Relationships |
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 21, 2016 | Anxiety, Open Your Heart, Relationships |
When I was young, one of my favorite books was a collection of four short stories called “Nobody is Perfick”. I liked the first three stories, but it was the fourth one, called Nobody is Perfick, that captivated my attention. It was the story about a... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 17, 2016 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
We learn and heal in ebbs and flows, spiraling around the center of ourselves where our true Self dwells. When we’re in a cycle of growth, we burn through layers of ego fears and touch into that core place of wellness where peace and clarity reside. Our hearts... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Feb 21, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Open Your Heart |
It’s 2:20 am. We’re on a red-eye flight on our way back from a family vacation when the captain announces, in a very calm but urgent voice, that all passengers must fasten their seatbelt. Nearly everyone is asleep anyway. For the past three hours... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 29, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Empty Nest, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s often during this time of year in the Northern hemisphere, when the entire natural world is quivering with a restlessness to birth itself anew, when the animals are shaking the last snowflakes off their backs and the flowers are poking their heads above... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 3, 2013 | Anxiety, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
One of my Conscious Weddings E-Course members sent me a beautiful article about real love. It was written by a Buddhist nun named Ayya Khema, author of “Being Nobody, Going Nowhere”, and is full of nuggets and gems about the true nature of the heart and...
