by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 10, 2025 | 9-Month |
Several times a week I have the thought, “I wish we learned about this earlier in life.” “I wish we learned about emotional intelligence in school.” Or: “I wish couples were required to take a course on (money, sex, time) before they got...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 30, 2023 | Anxiety |
Our life has been a bit of a whirlwind lately. Four weeks ago, we were thrown both an extraordinary gift and a curve ball with our son’s college plans, and we had to move into high-gear to figure out a Plan B. I was thrown off-kilter; we didn’t see this...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 28, 2018 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Parenthood transitions |
Note: I write about my parenting experiences not only to show by example how to honor deep feelings in children so that those feelings don’t morph into anxiety but also to illustrate what it looks like to tend to our own difficult feelings. If you don’t have...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 25, 2013 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Pregnancy and Parenting Collections |
Asher is going through a transition. He’ll be turning four in about seven weeks, and he’s showing all of the tell-tale signs of leaving one stage and shifting into a new stage: reactive, out of control, eating habits shifting and sleep schedule changing....
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 19, 2013 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Relationships |
Sometimes I think the five most important and responsible words we can say to our loved ones are, “I’m sorry; it’s not you.” In that moment, with those five words, we communicate to others that our bad mood, grumpiness, bitchiness, or whatever...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 2, 2012 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Pregnancy and Parenting Collections, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s become increasingly clear to me that one of my primary roles as a mother is to help my kids learn how to soften their hearts to pain so that it moves through their body and the passageways can remain open to experiencing joy and love. I’ve watched too...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 16, 2012 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions |
“Come on, Asher, we need to go!” I say for the fourth time as my three year old crouches down near the bushes in front of our house to examine a creature. “But I found something interesting, Mommy! Come look! It’s yellow with black dots and I...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | 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...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 18, 2012 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s Sunday afternoon. I’m lying down with my 3 year old to see if he’ll take a much-needed nap and the title of one of Pema Chodron’s books pops into my mind: No Escape. (The full title is The Wisdom of No Escape.) This immediately makes...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 6, 2012 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Wedding/marriage transition |
One of the most challenging roadblocks on the healing journey is working with resistance. Many of my clients feel split between two opposing forces: one part of them longs for healing and the accompanying sense of joy and fulfillment and the other part offers...
