by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 4, 2025 | Trust Yourself |
Alongside being highly creative and spiritual, the highly sensitive person prone to anxiety (and OCD) also leans toward being overly responsible and is prone to shame. This means that when faced with a painful situation – and especially one where you don’t...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 20, 2025 | Anxiety |
When one of our sons was much younger, we could see that he had a particular talent that would require him to put himself in a position that could result in humiliation. The risk was low because his talent was high, but it was there nonetheless. When I spoke with one...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Nov 24, 2024 | OCD |
Life can be uncomfortable. Life can be imperfect. Life can be imbalanced, which often leads to feeling off-kilter. Life can be disorienting. Life can be messy, dirty, and disorganized. There are moments or times when brain synapses and the alchemical mysteries align...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Nov 6, 2022 | Dying/Death, Intrusive Thoughts, Trust Yourself |
I had planned to share about something else this week for the podcast. I was going to tell a story about a moment in a corn maze with our family, Victoria, and her boyfriend when we were in New Jersey a few weeks ago. As you can hear in the video below (click on the...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 2, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Parenthood transitions, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
I’m standing on the edge of my life, as if on the shores of a cold but beautiful lake. I want to dive in but I’m scared, only the fear doesn’t sound like fear as much as doubt, anxiety, uncertainty, and ambivalence. What if I make a mistake? What if...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 22, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Trust Yourself |
There are so many ways that we can avoid pain. We can choose denial. We can self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. We can fall prey to fear/ego’s insidiously convincing beliefs that to turn inward is “selfish, indulgent, and will get you nowhere.” We...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 27, 2016 | Anxiety, Relationships |
Among the many questions that plague those suffering from relationship anxiety, the question “Is my partner right for me?” tops the list of last-night ruminations. As with so many intrusive thoughts, we must first recognize that the question is coming from...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | 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 Finn | Jul 12, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Trust Yourself |
“Jung observed that the Aboriginal people of Australia spend two-thirds of their waking lives in some form of inner work… We modern people can scarcely find a few hours free in an entire week to devote to the inner world.” – Robert Johnson,...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 1, 2015 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
One of the most common symptoms of relationship anxiety – and anxiety in general – is taking on others’ stories as your own. You’ll be moving along just fine in your relationship and then you’ll hear about your friend’s husband who...
