by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Apr 19, 2026 | Mother Wound |
One of the basic precepts of both psychological and spiritual work is that in order to experience healthy union we must first experience separation. Just as we had to be expelled from the mythic Garden of Eden to know ourselves as separate from the divine before...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Mar 29, 2026 | Relationships |
One of the aspects of psychology I love most is that there are endless layers to explore about every topic. Because psychology is a relatively new field, there’s still a lot we don’t know. And because the mind and soul are as vast as the universe, there...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 15, 2026 | Relationships |
In last week’s blog post I explored the question of “What is ‘Enough’ in Romantic Love?” One reader commented: “The friendship conversation always triggers me. I can’t tell if I truly don’t like him, or if I’m seeing him through...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Feb 8, 2026 | Relationships |
At the core of relationship anxiety is the doubt about enough: • Is my partner attractive enough? • Am I in love enough? • Do we have enough intellectual stimulation? • Is there enough emotional connection? • Are they social enough? As I’ve stated in many blog posts,...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 7, 2025 | Anxiety |
There are moments and seasons for every human when the pain and uncertainty of life feel too terrible to bear. An unexpected bill arrives and anxiety lurches your stomach. Too many bills. Sinking into the sea of overwhelm. Too much anxiety. A world informed by...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Oct 26, 2025 | Open Your Heart |
Most of us are wired for negativity. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, for it’s the wiring to notice what’s wrong, missing, or askew that has kept our human race alive for thousands of years. As I’ve shared many times, highly sensitive people...
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 | Jul 6, 2025 | Joy |
For those of you familiar with my work, you know that I am deeply interested in helping people heal at the root. Whether we’re struggling with relationship anxiety, health anxiety, money anxiety, world anxiety, or any other form of anxiety, when we’re able to...
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 | Mar 30, 2025 | Relationships |
It seems that we’re wired for perfection – and by “we” I mean highly sensitive people prone to anxiety. There are many sources that drive this need for perfection: Sometimes it emerges from a child’s belief that if they can be perfect they can...
