by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 25, 2026 | Sexuality |
It’s tragic to say, but I don’t know anyone who hasn’t struggled with some aspect of body shame at some point in their life. Whether it’s trying to fit into the ever-shifting beauty standards for young people or grappling with the realities of...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 31, 2023 | Sexuality |
Most people carry some shame or uncertainty about their sexuality. While we may have learned the basics about the birds and the bees in school, we weren’t given the roadmap that would help us embrace this potentially joyful aspect of being human. Instead, we receive...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 8, 2023 | Sexuality |
The way Hollywood sells it, kissing should happen effortlessly. We should long to kiss our loving partner all the time, and we should be in instant ecstasy the minute the kiss begins. When our partner approaches for a kiss, we should tilt up our head like a young...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 25, 2022 | Sexuality |
On the last round of Sacred Sexuality, we had a Zoom call that dropped us into a space of such tenderness and vulnerability that there were many tears coming from the Zoom squares. This happens sometimes, especially around the topic of sexuality. It’s what...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jan 2, 2022 | Sexuality |
When I launched the first round of Sacred Sexuality: A 40-day course for women to heal body shame and ignite desire in June 2017 I had no idea what to expect on the forum. Would the members feel reticent to share their innermost fears, secrets, questions, and stories...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 17, 2018 | Anxiety, Relationships, Sexuality, Sexuality Collection |
One of the spokes of any anxiety wheel is cognitive distortions: the assumptions, misunderstandings, and expectations we form about love, relationships, romance, parenting, sexuality, and nearly every realm of being human. Because we’re not explicitly taught how...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 14, 2017 | Anxiety, Relationships, Sexuality Collection |
We have forgotten who we are. We have forgotten that we’re women of the moon and the sea, women of the tides and the jungles. We have forgotten that we run with the wolves and we swim with the dolphins, that we listen to the wisdom of the trees and we follow the...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 12, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
I met Andrea in my first round of Open Your Heart in May 2013. Every time she posted on the forum, I was moved and inspired by the depth and clarity of her writing, and her ability to transpose her inner world into words. When she shared this story with me over email,...
