by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 23, 2026 | 9-Month |
Like many people who work in online spaces, a few years ago I noticed a dramatic difference in my reach and engagement. From Instagram to my blog to our podcast, the numbers started declining. This was most apparent on Instagram, but I saw it in my other spaces as...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 11, 2025 | Trust Yourself |
In anticipation of the 10th anniversary of my Trust Yourself course, and running the course for the 20th time, I’ve been re-reading, listening, and watching the material. I just watched the video and listened to the visualization for Week Two of the course, and...
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 | Sep 1, 2024 | 9-Month |
If there’s one message that runs throughout my work on anxiety it’s this: You are not broken. Anxiety is not evidence of disorder but of exquisite, beautiful sensitivity gone awry. The belief that you’re broken is a core shame belief, and when we can...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 13, 2023 | 9-Month |
Years ago, I wrote a post called You Are Loved, which I then recorded and included in several of my courses (and on this page). The post begins: If you knew you were fully loved, if you knew that you were whole and worthy exactly as you are just for being...
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 | Jun 24, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person |
Shame is often a placeholder for powerlessness and a protector against grief. Instead of feeling the rawness of grief, the mind latches onto a shame story that says, “I’m broken.” Instead of surrendering to the powerlessness of painful situations...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jul 16, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships |
A coaching client recently shared the following (shared here with her permission): A few weeks ago, I found myself obsessively thinking about a situation with a friend of mine – someone to whom I’ve given my power for many years. I was completely caught by this...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Dec 24, 2016 | Anxiety, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Relationships |
Last week, I had the blessed opportunity of having a closure session in person with a beautiful woman with whom I’ve worked for almost six years. As we sat face-t0-face (as opposed to screen-to-screen) and the session’s minutes clicked toward the end of...
