by Sheryl Paul | Apr 22, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Relationships, Trust Yourself |
“The final stage of healing is using what happens to you to help other people. That is healing in itself.” – Gloria Steinem “Why me?” people often ask when they’re dragged into the underworld of anxiety in any form. “Why do... by Sheryl Paul | Apr 8, 2018 | Anxiety, Relationships, Trust Yourself |
How would your life be different if you didn’t care what other people thought? How might your relationship, your job, and your day-to-day functioning be different if you weren’t weighed down by others’ opinions? How might you peel and crack out of... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 15, 2017 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Inspiration Collections, Trust Yourself |
Last Monday, after a typical Colorado October snowstorm, my sons and I drove into town to serve dinner to the homeless. Consistent with this time of year, the snow started to melt just hours after it fell, and what was left was a stunning display of beauty where the... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 8, 2017 | Anxiety, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
One of the byproducts of being a highly sensitive person prone to anxiety is that you tend to take on others’ pain and stories. This is particularly true if you had an enmeshed relationship with a parent growing up and didn’t learn to solidify the borders... by Sheryl Paul | Apr 2, 2017 | 20s, Self Trust Collection, Trust Yourself |
On the last round of Open Your Heart a participant asked: “So if I don’t trust these anxious thoughts then what can I trust? If my truth was really that we are not right for each other then how would I know if I am teaching myself not to listen when doubts... by Sheryl Paul | Mar 26, 2017 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Self Trust Collection, Transitions - General, Trust Yourself |
“I’m always comparing my relationship to other people’s relationships. Why does everyone else look like they’re so in love?” “I have such a hard time making decisions. Sometimes I can’t even decide what to order at a... by Sheryl Paul | Mar 19, 2017 | 20s, Anxiety, Trust Yourself |
When my boys were learning how to write, they would freeze in their tracks for fear of making a spelling mistake. Their perfectionist tendencies were not a surprise to my husband and I – after all, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – and it... by Sheryl Paul | May 29, 2016 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Trust Yourself |
My yoga teacher has said this phrase dozens of times, but one morning it went in differently and landed in the places where breath meets bone, where sinew aches with loss and the water in the pelvic bowl of my hips shimmered like a moonlit lake. The words traveled... by Sheryl Paul | 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 Paul | 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...