by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 19, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Transitions - General |
I recently came across the following in a book called “The Middle Passage” by James Hollis: “What the frightened individual wishes above all is the restoration of the sense of self which once worked. What the therapist knows is that the symptoms are... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 3, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships, Transitions - General |
When we spiral down into the deeper layers of anxiety – whether relationship anxiety or any other form that anxiety takes – we find some universal root causes that live at the center. These exist on both the emotional and psychological/spiritual planes,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jul 10, 2016 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Intrusive Thoughts, Rituals and Symbols, Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
Fear is a part of life. Sometimes we can keep it at bay, but eventually, with certainty, it will creep in like a red tide on an otherwise calm beach. We try to run, but it’s faster than we are. We try to hide but it discovers all of our hiding places. Eventually... by Sheryl Lisa 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 Lisa Paul | Aug 2, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships |
There it is, beneath the thoughts, the chatter, the doubt, the irritation, the barriers against love in all of its varied manifestations: the fear of loss, the fear of change, the excruciating awareness that we will, all of us, ultimately, be separated from the ones... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 29, 2014 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships, Wedding/marriage transition |
On our way home from a lovely Christmas day with my family who lives about an hour away from us it started to snow. At first it was a wet sleet, but within a few minutes it thickened to a snow storm, and before we knew it we were driving through a white-out. The... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 26, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Job/Career Change, Transitions - General, Trust Yourself |
Inspired by the courageous, wise members of my July 2014 Trust Yourself program. Quotes from the forum reprinted with permission. *** My family and I were driving into town last summer when we saw a blue van pass by with the words “Mr. Pool” printed on the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 13, 2013 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions |
A few nights after Tashi’s initial escape she vanished into the night again. And again, Everest felt terrified and quickly descended into a puddle of panic. This time my husband and I were calm, realizing that Tashi is young and fast and would likely be able to... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 2, 2013 | Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Rituals and Symbols |
“The crickets sang in the grasses. They sang the song of summer’s ending, a sad, monotonous song. ‘Summer is over and gone,’ they sang. ‘Over and gone, over and gone. Summer is dying, dying.’ “The crickets felt it was their... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 30, 2012 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Relationships |
The conversation about God inevitably enters my work with clients. I usually don’t ask directly about God as I know many people are allergic to that word, but I’ll say something like, “Tell me about your spiritual connection.” The vast majority...
