by Sheryl Lisa Finn | 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 Finn | 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 Finn | 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 Finn | 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...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Jun 11, 2012 | 20s, Anxiety, Parenthood transitions, Wedding/marriage transition |
We live in a culture of right and wrong. The dominant parenting model teaches kids that there’s a right way to eat (three square meals at the table with utensils, meal before dessert), a right way to sleep (through the night without waking, no comfort from...
by Sheryl Lisa Finn | Aug 26, 2010 | Parenthood transitions, Transitions - General, Wedding/marriage transition |
It’s a choice to open your heart. It’s a choice to cast fear aside, to say no to the demons that try to keep you separate from love. It’s not an easy choice, and battling the demons of fear is a courageous pursuit, but it’s a choice...
