by gemma | Sep 19, 2012 | health & happiness, mind & brain, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
Every minute there are millions of neuronal patterns flashing. Whenever we’re exposed to something – a laughing child, a gentle breeze, the scent of the ocean, seeing the face of a lover, hearing the opinions of another – neurons fire. Once they’ve fired in a...
by gemma | Sep 15, 2012 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, relationships & sex, thoughts & musings
Rewind seven years :: I began to see how much my life was governed by fear. The whole show—cast, crew, & stage—was built upon the perilous foundation of fear. I thought it all had to be destroyed. So that’s what I did. Relationships ended, pets were adopted,...
by gemma | Sep 5, 2012 | health & happiness, meaningful & life lessons, mind & brain, relationships & sex, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
If when we are young we are shown a healthy form of love, our limbic systems encode this as the way to be in relationships, and we end up having a reliable guide for how to form and maintain a healthy relationship. If when we are young we are shown unhealthy or...
by gemma | Aug 16, 2012 | health & happiness, mind & brain, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings, videos & ask gemm
Various people have various ways to chat about the complex web of mystery called neurons. I call these neural networks “maps” because they show us how to see and navigate our world. The more often you think, feel, or behave in a certain way, the more likely it is that...
by gemma | Jun 29, 2012 | beloved & praised, health & happiness, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
Last week, I chatted about the six strategies I use daily to help me from slipping into the darkness of mental health struggles. I actually use twelve strategies daily (I try, anyway). Here are the other six :: Media. I am super strict with the type of media I expose...
by gemma | Jun 21, 2012 | health & happiness, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
If you’ve read my story, then you know I have had a history of mental health struggles. Here’s what I do to keep myself healthy so that I can avoid the trap of slipping back into the darkness: Presence. Over and over again I remind myself that Now is not Then. And the...
