by gemma | Sep 12, 2013 | gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
Questions are a beautiful thing. An important part of my work is finding the questions that lead people into their truth. The quality of the questions we ask direct the lives we live. Questions that are based in fear build a story that can imprison us, but questions...
by gemma | Aug 7, 2013 | health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, mind & brain, thoughts & musings
If we feel overwhelmed by life as an adult, or felt powerless as a child, three reflexive responses typically surface. One, we avoid that which seems overwhelming. This can show up as denying, procrastinating, repressing, running & dissociating. Two, we control...
by gemma | Jun 13, 2013 | health & happiness, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies
When we are stressed, our conscious control becomes tired, and our stale patterns are more likely to be reactivated. Knowing these unhealthy patterns and recognizing them when they show up is critical. Are you the nice guy/girl who is cooperative and compliant? Are...
by gemma | Apr 24, 2013 | beloved & praised, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
When I was watching my youngest learn to walk, I saw something beyond the steps he was taking. When he would look at his destination – my arms or the chair he wanted to climb – he would make his way safely & successfully. When he would look at his feet, some small...
by gemma | Apr 18, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons
There was a time in my life when I said yes when I wanted to say no. All. The. Time. I was afraid of rejection, abandonment, judgment, conflict, disappointment. I desperately avoided the messiness of life {or thought I did}. In order to do this I had to deny,...
by gemma | Mar 12, 2013 | gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, tools & strategies
Life is good. And it’s not because my student loans were paid off by an angel investor {’cause they weren’t} or because I’m going on the adventure I’ve always dreamed of {’cause I’m not} or because challenging relationships are now peaceful {’cause...
