by gemma | Sep 4, 2014 | goals & dreams, health & happiness, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, mind & brain, relationships & sex, self love & self esteem, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies
After more than a decade of helping hundreds of clients love themselves and their lives you could say that Love is my quest. The most important lesson I have learned is to choose love over fear. Again and again. The rules of love and fear can be found in a tangle of...
by gemma | Jul 23, 2014 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, relationships & sex, self love & self esteem, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
Self-examination does not necessarily lead to life balance or acceptance from others — it leads to greater freedom and authenticity. Without self-examination … … we seek comfort over greatness … safety over risk … reassurance over authenticity … the predictable over...
by gemma | Jul 8, 2014 | health & happiness, love & fear, relationships & sex, self love & self esteem, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
These days I’m thinking a lot about the conditions we put on love. When my boys hug each other, I smile and offer a loving gaze. When they are less kind {hitting} my smile and loving gaze quickly disappear — I withdraw the visual expression of my love. My boys quickly...
by gemma | Jun 17, 2014 | goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, interviews & media love, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, relationships & sex, self love & self esteem, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
For a long time I didn’t love myself. I tried to cover up my lack of self-love by winning awards, being the captain, and by being a good little over-achiever. I was an expert in the fine art of perception management. I was a chameleon. I would change myself to fit...
by gemma | Feb 7, 2013 | health & happiness, love & fear, mind & brain, relationships & sex, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
Brain scan technologies show us that perception and imagination activate the exact same areas of the brain. This means that the brain cannot reliably distinguish between reality and fantasy. Ponder this: Three women look at an attractive man. One sees an honorable man...
by gemma | Jan 31, 2013 | beloved & praised, health & happiness, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, relationships & sex, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
Many of my friends, family, and clients are going through tough times in relationship and have been asking me {informally} about relationships. Here’s what I’ve been sharing :: Most of us are governed by unconscious fears. Two basic fears emerge...