by gemma | Feb 20, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
Choice. Decisions. Too often, I put off making tough decisions. Or risky decisions. Every time I do I can feel my mental capacity shrinking. Don’t wait. Make the call. It’ll feel so much lighter. If it’s not the right choice, you have permission to change your mind....
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 | love & fear, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
Fear serves a purpose in our lives. It’s designed to keep us safe, but too often it keeps us stuck instead. I like to call life-saving fear clean fear {quick, jump out of the way, there’s a bus coming}. And I like to call self-sabotaging fear messy fear {you...
by gemma | Nov 28, 2012 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons, self love & self esteem, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings, videos & ask gemm
I was recently asked to write a piece for this book. While I was writing this with teens in mind, I’ve learned that many of us {myself included} have an inner teen that could use some lovin’. I’m publishing this piece for anyone with an inner-teen...
by gemma | Oct 16, 2012 | health & happiness, mind & brain, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
in {ask gem} I answer questions from people just like you. Want your question answered? Shoot me a note and I’ll do my best to come up with something helpful. Question :: I’ve noticed that I sometimes I get stuck in emotions like anger and sadness for a...
by gemma | Oct 3, 2012 | health & happiness, mind & brain, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies, videos & ask gemm
in {ask gem} I answer question from people just like you. Want your question answered? Shoot me a note and I’ll do my best to come up with something helpful. Why do people cut themselves? If you check with other professionals, they might tell you something like...