by gemma | Jun 3, 2021 | thoughts & musings
I’ve been thinking a lot about fear. The current climate of political, social, and economic uncertainty may have something to do with it. Crazy-making in the media and fear that morphs into hatred plays a part too. Almost every fear we have – fear of...
by gemma | Apr 28, 2017 | thoughts & musings
I remember the moment of my awakening. Maybe you’ve heard the story – 25th birthday, Godiva peanut butter cups, almond bubble bath, beeswax candles, tears, drugs – a night laced with many lessons, including this one. I finally stopped telling myself how I...
by gemma | Nov 7, 2016 | health & happiness, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
Anxiety is a disorder of the future. Depression is a disorder of the past. Mindfulness brings you into the present {and, plenty of smart science tells us it’s a great treatment for depression and anxiety}. Mindfulness is the awareness that emerges from paying...
by gemma | Jul 25, 2016 | thoughts & musings
Millions of people suffer from anxiety and not nearly enough people get the help they need. I know. I was one of them. I can remember my first experience – ten years old, walking down a road, the world started to spin, and my heart jumped around in my chest. I...
by gemma | Jul 7, 2016 | thoughts & musings
Last weekend I had more than the average number of I wish I could redo that parenting moments. Whether it was one too many cups of matcha or not enough minutes of sleep, my patience went for a walk when I needed her most. But, even in the teary eyed...
by gemma | May 26, 2016 | thoughts & musings
Ego gets a bad rap. I’m hearing more and more disparaging chatter about the ego – let go of ego, transcend the ego, fight the ego, destroy the ego, bad ego bad! We can’t get rid of the ego; it’s as necessary for life as breathe. The problem is not that we have an ego,...
