by gemma | Apr 9, 2013 | thoughts & musings
by gemma | Apr 5, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, self love & self esteem, thoughts & musings
{the inspiration for the celebration} I lived in a small village in rural Guyana where the entire community gathered their drinking and washing water from a hole in the ground. This community was generous to host myself and a group of do-gooding youth, but our...
by gemma | Mar 28, 2013 | thoughts & musings
We all have conscious and unconscious stories that are directing our lives. The dominant story is to go to school, get a job, find love, buy a house, have kids — we’re all conscious of that basic life plan that our culture tries to siphon us into. The...
by gemma | Feb 27, 2013 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings
Freedom comes from knowing who you are and what you are here to do. Dive in. Go deep. Emerge with truth. I’ll go first. As a psychologist Being Gemma means I look for every opportunity to heal the past, love the present, and light the future. I peer into...
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...
