{ask gem} how our emotional history distorts reality

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...

{ask gem} on living a fulfilling life

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...

{ask gem} how does love & fear influence our mind?

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.  The rules of love and fear can be found in a tangle of a hundred billion cells and amongst complicated...