by gemma | Oct 24, 2017 | thoughts & musings
The unconscious mind is a powerful force that directs our thoughts, feelings, actions, and life. Rooted in the unconscious are beliefs that either support or sabotage us. I’m not good enough is one of the most damaging beliefs I’ve come across. The foundation of who...
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,...
