Personal Reflections

Both physical activity and being in nature are known to have positive effects on our mental health. This is what I got up to this morning. A walk up the other side of the mountain on an older, less maintained trail. Later, we released salmon fry at the fish hatchery with my son’s class. https://youtu.be/VGldoKUjJ7UDisclaimer:  […]

In this video I discuss how I believe my CPTSD developed as the daughter of a narcissistic mother. This is my story.  Resources: Pete Walker’s book, “Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving”.  Pete Walker’s website pete-walker.com.Disclaimer:  I am not a mental health professional nor am I an academic expert on npd or cptsd. I am

In this video I talk about four things that I am going to do to improve my mental health and help me to recover from C-PTSD. Let’s see if my symptoms improve.  Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional,  nor am I an academic expert on npd or cptsd. I am here to share my

Growing up, we were close, both in age, and emotionally. We have always been mistaken as twins, and still to this day somebody will call one of us by the other’s name. I noticed things changing when she became a teenager and was drinking a lot and getting into trouble. Contrary to what you hear about

I got a text from my narcissistic mother on Sunday. I haven’t received any communication from her for over a year because I had her blocked from my phone. Somehow, she got through anyway. I am feeling very triggered by this. I keep catching myself getting pulled into an emotional flashback several times a day.