Did you know that if you were exposed to some form of narcissistic abuse growing up, either a narcissistic parent or a narcissistic sibling, that this may place you at a higher risk for getting into a romantic relationship with a narcissist? 

 If you have ever had to grow up in any sort of narcissistic environment, this often leaves deep wounds and permanent scars and can shape your relationships that you have in the future.

How does this work? Because growing up in a  narcissistic environment usually is the pre curser to struggles with low self esteem, low self worth which is the primer and sets the stage for often accepting the bare minimum and for being an easy target for the romantic narcissist. Because the romantic narcissist is able to see that deep inner wound from when you were a child, and somehow has that e-ray vision and can see right through you, & this then sets their stage for their playbook.

Managing chronic health and chronic illness or any invisible illness can be challenging. Some days are more challenging then others especially when there are relapses. Here are a few helpful ideas and strategies to help manage things when you experience relapses, setbacks or just overall hard days.

Being in nature, especially in the mountains has a way of naturally grounding you and shifting things into perspective. It can give you that sense of being at peace and at ease and forgetting about all the heaviness and the mundane tasks that often keep us busy and disconnected with ourselves and our bodies.

May brings upon a sense of new beginnings, a fresh start, warmer days and brighter sunlight. May is also a great time to reconnect with yourself and connect with your surroundings.

It is unfortunately very common for survivors of narcissistic abuse to experience CPTSD symptoms because the ongoing verbal, mental, emotional and psychological abuse keeps your nervous system continuously activated to the point where you feel you are never able to “settle”. The never ending gaslighting, the manipulation and the mind games narcissists play, often leads survivors to a feeling as though they are going “crazy”  Many survivors report they often feel as though they are living in a state of constant stress,

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Ready to find out a few more easy tips and tricks that you can do on a daily basis that can help add to your mental health and improve your overall wellbeing…. We talk about finding meaningful connection and the importance of moving our bodies.