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.

our criminal justice system fails survivors of intimate partner violence and in particular those who experience narcissistic abuse and coercive control is because these types of abuse are generally not captured under the criminal code of Canada. This means that even if there is evidence to indicate these forms of violence are happening, often time the Crown Prosecutor will only pursue charges IF they have a high chance of conviction. So not only did the victim and survivor have to endure the abuse from their abuser, but now when they finally have proof to show this is indeed actually happening, they are retraumatized by the prosecutors and justice system

They will often make strong declarations of love claiming they have never experienced a real love like this before, calling you repeatedly to tell you they love you and miss you, and sometimes leaving you love notes everywhere as constant reminders of them and reminders of how wonderful they are. They often will come up with quick nick names like “honey bunny”, “my love”, “my soulmate”