Nicole Smoke

What makes you angry?

Before you start, ask yourself this: Have you been angry at someone recently? Have you fought with someone before? Have you considered yourself to have lost your temper at one or more moments in your life? Then answer yourself this: What emotions did you feel? Not your mind-set, but your emotions? Was it sadness? Anger? Rage? Why do you feel that way? Is it because you felt deeply offended?…

Pushing your parents away

youtube.com/watch I dedicate this to my family for Christmas.

How to Deal with Narcissistic Grandparents | The Exhausted Woman

At a family gathering, Susie’s 2-year-old son was happily running around until her mother-in-law pulled out her cane and tripped him. Susie looked on in horror — Read on pro.psychcentral.com/exhausted-woman/2019/01/how-to-deal-with-narcissistic-grandparents/

Inside my mind…

Same scenes, same plot, same characters. Different faces, different drugs, different partners. A little girl without a father. A moment ago I thought I was alone. Now I know, we just need support. A haven, a home, somwhere to hang your head… I am holding space for them, these are not the situations these are our stories my friends…

Behavior is not something you manipulate

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My mother and I had a fight about sugar vs weed. It’s not just the truth about sugar, it’s more addictive than Cochin…

The Birthday Girl Wishes

That’s me, I’m the birthday girl today!

I turn 34 today. The year of 33 was something to star in my mailbox, Facebook it as a memory. I know I’ll look back on last year as the turning point in my life. I hope my daughter will see it that way when she and I speak again. It’s hard to think my mother and father haven’t rocked up at my front door. It’s an expectation I want to suppress, so…

How do you heal or recover from a relationship with a narcissist?

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There are a few things about our nature we should remember

Most of us don’t even know we have recovered from a relationship with a narcissist. What helped me and I’m sure what has helped many others whom I’ve come across along the way is time; time and…

Narcissism is fear, fear is instinct, instinct is emotion.

Yet we associate love with instinct? Instinct always gets one into trouble…

Have we been getting it wrong the whole time? The clarity which comes with this truth, purifies you.

When I began my journey writing this blog. It drove me through my anger and helped me deal with my hurt. I slowed down with my…