Geoffrey R Jonas - 🇨🇦 Author

26 Mar 2025

My book 'Being Broken' is now available on multiple platforms. Apple Books books.apple.com/us/book/bein... Kobo www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... Waterstones in the UK www.waterstones.com/book/9781779... AbeBooks www.abebooks.com/products/isb... Booksamillion www.booksamillion.com/p/9781779629...

Another 5 star review! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

A few weeks ago my 14 year old daughter told me she was bisexual. I hugged her and told her thank you for telling me. Today I wished her a happy #bivisibilityday. She laughed and thanked me. Love your kids for who they are.

18 Sept

Another honourable mention, this time at the Paris Book Festival. #booksky #beingbroken#IndieAuthorCommunity

open.spotify.comFor Blue, from DadI will miss you. Enjoy the time you have. Be yourself. I love you, always.

10 Sept

Today I said my goodbyes to my daughter, dropping her off at her first year at boarding school. I am sad. My house will be empty. I'll be more alone than ever. But I'll work through it. One foot in front of the other. I made her a playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z7...

complexptsd.orgWhat Is Complex PTSD (CPTSD)? Symptoms, Causes & HealingWhat is Complex PTSD (CPTSD)? Learn how Complex PTSD develops, common symptoms, trauma responses, healing, and how it differs from PTSD . Complex PTSD (CPTSD) is a trauma-related condition that can de...

1 Sept

Today is the start of CPTSD Awareness month. For more information about how you can help, check out this website. complexptsd.org

31 Aug

New painting. 'Encroaching Darkness' 18x24" oil on canvas. #arttherapy #artsky #painting

28 Aug

-pation.

28 Aug

I shiver with antici-

open.spotify.comI'm Going HomeTim Curry, The Rocky Horror Picture Show · The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Original Soundtrack (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) · Song · 1975

27 Aug

My father took me to a midnight showing of Rocky Horror when I was 10. It was an amazing and memorable experience. The lyrics of this song were my quote in my yearbook. RIP Frankenfurter. open.spotify.com/track/0mpAxd...

youtu.beAC/DC — Live At The Apollo Theatre (1978) [Revised Edition]YouTube video by Vadim Shkarin

21 Aug

Music Friday! The return. I've listened to AC/DC for over 40 years. While I respect Brian Johnson, I am more of a fan of the Bon Scot years. For me, the greatest album they put out was the live If You Want Blood, You've Got it. This is that concert. Amazing to see. youtu.be/ZhFkEXI3Zcg?...

21 Aug

The guitar solos in Let There Be Rock are some of the greatest solos ever created.

20 Aug

New review on Goodreads. Curious though, this review reads the same as the numerous AI generated marketing scam emails I get every day. Makes me wonder if it is genuine. #booksky #beingbroken #IndieAuthorCommunity

27 July

New #painting 'Safe Space' 12x18"oil on canvas Sorry for not posting much lately, I've been in deep, dark hole the last couple of months. Things are looking a bit better, and I am hopeful to get through this. #CPTSD #arttherapy #artsky

22 June

Father's day with no father left to celebrate. I miss you dad. Father's day without my girl, she's with her mom, but she stopped by yesterday to drop some things off. Still sad, though. Spent the day sleeping in, gardening and starting the marvel universe movies. Just another day alone.

6 June

Icy hot The grip on my neck Cold water trickles Down my shoulders Into my chest Grips my heart A finger into my belly It spreads Seizing Freezing My guts My head wants to Split open And swallow all #poetry

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2 June

I missed #worldnarcissiticsbuseawarenessday #WNAAD yesterday. Narcissistic abuse is not as well known as it should be. There are so many suffering out there from this very harmful abuse. If you think you are a victim, reach out to your local support provider. You are not alone. wnaad.com

geoffreyrjonas.caGeoffery R. JonasAward winning book! Being Broken Being Broken is the offical winner of ‘Distinguished Favourite’ for non-fiction at the NYC Big Book Awards! View Book Reviews Another Award! Second Place Award Descrip...

2 June

If you are unsure what narcissistic abuse is, my book contains a breakdown of what it is like. geoffreyrjonas.ca

youtu.beElder live | Freak Valley Festival 2022 | RockpalastYouTube video by WDR Rockpalast

22 May

More music Friday! Excellent progressive doom metal. These guys were my first #sober concert after treatment. I was so nervous I must have drank 3 pots of coffee that day. But the venue was accommodating and made me coffee, even though it was a small bar. youtu.be/omZx1uCQh2Y?...

22 May

Alcohol and drugs had always dominated concerts for me. We would start early in the day and go all night. Concerts sober are such a better experience. Mostly because I actually remember the shows instead of them being a blurred haze of noise.

youtu.beDaevar live | Freak Valley Festival 2024 | RockpalastYouTube video by WDR Rockpalast

22 May

Music Friday! Nice find. Good stoner rock, from Germany it sounds like. youtu.be/TgNgeSsdSJE?...

16 May

It's done! 'The Weight of Emotion' (Mount Logan at Last Light) 3x4', oil on wood. I was scared to finish it. I was scared I would mess it up, but it turned out pretty good. #arttherapy #artsky

drive.google.com2025 CPTSD CENSUS REPORT .pdf

16 May

This is a validating study. I do hope the AMA recognizes that #CPTSD should be in the DSM. Maybe then more diagnoses can happen, support would be more widely available, and treatment more effective. drive.google.com/file/d/1Ck3m...

16 May

Watching this tonight. Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Really enjoyed the first one. Bollywood has put out some really great movies and shows recently. RRR, Bahubaali, Sacred Games, just to name a few. Any other recommendations are welcome. #moviesky www.imdb.com/title/tt3913...

15 May

Birds discovered on my walk with the mutts today. Four new lifers! #birdwatching

10 May

Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers that are doing their best. Who support their children to the best of their ability. Who love their children for who they are, not who they want them to be. Who accept their kids' emotions and needs. Who are there when their children need them. You deserve it

9 May

Hello readers. I just want to share my book. I don't promote enough. It's won 7 awards now, with multiple runner-ups and honourable mentions. Makes me think that it might actually be pretty good. But, you decide. #booksky #beingbroken #IndieAuthorCommunity More info: geoffreyrjonas.ca

Geoffrey R Jonas - 🇨🇦 Author@geoffreyrjonas.ca

6 May

The #narcissist 's lies. To maintain their false self-image, someone with #NPD will lie often to maintain that image. It's not pathological, it's with intent and forethought. When they fear exposure, the lies will become more blatant and obvious, even when confronted with evidence to the contrary

6 May

Unlike a pathological liar, who lies seemingly without intent and at random, someone with NPD will lie as part of their false identity; it hides their true self. My mother would often get caught in her lies, then tell even more lies to cover up the first lies. Exposure causes them to flail and...

6 May

...sputter, become angry or rageful. They will even try to turn the lies towards you, saying hurtful, untrue things about your behaviour. Recognize that confronting someone with NPD with their lies will not go as you expect, even with facts. Denial, deflection, and anger is all you'll get.

5 May

4k Skywalker Saga boxset. This is the way. #starwars

4 May

Gas is now $1.99/L. That's $8/gal for the 'muricans. Thanks you asshole.

4 May

May the 4th be with you!

youtu.beTruckfighters - Gravity X World Tour @ Le Ferrailleur (Nantes, France) Full ShowYouTube video by Les Studios Bellarue 17

More music Friday! I love this band. When I saw them years ago, it was one of the best concerts I had ever been to. The energy was through the roof! Just a great feeling. They've even coined their own genre, 'fuzz metal'. Enjoy! #musicheals youtu.be/pd9jy7vgYuI?...

youtu.beThe Cult - Full Concert [HD] | Live at Pinkpop 1992YouTube video by Pinkpop Archive

Music Friday! Was never a huge fan of the cult, but they definitely had some bangers. Funny how age changes your appreciation of the past. #musicheals youtu.be/yx7tSFiQdTo?...

It's been 22 years, today, since my partner and I opened our business. It's started as a small music store. It grew over the years to include a tattoo & piercing shop, even an art gallery. Then we opened our cannabis store, moved the businesses together into a single building to be a small...

...mall of everything cool. Over the years we sold all kinds of music paraphernalia, spray paint and tips, vinyl new and old, held concerts and after hours parties, sponsored 100s of events. But now, we're separated. It's sad and melancholic. We had everything. She threw it away.

29 Apr

The pages lie there Unmoving, lifeless. Containing such Finality. A door closes. Locks. Fades into the distance. I stand, alone. The shadows creep in, On all sides. I clutch my chest, A pit grows. A tunnel into the past. It's sadness. The finality. #poetry

28 Apr

Of course... The first day I'm able to sit on my balcony and enjoy my book... The septic truck arrives at my neighbour's house to pump his tank. No thanks stank!

27 Apr

Let my 13 year old daughter drive home from the bus stop for the first time today. We live on a rural road so there is no traffic. They have graduated licensing starting at age 14 here. She did great. A long way from when I used to let her sit in my lap and steer. They grow so fast.

youtu.bePsychology of Older Gen X Men Who Live AloneYouTube video by Retired Frank

27 Apr

I feel simultaneously attacked and supported by this video. 😆 youtu.be/uk-0YxwBDro?...

27 Apr

Behind on my comic organizing! Finally getting to cleaning up my library. I'll post pics when I'm done.

Manufacturing Empathy This is another NPD tactic and my mother employed it all the time. Typically a covert tactic, it can be used by the grandiose. It is a practice of creating a crisis to gain sympathy and attention. During holidays or events my mother would garner sympathy by feigning an...

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...insistence. The doctors did repeated testing and struggled to with the diagnosis since it appeared to come and go. They relented and agreed. But a few years ago, it went into remission. While I understand that this is possible, it has never come back and there are no current signs of MS...

...Her diagnosis came during the years my sister wad struggling the most. The guilt weighed on her that it was her fault, but now I question it entirely. I now believe that my mother faked her illness to be the centre of attention in the family, and my sister paid the price. #NPD #empathy

...an illness or injury so all attention would be on her. Even times when the focus would be on my sister and her mental health, somehow my mother would spin it towards her and my sister would get gaslighted and left on her own. My mother was diagnosed with MS a number of years ago at her...

goodreads.comStar Wars: From a Certain Point of View (From a Certain…Forty years. Forty stories. On May 25, 1977, the worl…

25 Apr

Just wrote a review of this book on Goodreads: Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View www.goodreads.com/book/show/34... What fun! I've seen the original movie more times than I can count. It was really cool to read all these different perspectives. Gonna watch it again!

25 Apr

I also want to say, it's nice to be reading for pleasure again. For so long now alot of my reading was based on trauma and abuse, and grief and loss. It's all so heavy, it's nice to get out of my head.