Nicole Salter
Can You Spot The Narcissist? Hint: It's Not Who You Think
I haven't been writing here for a while because of general busy-ness, anxiety over busy-ness, Netflix interfering with my busy-ness, and...
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Nicole Salter
- Mar 14
- 6 min
Putin and the Psychology of Evil
Not many people know this, but I married a Ukrainian. It did not go well, not because he was Ukrainian, but because he was a narcissist...
Nicole Salter
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Mental Health vs. Emotional Health
We hear so much about mental health, but what about emotional health? Is there even a difference? If you're tired of that ubiquitous...
Nicole Salter
- Feb 5
- 4 min
C-PTSD and Social Media: Should We Switch Off?
Social media seems to have gotten spicier than ever. Celebrity scandals are nothing new, but what's in the air now is a bit different:...
Nicole Salter
- Jan 28
- 5 min
Effects of Early Trauma...Not Just for Humans Anymore
If you start talking about childhood trauma in 2022, there are still people who will tell you to just 'get over it' because 'our parents...
Nicole Salter
- Jan 17
- 5 min
The Narcissist is a Tommyknocker Knocking At Your Door
Does anyone remember that old Stephen King book and series, The Tommyknockers? I'm a King fan, and I remember being really creeped out...
Nicole Salter
- Jan 16
- 5 min
Grieving Pandemic-Related Losses
A few months ago, I joined an online group for women who wanted to learn skills to process the grief and losses they had experienced in...
Nicole Salter
- Jan 8
- 6 min
The Narcissist Can't See You...and They Never Will
Throughout my narcissistically abusive marriage, I spent a lot of time thinking that I must be the problem. After all, I was the one who...
Nicole Salter
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Is Joe Biden a Narcissist?
It's already 2022 and, after hearing for years and years about how Donald Trump has been a narcissist all his life - an assessment that's...
Nicole Salter
- Dec 25, 2021
- 2 min
Goodreads Giveaway On Now
Merry Christmas!! I love playing Santa, so I'm giving away 100 copies of my book on Goodreads.com. If you've never heard of Goodreads (I...
Nicole Salter
- Dec 18, 2021
- 3 min
All Narcissists Go to Heaven
I think I watch too much Netflix. I don't know if consuming all that content makes me more narcissistic or more codependent, but it's a...
Nicole Salter
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
Sticks and Stones for the Holidays
The holidays are fast approaching. I'm so busy making soap gift baskets, wrapping gifts and writing out cards, I haven't had much time to...
Nicole Salter
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Thoughts On Anger
A couple of weeks ago I went to donate blood. It turned out my iron was inexplicably too low. I was advised to eat red meat, oatmeal, and...
Nicole Salter
- Nov 1, 2021
- 6 min
How to Set Goals You'll Actually Keep
Today, I wrote down three goals for the next 12 months. For someone who has struggled with codependency/passivity/hopelessness and...
Nicole Salter
- Oct 27, 2021
- 5 min
Both Things Are True
Are you feeling guilty about something? Are you judging yourself and sentencing yourself, once again, to feeling that you're wrong, bad,...
Nicole Salter
- Oct 24, 2021
- 5 min
5 Ways We Shut Down Our Emotions Without Realizing It...and How to Stop
The other day I was listening to a podcast by Dr. Caroline Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist who has dedicated her career to helping...
Nicole Salter
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
3 Myths About Psychopaths
Is it me, or are there more and more trending shows about psychopaths lately? Even my counselor, who originally started watching this...
Nicole Salter
- Oct 18, 2021
- 5 min
The Price of Authenticity
Recently I had a bit of an awkward exchange on Facebook Messenger that reminded me why I seldom hang out on social media platforms with...
Nicole Salter
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
Are Trauma Survivors Less Frightened by Current Events?
I just heard one of my YouTube heroes, Richard Grannon, say something very interesting. Richard, also known as the Spartan Life Coach,...
Nicole Salter
- Oct 3, 2021
- 4 min
Confronting Your Family History
"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." Have you heard this quote, or some version of it? Do you believe it is...