Ok, ok, ok... Breathe. I just got a request from one of the oldest bookstores on the planet, in Portugal, for 800 copies of my book. Still contracts to work out but what. the. f#ck?! I feel like I'm losing my mind. #booksky #beingbroken #IndieAuthorCommunity www.livrarialello.pt/en/home

This show is absolutely incredible. What a gem. It really shows the need for empathy, especially toward those with mental illness. How, through our own experiences, we can try to see the suffering of others to better understand how to help them. A must watch. www.imdb.com/title/tt3282...

What drew me to #Korn was how powerful and open the lyrics were about trauma and abuse, and living the life of a survivor. Coupled with the sick heavy riffs, they captured the anger and sadness of living with trauma. I lost myself at this concert. I raged, near tears. It was powerful. Amazing.

Gojira had a crazy light show!

Korn tonight! Up first Loathe. Great frakkin seats!

Another humbling 5-star review here. "...I have to commend him for doing all of the hard work that is necessary in order for a person to not only face up to their worst moments in life but also to genuinely apologize for them." #booksky #beingbroken www.longandshortreviews.com/book-reviews...

Another author interview at the Feathered Quill. #booksky #beingbroken #IndieAuthorCommunity featheredquill.com/author-inter...

Off to the big city tomorrow to see Korn/Gojira. Taking my daughter as she is a Korn fan too. Back in elementary school she was being bullied. I showed her Korn and she spurted out, "daddy, they're talking about me!". Support. Anyway, here's what to expect. open.spotify.com/playlist/7aU...

Our final sail of the season was glorious. Sunny, kinda warm, beautiful vistas with winds of 20-40km and swells of 2-5 feet! On a lake! Felt like we were on the ocean. Another thing to put away for the winter. Oh well, it'll summer again. #sailing

Packing up the garden makes me a little sad. Today we'll go on our last sail of the season. Summer is being packed into bins and storage sheds. The leaves are almost gone. And there's snow up in them thar hills already. Time to gather notes and backgrounds and piece together the next book.

Today was a tough one. Woke up full of anxiety; self-doubt and low self-worth, questioning and second guessing all my decisions. Fear of what's ahead. Crushing me like a weight. But I leaned into it. Read, did chores, played games, all too keep my mind busy. I'm ok now. Just had to put in the work

D'aww, my publisher recognizing my recent award win. #booksky #beingbroken #tellwell blog.tellwell.ca/2025/09/26/s...

Another review: Quill says: "Being Broken... is one raw and emotional memoir that will have readers hoping that the author will finally find the peace he so deserves in his life." featheredquill.com/being-broken/ Me: I'm working on it! #booksky #beingbroken #bookreview

Starting a sticker collection! 😏😆

Well, according to my FB memories today is officially 10 years that I have been #sober. I stopped counting days years ago. I am a firm believer of the idea that counting each day can potentially lead to guilt and shame should a lapse occur. There's a difference between a lapse and relapse...

Music Friday! Love me some Primus, so fun. youtu.be/slttpyQ9rM4?...

I see alot of torrenting in my future...

Very important. It is an excellent example of how lateral violence is developed through learned behaviour. Yelling begets yelling. Anger begets anger. Abuse trickles down in a spiral.

Absolutely stellar day for a sail! Winds were 20-30kms sustained with gusts up to 40-50kms. Clear sky and warm. Love it! #sailing

Exciting! #NYCBigBookAward #BigBookAward #GabbyBookAwards #booksky #beingbroken

Got our first frost last night, about 3 weeks later than normal. I am amazed how quickly most of the flower died within hours. But I got some good photos the day before. I'm really happy with how everything turned out, for my first #gardening experience.

All set for today's adventure! We're doing the one of the prelude adventures to Descent Into Avernus, DDAL 09-02 Stopped At The Gate. Chases, murder, and a trial. Should be fun! The are 3 levels of terrain here, 3 locations in Baldur's Gate. Loving the new terrain kits. #ttrpg #d&d

Feeling really positive today, finally. Things feel like they are going in the right direction. My book just won a major award. Starting a 3 month masterclass for art. Invited by some local master artists! My D&D group is finally meeting again tomorrow. All good. Feels great. I need it.

Music Friday! On a more upbeat note... Queens at their, in my opinion, peak. I followed Josh Homme from the incredible Kyuss, and loved their first few albums. However, later albums felt too radio friendly and top 40 which soured them for me. youtu.be/dvgEHx8C0qc?...

Music Friday. But I have to start sad. Thinking about my father today. I had to say goodbye over the phone as he lived in New Hampshire and I didn't feel safe traveling to the US. He was unresponsive and they knew he was dying. He had Alzheimer's so we knew it was coming. youtu.be/DTFbGcnl0po?...

#worldsuicidepreventionday Just before I went into my recovery program I threatened to hang myself in our living room. That was 10 years ago. Most of my life I struggled with thoughts of suicide. They still haunt me today but have become mostly passive. Reach out. Words can help. Support.

I just love this flash mob stuff. This is incredible! youtu.be/rfUEstWJUkA?...

Well, it's official. I'm overwhelmed. I never expected anything like this. I feel validated and seen. This was incredibly difficult to write, but my sister's story needed to be written. Thank you to everyone who's bought it. #booksky #beingbroken www.nycbigbookaward.com/2025-favorit...

Why can't something like this happen for me! I'd probably cry. youtu.be/PJNp5UKRtbQ?...

Um... Whaaaaat?! "You are being contacted as Being Broken: Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse by Geoffrey R. Jonas is a 2025 NYC Big Book Award - Distinguished Favorite in the category of Nonfiction." #NYCBigBookAward #GabbyBookAwards #beingbroken

Today is what would have been my sister's 37 birthday. While where she is now is better than what she had to endure, I miss her so. Her son deserves his mom. She deserved love and life. Love your kids for who they are, not what you want them to be. I'll breathe, make her favorite dinner, and be.

In honour of Graham Greene I'm watching Maverick. Funny movie and Graham is a cherry on top. www.imdb.com/title/tt0110...

Since Red Sonja reignited my love for all things Hyboria, I've decided to run through the #Conan movies. This will include Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984), Conan the Barbarian (2011), and I may throw in the Conan the Adventurer TV show (1997-1998) as well. Stay tuned.

In the chapter 'Misdiagnosis', in my book #beingbroken, I discuss this very thing. BPD was the 2nd diagnosis that my sister received, after initially being diagnosed as bipolar. She suffered as a result. There is significant overlap between BPD and CPTSD in recognizable traits. Know them.

Music Friday! I know I've posted this band before but the recording of this show is phenomenal. The low end dominates with a good stereo. If you love to feel bass, and love your music heavy, these are the guys. Quickly becoming one of my favourites. youtu.be/znkCImuhBDM?...

Validating. #CPTSD #beingbroken #NPD

It's my daughter's 13th birthday today. She is an amazing kid. Smart, empathetic, athletic, and gorgeous. I couldn't be more proud. She wanted an angel food cake. So, I made a from scratch angel food cake with lemon curd and mascarpone cream icing. Took 2 hours to make. She deserves it.

Big fan of the Red Sonja comics and have a pretty large collection. She and Conan, whom I have an extensive collection of comics about, share the same world. Tonight's double feature is Red Sonja 1985, and Red Sonja 2025. I'll let you know which is better.

Absolutely. Needed this today.

Up here in the north we are seeing the consequences of climate change more rapidly than in the south. This last week and next week are an example. Historically our first frost comes around August 24th. Right now we are getting temps of mid 20sC, up to 28C next week. I'll still enjoy it though.

When we, the abused, choose to tell our story and the flying monkeys, the enablers, and the deniers attack us for it, it is not about us. They are not angry with us; they are angry at the mirror we have put in front of them.

The sheer number of nearly identical, AI generated, unsolicited marketing emails I am getting now is nauseating. A couple of them seem to be legitimate with websites and testimonials; however, if you are emailing me using a Gmail account and no evidence of your work or website, I'm not interested.

Quadding with my girl! This is my backyard.

Some of my NPD mother's family got their hands on my book. I'm now being inundated with denial, gaslighting, manipulation, and entitlement. All further communication has been severed by me. I know my truth. They can't take it from me. It has set me free.

Yup. #CPTSD

#bookviral included my book in a blog on the subject of trauma memoir "Addiction & Trauma Literature will always be heavy, but it is also deeply necessary. Books like Being Broken... remind us that writing about pain is not an act of indulgence but of courage." bookviralreviews.com/author-blogs...

This review brought tears. Thank you. "Jonas has transformed personal devastation into a work of service, a book that may help others feel less alone in their brokenness, and perhaps begin to heal. It is an unreservedly recommended Golden Quill read." bookviralreviews.com/book-reviews...

More music Friday! If you haven't seen this performance, you're missing out. Incredible range and emotion. Beautiful. There's a full concert version of this out there. youtu.be/JCJONUVTPbU?...

Music Friday! Feeling some anger today. Thank the gods for metal. This song is great. Industrial metal. open.spotify.com/track/5YeQoM...

Bosch: Legacy season 2 episode 2. Some of the most moving tv I've ever seen. IYKYK. #teammaddie