Author: Linda C J Turner

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Understanding Grooming, Manipulation & Predatory Psychology

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner

(Education = Prevention + Protection) 1) Warning Signs of Grooming Behavior Grooming is a gradual, strategic process designed to create trust, emotional dependence, secrecy, and compliance. Early Behavioral Signs: Later Stage Signs: Grooming always moves slowly, deliberately, and invisibly. 2) Psychological Profiles of Sexual Predators There is no single type, but several consistent psychological patterns appear. Core Traits: Common Psychological Types:… Read More Understanding Grooming, Manipulation & Predatory Psychology

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What is eobophile?

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner

An eobophile is a person who is primarily sexually or romantically attracted to people in early adolescence, typically around ages 11–14, who are just beginning puberty. The word comes from: So it literally means: Attraction to early pubescent youth How Is This Different from Pedophilia? This is important: Pedophilia ➡ Attraction to pre-pubescent children (typically under age 11) Hebephilia ➡ Attraction to early… Read More What is eobophile?

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The Neuroscience of What Makes a Man Capable of Deep Love

1. A Regulated Nervous System = Emotional Availability At the core of deep love is nervous system regulation. Men capable of deep love have: This allows: Without nervous system regulation, men default to: Love requires capacity to stay emotionally open under stress. 2. Secure Attachment Wiring in the Brain Men capable of deep love typically have secure attachment… Read More The Neuroscience of What Makes a Man Capable of Deep Love

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Why Laughter Can Suddenly Feel Uncontrollable

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner

This isn’t random. It’s nervous system discharge. For years, your body held: When safety returns, the nervous system releases that stored energy. Laughter is one of the fastest discharge pathways. That’s why: Neurologically: In trauma recovery, spontaneous laughter often means: Your nervous system is unfreezing. It’s the same mechanism behind: Why Grief Comes in Waves Because your… Read More Why Laughter Can Suddenly Feel Uncontrollable

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Why You Feel More in 12 Months Than in 32 Years After Leaving an Abuser

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner

1. Your Nervous System Is Coming Back Online In long-term abuse, your nervous system lives in survival mode. Instead of: feel → process → release Your brain switches to: detect danger → suppress emotion → endure → survive This is driven by: This leads to: Functional emotional shutdown You weren’t emotionless.You were neurologically constrained. When you leave,… Read More Why You Feel More in 12 Months Than in 32 Years After Leaving an Abuser

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Why Liars Fear Truth-Tellers

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner

(Psychology + Neuroscience + Power Dynamics) At the core, truth-tellers threaten the psychological survival system of liars. Not their reputation.Not their image.Their identity. 1. Truth Exposes the False Self Many chronic liars do not simply lie about events —they live inside a constructed identity. They carefully build: Truth-tellers naturally see through inconsistencies. And this triggers ego collapse fear. If… Read More Why Liars Fear Truth-Tellers

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