Author: Linda C J Turner

Linda CJ Turner Trauma & Relationship Specialist | Neuroscience & Emotional Regulation | Women 45+ | Emotional Abuse & Coercive Control Recovery You survived it. Now it’s time to heal from it.

What Is Unknown Number: The High School Catfish About?

Overview & ReleaseUnknown Number: The High School Catfish is a true-crime documentary that premiered on Netflix on August 29, 2025. Directed by Skye Borgman (known for Girl in the Picture and Abducted in Plain Sight) and produced by Campfire Studios in partnership with Terminal B TV, the film delves into a harrowing cyberbullying case in rural Michigan.NetflixSportskeedaBig Rapids PioneerBoh The… Read More What Is Unknown Number: The High School Catfish About?

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When Someone Becomes “Dead to You”: The Psychology of Closing a Door

There are betrayals so profound, so destructive, that they leave no room for repair. Sometimes, the healthiest choice is not reconciliation, not endless attempts at understanding, but a complete and final letting go. As one wise lawyer put it: “Act as if he is dead to you.” This is not about cruelty or denial—it’s about survival.… Read More When Someone Becomes “Dead to You”: The Psychology of Closing a Door

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When Love Wasn’t Love: The Psychology of Being Used and Abused

Sometimes the most painful discovery is not simply that someone failed to love us, but that they never intended to. To realise that a marriage was not born out of love, respect, or genuine companionship, but out of self-interest, exploitation, and cowardice, is a wound that cuts deep. For some, marriage is a partnership of equals.… Read More When Love Wasn’t Love: The Psychology of Being Used and Abused

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What Does the Real Research Say?

1. Light and Memory in Fruit Flies Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University found that fruit flies (Drosophila) could lose long-term, trauma-associated memories when kept in the dark. This works because the absence of light suppressed a protein (Pdf), disrupting another memory-related protein (CREB). But this research is limited strictly to insects—and far from clinical application in… Read More What Does the Real Research Say?

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Spineless

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

The Psychology of Secrets, Lies, and Blame: Why Some People Hide While Others Carry the Burden When we look back over decades of being lied to, manipulated, and blamed, the pain often runs deeper than the betrayal itself. It is the gutlessness—the refusal of another person to face reality, take responsibility, and come clean—that wounds most… Read More Spineless

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