8 Months Ago vs Now: A Healing Journey – Post 9 This morning, my daughter and I had a heart-to-heart.And we paused to say, look how far we’ve come. No more walking on eggshells.No more dreading holidays.No more guilt-tripped birthdays, twisted words, or fear-laced dinners. We are… 💞 Alcohol-free💞 Financially independent💞 Peaceful in our homes💞 Joyful… Read More 🌿 Post #9: “Mother-Daughter Healing”
8 Months Ago vs Now: A Healing Journey – Post 8 There’s a quiet kind of suffering that happens in abusive relationships.You don’t always scream.You don’t always run.You tolerate. You tolerate disrespect.You tolerate blame.You tolerate being gaslit, overlooked, and erased. And you tell yourself it’s love.You tell yourself it’s normal.You tell yourself to hold on a… Read More 🌿 Post #8: “Living, Not Tolerating”
8 Months Ago vs Now: A Healing Journey – Post 7 For years, I lost myself in someone else’s narrative.I was shaped by what I was allowed to want.Told what was “right” for me.Dismissed when I dared to disagree. But not anymore. Now, I know what I want — and more importantly, what I don’t. 🛑 I… Read More 🌿 Post #7: “I Know What I Want”
She left her comfort zone for you.Her name changed.Her routines changed.Her body bore the cost.Her peace got tested. And what did you bring?Inconsistent presence.Lukewarm loyalty.A handful of texts and half-effort love. Let’s be clear: when she chose you, she offered her whole self.That’s not just a girlfriend. That’s a woman who made you her world.That’s not… Read More 👑 If You Can’t Carry the Weight of a Real Woman, Don’t Ask to Stand Beside Her
By Linda C J Turner Therapy Sometimes the relationship ends — but the control doesn’t. You’ve tried to be reasonable. You’ve made fair offers. You’ve sent messages with clarity and boundaries.But instead of mature resolution, you get games.Suddenly they’re sending people around.Avoiding direct contact — yet pulling the strings behind the scenes.Using property as the excuse to stay… Read More 🏡 When Your Ex Uses “Property” as an Excuse to Keep Disrupting Your Life
By Linda C J Turner Therapy For decades, clinicians have struggled with the rigid, categorical labels of traditional personality disorders. You either had a disorder — or you didn’t. The old system didn’t always capture the complexity, fluidity, or individual nature of personality traits. It also failed to account for trauma histories, cultural differences, and developmental nuances. Enter… Read More 🧠 The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD): A New Lens on the Complexity of Personality
By Linda C J Turner Therapy If you’ve ever heard someone mention “Axis II disorders”, they’re referring to the older DSM-IV classification system — which included things like personality disorders and intellectual disabilities (then called “mental retardation”). 🔍 In DSM-IV, diagnoses were made across five axes, with Axis II specifically reserved for: These disorders were seen as long-standing, deeply ingrained patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior —… Read More 🧠 What Happened to Axis II? Understanding the Shift from DSM-IV to DSM-5
By Linda C J Turner Therapy I used to think self-love was about bubble baths and spa days.But now I know—self-love is what rises when you stop chasing connection with someone who refuses to meet you there. For so many years, I stayed busy.Distracted. Numb.Running on autopilot just to survive the emotional terrain I lived in.… Read More 🌿 “I Didn’t Know What Self-Love Was… Until I Stopped Begging to Be Chosen”
By Linda C J Turner Therapy I never thought I’d enjoy living on my own as much as I do now.But here I am—just me and my dog—and I can honestly say… I love it.Truly, wholeheartedly, peacefully… love it. No chaos.No judgment.No walking on eggshells. Just slow mornings, shared smiles, and the sound of paws… Read More 🌸 Just Me, My Dog, and a Scoop of Peace
8 Months Ago vs Now: A Healing Journey – Post 6 Gaslighting. Confusion. Self-doubt. That was my reality for far too long.I questioned everything — even my own sanity.I stopped trusting my instincts, my memory, my truth. And that’s what abuse does.It clouds your mind, distorts your reality, and convinces you that you are the problem. But… Read More 🌿 Post #6: “From Fog to Clarity”
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 