Every day, I move forward — sometimes in big strides, other times in small steps — but always forward. And with each new day, life brings something fresh: new people, old friends returning, unexpected conversations, and beautiful little experiences that remind me I’m alive and growing. I’ve learned to welcome these moments with open arms.… Read More 🌱 Embracing Life, One Day at a Time 🌿
— Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment
The most recent dreams are beautiful If you were a dreamI wonder how many hours I’d sleepHow hard it would be to wake up and how easy to fall If you were a dreamThere would be nothing else I’d to seeNo reason to ever have opened my eyes at all If you were a songEvery… Read More Dreams
OMG what you’ve been through is terrible my lovely. More than terrible horrendous, threatening, spine-chilling, gruesome, demoralising, a perrurbing nightmare. And all the other monstrous words I can imagine. How someone can treat another human being like the above, especially the person they purport to love is macabre! I always thought XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX has a “black… Read More Court Sworn Statement – with evidence
Half of my life was spent with someone who used and abused me. That’s a truth I no longer feel ashamed to say out loud. Because in that time, I wasn’t weak — I was surviving. I was doing everything I could just to stay afloat in a sea of manipulation, control, and cruelty. Every… Read More 💔 Half a Life Surviving — Now It’s Time to Live 💫
There was a time I truly thought I wouldn’t survive.Not just physically — but emotionally, psychologically, spiritually.A time when I believed no one would ever believe me.When I thought it was my fault for staying.When I hoped, prayed, pleaded for him to leave, but I couldn’t make it happen.Because no matter what I did, or said, or how much… Read More 💔 When You Look Into Their Eyes and See Nothing…
Have you ever looked at someone and seen nothing but kindness in their eyes? A softness in their face, a warmth in their presence, a quiet passion radiating from within? It’s a moment that can take your breath away — not because of external beauty, but because of what your nervous system is experiencing in that instant.… Read More 💫 When You Look at Someone and All You See is Kindness, Beauty, and Warmth…
There’s something transformative about putting your thoughts and feelings onto paper. It’s not just journaling — it’s an emotional release, a deep conversation with your inner self. In psychology, we call this “expressive writing,” and it has been shown to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, strengthen immunity, and even rewire our brain’s response to trauma.… Read More 📝 Putting Pen to Paper: The Healing Power of Feeling Truly Seen and Loved
For a long time, I thought I understood what a relationship was supposed to feel like.I thought walking on eggshells, silencing my needs, and shrinking myself to keep the peace was normal. I believed that being ignored, gaslit, and constantly questioned was just part of love. I adapted, I endured, and I survived — not realizing… Read More From Surviving to Thriving: The Neuroscience of Being Truly Heard and Loved
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 