When So Many People Are Telling You the Same Thing, Listen Sometimes the warning signs are not hidden. They are there. One person tells you something. You dismiss it as gossip. Another person tells you something similar. You decide they must have an agenda. Someone from the past tries to warn you. You are told… Read More Red Flags Everywhere
Because no two people bring the same story into the room When you are seeking support, it can be tempting to think that therapy is simply about turning up for an appointment, talking about what is happening and returning the following week. For some people, that structure can be helpful. But we believe there is… Read More The Benefits of Bespoke Therapeutic Programmes
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all support. At Linda CJ Turner, we have always believed that people deserve more than being placed into a standard programme and given a collection of generic worksheets. People are individual. Their experiences are individual. Their needs are individual. That belief sits at the heart of everything we do. We create bespoke… Read More Why We Are Different — And Why Our Approach Is Growing
“What’s it like being on your own after 32 years?” I thought about it for a moment and said: “Actually, I’ve been on my own for 32 years.” And I meant it. Because being married isn’t necessarily the same thing as having a partner. For the past two years, I’ve been doing the things I… Read More Someone asked me recently:
The following behaviours may raise safeguarding concerns, particularly when an adult is watching a young child without a legitimate reason. Watching a young child repeatedly from a distance without a reasonable explanation. Using binoculars to observe a child closely, particularly when the child is unaware they are being watched. Deliberately singling out one child rather… Read More List of Unhealthy and Inappropriate Behaviours When an Adult Watches a Young Child
Sometimes God makes us wait a little longer because the blessing He has planned for us is far bigger than anything we could have imagined. What feels like a delay may actually be divine timing. Trust the process.Trust the timing.And never assume that because it hasn’t happened yet, it isn’t coming. Sometimes the wait is part… Read More Be patient. ❤️
You know the type… They walk into a room like they’ve just been personally delivered by the heavens. 👑 Head in the clouds. Ego through the roof. Self-awareness somewhere in another postcode. 😂 And then, when someone actually shows an interest in them: “I can’t believe they want to go out with ME!” Darling… Have… Read More 😂 WHEN SOMEONE THINKS THEY’RE GOD’S GIFT… BUT FORGOT TO CHECK THE RECEIPT
The lengths a mother will go to when she hasn’t seen her children for two years I have a confession to make. Looking back, I have to laugh. When I got together with my ex, there was a very important detail he apparently failed to notice. I wasn’t actually there because I was particularly interested… Read More Hands Up: I Wasn’t Actually Looking for a Boyfriend — I Was Looking for My Children
There can come a point after an abusive or deeply controlling relationship when something inside you changes. You think about the person who once occupied so much of your emotional world — and you realise something has happened. You cannot seem to remember what you ever found so wonderful about them. The memories that once… Read More When You Can’t Remember Anything Good Anymore: When Love Turns to Disgust After Abuse
An exploration of coercive control, psychological trauma, survival and the devastating consequences of having your autonomy taken away. Trauma & Emotional Abuse | Neuroscience & Emotional Regulation | Relationships & Recovery Dorothy Vallens, the lounge singer played by Isabella Rossellini in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, is one of cinema’s haunting portrayals of a woman trapped in… Read More Dorothy Vallens in Blue Velvet: When Violence, Control and Fear Become Entangled with Desire
