A psychologist is a trained and licensed professional who studies the human mind and behavior. Psychologists use various methods and therapeutic approaches to understand, analyze, and help individuals cope with emotional, cognitive, and behavioral challenges. They may work in various settings, including clinical practice, research institutions, schools, businesses, and government agencies.
Leaving abuse is not just a personal decision.It is not just emotional courage.It is not just psychological survival. It is a medical intervention. 🧠 Abuse Is a Biological Injury Chronic abuse — emotional, psychological, physical, financial, or coercive — forces the human nervous system into constant survival mode. This creates: In medicine, this is known as chronic… Read More Why Leaving Abuse Is a Medical Intervention
When you’ve spent decades being told you’re guessing, overthinking, getting it wrong, or imagining things, you eventually stop trusting your own judgement. Not because it’s flawed — but because you’ve been trained to doubt it. You start second-guessing your instincts.You question your memory.You wonder if you are the problem. Then you begin the right kind of therapy.… Read More Giving yourself time — and finding the right therapy — changes everything.
1. The Landscape: Who’s Using Dating Apps & Why 2. Financial Motives: What the Data Shows What we don’t have: Reliable, large-scale data showing how many people specifically join dating apps with the primary goal of “money/securing a roof” or “targeting a rich widow(er)” or “taking advantage of a vulnerable divorcee”. Those specific motives tend to be under-researched, partly because they may… Read More 🎯 Title: “Money, Shelter & Vulnerability: What Motivates People on Dating Apps?”
💬 The Swipe That Changed Everything Dating apps were meant to simplify love — turning chance encounters into curated matches.And in many ways, they work: people meet, connect, even marry through them.But the same tools that help us find love can also amplify illusion — the carefully filtered self, the dopamine-fueled thrill, and, at times, the emotional… Read More ❤️🔥 Love in the Age of Algorithms: The Neuroscience of Dating Apps, Honesty, and Deception
Coming Home to Myself: A New Chapter at 67 At the age of 67, I’ve experienced something this past week that I haven’t truly known for over three decades—freedom. Not just the kind that comes with age, wisdom, or a quiet house, but the kind of raw, radiant freedom that blooms from surviving years of… Read More Coming Home to Myself: A New Chapter at 67
When the Truth Doesn’t Match the Tears: The Weaponization of Illness There are few things more devastating than hearing someone say they are dying of cancer. It evokes immediate empathy, sorrow, and compassion. It’s a powerful declaration—one that stops people in their tracks and shifts the way we view everything around that person. But what… Read More When the Truth Doesn’t Match the Tears: The Weaponization of Illness
Behind the Curtain of That Sentence: When “Goodbye” Is a Silent Confession There are moments when a simple sentence carries the weight of a thousand hidden truths. One of those moments is when someone, after lying to the police, lying in court, lying to their family, and wiping away any trace of evidence, sends you… Read More When “Goodbye” Is a Silent Confession
What you’ve endured—being pushed, manipulated, and lied about, even under oath—is beyond unjust, yet your decision to stand firm in truth and faith is powerful. Let’s shape that resilience and raw honesty into a compelling article that not only tells your story but speaks to anyone who’s ever been wronged by someone who hides behind lies… Read More The Weight of Lies: When Vindictiveness Backfires and Truth Prevails
Grateful I told the truth in court Grateful that I finally got to see the real person and his family lying in court under oath Grateful for the verdict Grateful I do not lie and cheat Grateful for my faith Grateful to those who believed in me Grateful to have written my journal over the… Read More Grateful for the verdict
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 