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Bitterness, vengeance and maliciousness: definitions, characteristics and examples

The content explores three emotional responses: bitterness, vengeance, and maliciousness, particularly following experiences like betrayal or conflict. Bitterness involves persistent resentment, vengeance focuses on retaliation, while maliciousness aims to harm others. Understanding these distinctions aids in trauma therapy and relationship recovery, as emotions can overlap but serve different purposes in healing.… Read More Bitterness, vengeance and maliciousness: definitions, characteristics and examples

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Benign Envy vs Malicious Envy: Understanding the Difference

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 © 2025 Linda Carol Turner. Content protected by copyright.
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Psychologists distinguish between benign envy and malicious envy. Although both involve wanting something another person has, they lead to very different thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Benign Envy Malicious Envy “I’d like to achieve that too.” “I don’t want them to have it.” Inspires self-improvement. Motivates attempts to reduce another person’s success. Leads to admiration and learning. Leads to… Read More Benign Envy vs Malicious Envy: Understanding the Difference

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Faith or Performance? When Words and Actions Don’t Match

We have all met people who speak passionately about faith, quote scripture, and present themselves as deeply religious. They pray in public, preach to others, and insist on their moral values. Yet behind closed doors, their actions tell a very different story. This is not an attack on Christianity or any religion. In fact, every… Read More Faith or Performance? When Words and Actions Don’t Match

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“What the hell did you ever see in him?”

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

It’s been another full, nourishing week with my bestie and family — the kind filled with long, unhurried conversations that stretch late into the evening. We talked about school, teenagers, work, growing up, and the strange passage of time. About responsibilities that multiply, roles that shift, and the quiet weight of experience. And yet, threaded… Read More “What the hell did you ever see in him?”

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What This Letter Really Means (plain, honest interpretation)

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 © 2025 Linda Carol Turner. Content protected by copyright.
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1. “Please don’t divorce me… let’s sort this out, just you and me” This is an attempt to isolate you— to keep lawyers, courts, or outside support away so he can regain influence over your decisions. When someone doesn’t want “anyone else involved,” it’s because outside people protect you, and they know it. 2. “You don’t need legal protection… Read More What This Letter Really Means (plain, honest interpretation)

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Surrender

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

Sometimes we reach a point where trying to control everything becomes too heavy.Where pushing, fixing, analysing, and carrying it all alone is no longer possible.And in that moment, something softer begins to whisper: Have faith. Hand it over. Trust something bigger than yourself — whatever that is for you. It doesn’t matter whether your “higher… Read More Surrender

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