Myelination is the process where a fatty substance called myelin wraps around the axons of neurons (nerve cells), like insulation around electrical wires. This coating increases the speed, strength, and efficiency of communication between brain cells. Think of it this way: The more you repeat a thought, action, or emotional pattern, the more myelin your brain lays down on that… Read More 🧠 What Is Myelination?
1. “Name the Narrative” Exercise Goal: Build awareness of automatic thoughts and their roots.Why: Many thoughts we have are internalized voices from abusers, not our own truth. How: 🧠 Neuroscience note: Labeling thoughts helps engage the prefrontal cortex and reduce amygdala activity, which lowers emotional reactivity. 2. Fact vs. Story Mapping Goal: Distinguish between evidence-based thinking and trauma-driven assumptions.Why: After abuse, the brain… Read More 🧠 7 Cognitive Restructuring Exercises for Trauma Recovery
🧠 Rewiring the Mind After Trauma: The Neuroscience of Cognitive RestructuringWhy Survivors Often Doubt Themselves — and How the Brain Can Learn to Trust Again After enduring emotional abuse, gaslighting, and long-term manipulation, survivors are often left with a fractured sense of self and a brain conditioned to mistrust its own signals. Even after breaking… Read More The Neuroscience of Cognitive Restructuring
In a world of busy schedules, travel, and digital distractions, it’s easy to let days go by without truly checking in with the person we love. But for those building — or rebuilding — intimacy after trauma, daily communication isn’t optional. It’s essential. Not just for staying connected when you’re apart…But for building emotional safety, deep trust,… Read More The Power of Daily Communication: Why Talking Every Day Strengthens Your Relationship — Especially After Trauma
When someone has lived through trauma, their brain and body become finely attuned to cues of danger or dishonesty — not because they’re paranoid, but because their survival once depended on it. You know the feeling.Something’s off.The words don’t match the tone.Their smile doesn’t reach their eyes.You can’t explain it, but your body knows. If you’ve ever felt… Read More When Your Gut Speaks: The Neuroscience of Intuition, Trauma, and Warning Signals
They say “the only constant in life is change” — and neuroscience agrees.Your brain is constantly rewiring itself, adapting, letting go, and learning new things — whether you like it or not. But let’s be honest:Most of us like things to stay familiar. Predictable.You know… like the same cereal for breakfast for the last 10… Read More 🧠🔑 When One Neural Pathway Closes… Another Opens (Usually with Less Drama)
There are moments in life when striving, fixing, fighting, and overthinking leave us exhausted. In those moments, the wisest and most healing thing we can do is… nothing. Not out of helplessness. But out of trust — in something greater, in the unseen rhythms of life, and in the quiet power of the nervous system’s… Read More Sit Back, Be Still, Believe: The Neuroscience of Surrendering to a Greater Power
By Linda C J Turner Therapy When you’ve been through trauma — especially the kind that shakes your sense of safety, identity, and connection — staying motivated toward future goals can feel like trying to climb a mountain in fog. One foot in front of the other, with no clear view of the summit. But… Read More “Staying Motivated While Healing: Goal Mapping, Spatial Action Planning, and the Psychology of Moving Forward”
💫 Core Traits of the ESFP Personality: 1. Extraverted (E):ESFPs thrive on connection. You gain energy from being around people, and you often feel most alive when you’re fully engaged with others — whether that’s hosting a dinner party, leading a spontaneous road trip, or being the heart of a celebration. You’re approachable, charming, and… Read More This was my job in HR in my old life – Myers Briggs Personality Types
Because one heals you — and the other keeps you hooked. Let’s talk about it.Because for those of us who’ve been in toxic relationships, the lines can blur.We’ve been conditioned to associate intensity with love, chaos with chemistry, and adrenaline with intimacy.So when we finally experience something healthy — calm, grounded, mutual — it can feel… almost foreign. But the body knows… Read More 💔💗 The Difference Between Make-Up Sex and Trauma Bond Sex
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 