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Moving on: Embracing a fresh start by letting go of the past

Moving house is often more than just a physical relocation—it’s a deeply emotional journey, especially when it involves sorting through years of shared memories and possessions. For many, the process of packing and unpacking can feel like reliving the past repeatedly, stirring up complex feelings and unresolved attachments. After packing and unpacking multiple times, the… Read More Moving on: Embracing a fresh start by letting go of the past

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Emerging from a divorce with strength and sanity

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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How to Come Out of a Divorce Looking Like You Just Walked Off a Spa Commercial (While Secretly Surviving Chaos) Divorce: the ultimate life plot twist. You’ve navigated restraining orders, financial headaches, and emotional rollercoasters, yet here you are — looking like you just stepped out of a magazine shoot. Friends who haven’t seen you… Read More Emerging from a divorce with strength and sanity

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Mean Before, Mean After: Why Marriage Isn’t a Magic Makeover

Many people enter marriage hoping their partner will change for the better, especially if they’ve experienced cruelty or meanness during the relationship. However, the truth is that mean behavior doesn’t magically vanish after the wedding or even after divorce. Some women hold on to the hope that this timethings will be different, but cruelty and meanness… Read More Mean Before, Mean After: Why Marriage Isn’t a Magic Makeover

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Stop Calling People “Ugly Inside and Out”

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

Let’s be honest—when someone hurts you, lies to you, manipulates you, or drains your peace, your brain wants a simple label. Something neat. Something final. Something like: “ugly inside and out.” It feels satisfying in the moment. Like you’ve boxed the whole thing up and put it on a shelf called never again. But here’s the uncomfortable… Read More Stop Calling People “Ugly Inside and Out”

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“If I stay, there will be trouble…If I go, there will be double…”

There’s a point where it stops being “just how they are”and starts becoming how your life feels every single day. When everything is transactional…“How does this benefit me?”“What do I get out of this?”No depth, no warmth, no real emotional exchange — just deals, not connection. And yes, you can understand it.You can even have compassion… Read More “If I stay, there will be trouble…If I go, there will be double…”

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Write the list.

Not in your head. Not what you meant to do. What you’ve actually done. Because helping doesn’t stop at 18 — it just changes form. Write a list of what you’ve given, with nothing expected in return: Write a list of the support you’ve given in their adult years: Write a list of practical, time-consuming things you’ve… Read More Write the list.

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When was the last time you made their life easier — not just expected them to make time for you?

Because support isn’t just big gestures. It’s the small, consistent things that say: I see your load, and I’m willing to share it. So yes — beyond babysitting or taking the grandchildren for a few days, it also looks like: Because here’s the psychology behind it: Closeness in adult relationships isn’t maintained by obligation — it’s… Read More When was the last time you made their life easier — not just expected them to make time for you?

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It doesn’t disappear, it circles back.

It doesn’t disappear, it circles back. When children aren’t taught to act with integrity in the hard, uncomfortable, unrewarded moments, they don’t suddenly develop that capacity later. They carry the same pattern forward — and eventually, it shows up in the relationships closest to them. That’s when it bites. Because the child who learned: The child… Read More It doesn’t disappear, it circles back.

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