Love is a complex and multifaceted emotion that encompasses a range of feelings, attitudes, and behaviors. It can be experienced in various forms, including romantic love, familial love, platonic love, and self-love. Here are some key aspects of love:
There are negotiations that feel structured, linear, and predictable. And then there are negotiations that feel like: “Yes 👍 … just kidding 🙂 … actually no … wait yes … but also no … but let’s revisit this later.” Welcome to the circus. Act One: The Confident “Yes” The opening act is always smooth. “Yes,… Read More The Negotiation Circus: A Case Study in the Moving Goalpost Effect
After experiencing unhealthy or abusive relationships, much of the focus naturally goes toward recognising red flags. While this is essential, true healing also involves learning to recognise what healthy looks and feels like. Because for many people, especially after difficult relationships, healthy can feel unfamiliar at first. From both a psychological and Neuroscience perspective, the brain and body need time… Read More Green Flags in Healthy Relationships: What to Look for After Healing
Leaving an abusive relationship is a significant step—but it is only the beginning of the healing process. One of the most important stages that follows is learning to recognise what is not healthy, so you don’t unknowingly step back into familiar patterns. After abuse, your perception of what feels “normal” can be distorted. What is familiar can… Read More Red Flags to Watch for After an Abusive Relationship
In a world where connection is often just a swipe away, many people wonder whether dating can help them heal from past relationships, emotional wounds, or patterns that no longer serve them. It’s a natural question—because relationships are where many of our wounds are created, it seems logical that they might also be where healing… Read More Can You Heal Through Dating? The Psychology Behind Love and Emotional Growth
There is a quiet kind of strength that comes from surviving something that was never meant for you—and walking away with your sense of self intact. I am proud of who I am today. Proud that I came through it sane, when at times it felt like that alone was an achievement. Proud that I… Read More Proud
There was a time when everything felt urgent. Love felt urgent.Decisions felt urgent.Staying, leaving, fixing, trying — all of it carried a quiet pressure underneath. As if life was something you had to figure out quickly… before you missed your chance. But something changes when you begin to align with what people call divine timing. And surprisingly…… Read More How Divine Timing Feels When You Align With It
There was a time when I didn’t know any different. Relationship… straight into another relationship.No pause. No reflection. No recalibration.Just moving forward because that’s what I thought life was supposed to look like. But that was before I understood something very important: Time between relationships is not loneliness — it’s learning. 🧠 1. The brain… Read More Slowly, Slowly… This Time I’m Doing It Right
🔥 1. Dopamine: reward system (same core mechanism) During intimacy in women: After orgasm: 👉 This is similar to men. But in women, dopamine is often more tightly linked with emotional context, not just physical release. 💞 2. Oxytocin: stronger and longer-lasting in women Women typically release higher and more sustained oxytocin levels than men. Oxytocin is responsible… Read More What happens in women after intimacy
One of the most confusing experiences in relationships is noticing a change in emotional availability after intimacy. Someone may feel close, attentive, or emotionally present before or during sex, and then appear more distant, withdrawn, or detached afterwards. This shift can feel personal — but in many cases, it is rooted in neurobiology rather than… Read More Why Behaviour Can Change After Intimacy (Neuroscience Explained)
For a long time, I used to wonder what people meant when they said, “don’t settle for less than you deserve.” I didn’t fully understand it. I got married very young, at 18, and almost immediately moved from one relationship into another and 14 years of marriage. I was also brought up by my mother alone. I… Read More What Not to Tolerate: Learning That Abuse Is Not Normal
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 