Ignorance is often understood simply as a lack of knowledge or awareness. But psychologically, ignorance is more complex than just not knowing facts—it can be an active or passive state influenced by emotional, cognitive, and social factors. Arrogance, on the other hand, is an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or inflated self-importance. It’s… Read More Ignorance and Arrogance: A Psychological Exploration
Maslow placed self-actualisation at the top of his famous hierarchy of needs. It represented a person’s journey to become the fullest version of themselves. For Maslow, this included: Self-actualised people, in his research, tended to be humble, truth-seeking, deeply connected to their values, and capable of experiencing “peak experiences”—those transcendent moments of pure joy, connection, or clarity.… Read More 🌱 What Maslow Meant by Self-Actualisation
Part of the “Not the Person You Think They Are” Healing Series#FreedomAfterAbuse #EmotionalHealing #ReclaimYourJoy #SurvivorStrength #LifeAsItShouldBe There’s a unique kind of joy that comes when you wake up in the morning and… feel nothing but peace. No dread.No bracing for impact.No eggshells underfoot or simmering silence next to you in bed. Just the soft, golden… Read More 🌅 “Back to Life, Back to Reality: The Peace After the Storm”By Linda C J Turner Therapy
April 5th is a date now engraved in my heart. A quiet, powerful turning point. Not marked by fanfare, not celebrated with grand gestures — but by something far more profound: a feeling of completeness I had never truly known before. After years of emotional chaos and navigating the aftermath of abuse, trauma, and betrayal, life… Read More 🌿 Etched in My Heart: The Day I Felt Whole Again – A Psychological Perspective on Healing and True Connection
Healing has a way of opening your eyes—not just to what you want, but to what you will no longer tolerate. For a long time, I made excuses. I extended compassion to people who offered none in return. I bent over backwards to keep the peace, to fix what I didn’t break, to love people through… Read More What I Will No Longer Accept
A Psychological Perspective on Letting Go of Emotional Responsibility That Was Never Yours At some point in your life, you may have found yourself in a relationship with someone who was mean, miserable, or even cruel — and you took it upon yourself to try and fix them. You thought: But here’s the truth, backed by both experience and… Read More 🌿 You Are Not Responsible for Their Misery
Sometimes, a person walks into your life and without effort, without fanfare, everything softens. There’s no drama. No confusion. No second-guessing. Just a calm sense of being seen and accepted. Maybe it’s the way they smile at you. Maybe it’s how they listen—not just to your words, but to the silences in between. Maybe it’s the… Read More 💛 When Kindness Finds You: The Healing Power of Genuine Connection
There’s a moment, often charged with anxiety and dread, when an old mobile phone — a silent keeper of memories, secrets, and conversations — returns from forensic analysis. You find yourself asking: Do I really want to know what’s on there? The Phone as a Time Capsule of Pain and Truth That device holds more… Read More When the Old Mobile Phone Comes Back from Forensics — Do I Really Want to Know What’s On There?
She’s not here for peace. She’s here for control. But not this time. You’ve built your peace.You’ve untangled yourself from the chaos.You’ve done the work—healing, growing, rebuilding. And just when you start breathing freely again…She’s back. Not because she’s changed.Not because she’s sorry.But because you are free, and that triggers her. 🧠 Psychologically, What’s Really Going On? When a… Read More When the Toxic One Comes Back
The Masked Malice Behind Relationship Sabotage** There’s a particular kind of emotional betrayal that cuts deeply—when someone you trust destroys your relationshipsand tells you they’re doing it for your own good. At first, you might believe them. After all, they’re family. Maybe even a sibling. You might think: Maybe they see something I don’t. Maybe they really care…… Read More **“It’s for your own good…”
