Tag: #Personal Growth

Believing in Yourself Again: The Neuroscience of Reclaiming Worth

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After years of being told cruel, diminishing things, genuine compliments can feel almost unbelievable at first. But the fact that multiple people are reflecting back “class,” confidence, and dignity shows how powerfully your inner healing is shining outward. Believing in Yourself Again: The Neuroscience of Reclaiming Worth When someone has spent years in an abusive environment, their… Read More Believing in Yourself Again: The Neuroscience of Reclaiming Worth

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Live Your Values in Action

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

Beautiful question 🌿 — “How to live authentically” is really at the core of healing, individuation, and integrity. Living authentically doesn’t mean being perfect, loud, or radically transparent in every moment. It means being aligned— your inner truth and your outer life reflect one another. Here’s a roadmap: 1. Know Yourself Authenticity starts with self-awareness. Tip: Journaling,… Read More Live Your Values in Action

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The Golden Rule

That principle — often called the golden rule — is simple on the surface but incredibly rich when you look at it through psychology, neuroscience, and lived experience. 🌿 Here’s a reflective expansion: The Core of It Treating others as you would like to be treated yourself is really about empathy and integrity. It asks us to… Read More The Golden Rule

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Mean in Spirit, Mean in Heart: Why Some People Stay Cruel — and How to Protect Yourself

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

Your mother’s words — “mean in spirit, mean in heart” — hold more truth than any psychology textbook could compress into a sentence. Life has probably shown you that cruelty often runs deeper than the occasional bad mood. For some, meanness is a way of operating in the world — not just a passing reaction. Neuroscience and… Read More Mean in Spirit, Mean in Heart: Why Some People Stay Cruel — and How to Protect Yourself

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🧳 Baggage in Second & Third Relationships — What’s Acceptable, What’s Not

Let’s be honest: by the time we’re in our second, third, or later relationships, everyone has some kind of baggage. The question isn’t whether baggage exists — it’s whether it’s healthy and manageable or toxic and destructive. From a psychological perspective, past experiences shape our attachment style, trust levels, and emotional triggers. Some baggage comes from lessons learned and growth; other… Read More 🧳 Baggage in Second & Third Relationships — What’s Acceptable, What’s Not

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The Locus of Control

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

Reclaiming the inner locus of control means taking back your sense of personal power—the belief that you have the ability to influence your life, your responses, and your future, instead of feeling like everything is determined by external forces, other people, or “fate.” It’s a psychological concept rooted in Rotter’s Locus of Control Theory (1966), which distinguishes between: Why Reclaiming… Read More The Locus of Control

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How to Recognize When You’re Being Pulled Into Head Games

Before you can set boundaries, it’s important to become aware of the subtle ways these manipulations sneak in. Here are some signs to watch for: How to Set Boundaries With Someone Who Plays Head Games or Seeks Attention Through Manipulation Why Setting Boundaries is So Hard — And Why It’s Worth It Boundaries can feel… Read More How to Recognize When You’re Being Pulled Into Head Games

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