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The Hypocrisy Olympics: Recognising the Patterns and Knowing When to Stop Playing Along

A survival guide to people who talk the talk, walk absolutely nowhere and somehow still expect a standing ovation. There comes a time in life when you develop a rather wonderful skill: the ability to recognise nonsense without feeling the need to participate in it. You know the people I’m talking about. The ones who… Read More The Hypocrisy Olympics: Recognising the Patterns and Knowing When to Stop Playing Along

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Protecting Children: Recognising the Signs of Sexual Abuse, Grooming and Online Exploitation

An essential guide for parents, families and anyone concerned about a child’s safety. Understanding the warning signs, recognising grooming and knowing where to seek help can make a life-changing difference. Child sexual abuse is not always obvious. It does not always involve physical violence, strangers or situations that immediately raise suspicion. Sometimes the person responsible… Read More Protecting Children: Recognising the Signs of Sexual Abuse, Grooming and Online Exploitation

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Behind Closed Doors: Recognising the Warning Signs of Child Sexual Abuse and Hidden Offending

The respectable identity an adult presents to society does not necessarily reveal their private behaviour. Understanding grooming, boundary violations, secrecy and patterns of inappropriate conduct can help protect children before abuse escalates. One of the most difficult aspects of child sexual abuse is that perpetrators do not necessarily look, behave or present themselves in ways… Read More Behind Closed Doors: Recognising the Warning Signs of Child Sexual Abuse and Hidden Offending

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When Marriage and Relationships Become a Cover for Hidden Behaviour

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Perhaps one of the most uncomfortable realities about sexual offending is that it does not always exist separately from an apparently ordinary domestic life. Some individuals maintain marriages, long-term relationships, families and respectable social identities while concealing behaviour that is entirely at odds with the image they present to the outside world. Marriage can create… Read More When Marriage and Relationships Become a Cover for Hidden Behaviour

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The Hidden Offender: Voyeurism, Secret Observation and Sexual Exploitation of Children

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Not all child sexual abuse involves physical contact. Some offenders derive sexual gratification from secretly watching, observing, recording or obtaining access to images of children in private or intimate situations. These behaviours are particularly disturbing because the child may have absolutely no knowledge that they are being watched or exploited. A child might believe they… Read More The Hidden Offender: Voyeurism, Secret Observation and Sexual Exploitation of Children

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The Children Nobody Spoke About: The Secrecy, Silence and Concealment Surrounding Child Sexual Abuse

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

Behind the stories of abducted and exploited children lies another, often less visible story: the secrecy that enables offenders to operate, the silence imposed on victims, and the uncomfortable reality that some perpetrators remain hidden in plain sight. The story of Sally Horner, the young American girl whose kidnapping became associated with Vladimir Nabokov’s novel… Read More The Children Nobody Spoke About: The Secrecy, Silence and Concealment Surrounding Child Sexual Abuse

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Sexual Rejection Versus Sexual Coercion

When a partner’s right to say no becomes confused with another person’s perceived entitlement to sex Sexual intimacy is one of the most personal aspects of a relationship. It involves physical consent, emotional safety, trust, vulnerability and mutual respect. Yet in some relationships, the subject of sex becomes entangled with entitlement, rejection, resentment and power.… Read More Sexual Rejection Versus Sexual Coercion

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Sexual and Emotional Withholding as Punishment

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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When affection, intimacy and physical closeness become instruments of power, rejection and control in a relationship. Introduction: When affection becomes conditional Intimacy is an important part of many relationships. It can provide reassurance, connection, pleasure, comfort and a sense of being wanted. But what happens when affection disappears whenever one partner disagrees, challenges the other,… Read More Sexual and Emotional Withholding as Punishment

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Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD): How it affects relationships and whether people feel emotions

People with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) can feel emotions. They are not necessarily emotionless, incapable of attachment or unable to experience love. However, they may experience, process and respond to emotions differently from people without the disorder. One of the most important distinctions is between feeling an emotion and having the capacity to understand, respect and respond… Read More Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD): How it affects relationships and whether people feel emotions

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You Can Spend a Lifetime With Someone and They Still Never Really Know You

One of the saddest realisations in a relationship is discovering that you can spend almost a lifetime with someone and they never really get to know you. Not because you were difficult to understand, emotionally unavailable or impossible to please, but because they never really made the effort to find out who you were. They… Read More You Can Spend a Lifetime With Someone and They Still Never Really Know You

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