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Surviving the Postpartum Rollercoaster: A Guide for New Moms

Postpartum depression can feel like an emotional avalanche at a time when everyone expects joy. This article explores the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for postpartum depression, offering real, relatable insight and supportive steps new mothers...

Translation missing: en.by Hello From The Thought Co. ·Jun 26, 2025 ·7 min read
Voices of Pride: Soham’s Journey
ADHD

Voices of Pride: Soham’s Journey

Being queer is beautiful. Being queer is liberating. But it wasn’t always this way for me. When I first started to realise that I...

Aug 23, 2021 ·3 min
[Men]tal Health
ADHD

[Men]tal Health

  (Trigger warning: mentions abuse; suicide; substance abuse) Patriarchy is a societal system that puts men in a position of power and women in...

Aug 18, 2021 ·5 min
Attachments Styles & Relationships
ADHD

Attachments Styles & Relationships

The minute we were born, our need for food, comfort and safety were catered for, making us completely dependent on our caregivers for survival....

Aug 13, 2021 ·3 min
Do Marks Really Matter?
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Do Marks Really Matter?

With board exams cancelled for some sections and exams postponed for others – we’ve found ourselves stuck in a swirl of confusion again. After...

May 28, 2021 ·4 min
Mental Health on the Internet
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Mental Health on the Internet

The internet has become our go-to for all kinds of information, and that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, considering it’s made all...

May 10, 2021 ·5 min
What Do You Meme?
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What Do You Meme?

We are in 2021 and our meme games keep progressing. From turning our friends into stickers and memes to knowing some lines by heart,...

Mar 9, 2021 ·6 min
What's Driving Us NUTS?
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What's Driving Us NUTS?

It’s been a week since Neha’s had a good night’s sleep. Their days are a blur of binge eating dessert and losing their temper...

Jan 31, 2021 ·4 min
Schitt's Creek & Mental Health
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Schitt's Creek & Mental Health

Schitt’s Creek offers a surprisingly tender lesson in mental health without ever naming it. This piece explores how the show depicts anxiety, resilience, queer-affirming...

Jan 16, 2021 ·7 min
2020 Ends, But The Anxiety Continues
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2020 Ends, But The Anxiety Continues

A new year always brings about a promise of new beginnings and escaping the past. Most of us are hoping and praying that while...

Nov 20, 2020 ·5 min
How To: Mindfulness
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How To: Mindfulness

To be engulfed completely in the moment, feeling the wind against your face and the sun as it warms your skin – that is...

Sep 27, 2020 ·2 min
Caring For Dementia
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Caring For Dementia

Well being, for many, is state of having a sense agency, hope, confidence and self esteem. Well being is perceived in a similar manner...

Sep 20, 2020 ·4 min