During pregnancy, moms are supposed to experience as little stress and anxiety as possible. If they have any questions or feel uncomfortable, medical professionals and loved ones are there to help them. Yet 45% of pregnant women say they’re afraid of asking questions and sharing concerns. Talking about pregnancy shouldn’t be taboo, but when you … Read more

Being a new mom can be an isolating experience filled with lots of dirty diapers, not much adult conversation, and very little sleep. Finding other parents in the same boat as you can sometimes feel like hitting the jackpot. You get to hang out and commiserate, while the babies get to play. It’s a win-win … Read more

Secret Santa is humanity’s solution to the age-old problem of divvying up gift giving. After all, in any moderately sized family or group of friends, it’s not entirely possible to give everyone something, so it’s a great way to make sure everyone still gets a nice surprise. But things don’t always go to plan. So … Read more

When we grow up in a multilingual family, we often take it for granted. Speaking more than one language from early childhood is a privilege. Nowadays, almost half of the world’s population speaks at least two languages, and about 66% of children worldwide are raised bilingual. But sometimes being multilingual can get you in trouble. … Read more

Getting fired is one of life’s more humbling experiences. One moment you are a valued member of a team, contributing meaningfully to the organisation’s goals, and the next moment someone in HR is asking you to return your lanyard and escorting you to the lift. It is, in most cases, a sobering experience. In the … Read more

It makes me really happy that mental health is no longer a taboo or simply dismissed as madness. Every day, more people are seeking out help, but finding the right therapist can be pretty challenging. After all, we are the most vulnerable with them, so they better be good, right? Unfortunately, as in every field, … Read more

Cheating is one of the most heartbreaking things a person can go through. But it hurts a million times more when the person your partner crosses the line with is your own parent. How do you even begin to heal from that kind of double blow? That is exactly what happened to one woman, who … Read more

If we’re honest, we’ve all got our share of annoying habits and, shall we say, particular ways of doing things. Maybe it’s the way we eat our pie, how we stack our dishes, or some other inexplicable little routine. We might even recognize these habits for what they are, whether plain irritating or just a … Read more

Infertility can reshape family dynamics in ways people rarely talk about. Even with love and good intentions, it can introduce guilt, comparison, and emotional tension that sits beneath everyday conversations, especially when someone else in the family is able to conceive. This is exactly what one 26-year-old woman began noticing after welcoming her first baby. … Read more

Whether you’re a pessimist or an optimist, you probably have an opinion about the direction our world is heading. Interestingly, people’s attitudes toward the world’s future depend largely on geography. According to an Ipsos survey at the end of 2025, those living in Asia and the Global South were quite optimistic about the coming year, … Read more