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Understanding Perinatal OCD: A Journey of Resilience and Responsibility

April 22, 2025 | By Laura Lurns

The Overwhelming Impact of Perinatal OCD on New Parents Becoming a parent is a monumental life change, filled with joy but also immense responsibility and stress. For Kimberly Nixon, the arrival of her child triggered an intense episode of perinatal OCD, a condition affecting two in every hundred new mothers. The flood of dark, intrusive […]

Christine McGuinness’ Unmasked Melody: ADHD, Autism, and Resilience

February 25, 2025 | By Laura Lurns

The Outsider’s Echo: Early Notes of Difference Christine’s story hums from infancy: “I can’t remember not feeling different.” At school, she watched peers play, mimicking their chatter to blend in, a loner craving her bedroom’s quiet. “I’d laugh if they laughed, fall if they fell—masking to survive,” she says. Alex nods—his Warhammer haven mirrors her […]