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The Wysa app has been a life saver – Amanda’s story

38-year-old stay-at-home mom Amanda discovered Wysa during a dark period as a first-time mom, struggling with severe emotional distress and even suicidal thoughts. As a long-term user of Wysa, Amanda shares her journey of transformation and hope in her own words. “My name is Amanda, and I’m a 38-year-old stay-at-home mom from Hanover, Pennsylvania. My … Continue reading “The Wysa app has been a life saver – Amanda’s story”

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Substance use treatment: Cognitive behavioural therapy and other options

Remember how years ago substance use was called ‘addiction’? The World Health Organization concluded in 1964 that the term ‘addiction’ was not a scientific term and substituted it with “drug dependence’. According to the WHO, the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive (any substance affecting the mind) substances can lead to a dependence syndrome (which … Continue reading “Substance use treatment: Cognitive behavioural therapy and other options”