Heartwarming comics break down complex parenting issues with ease

April 22, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-5c7c) In partnership with Two Forbes 30U30 Founders Transforming Mental Wellness People scroll on their smartphones, they get depressed. Today, 25% of American adults are suffering from a diagnosable mental health condition. After seeing their mother struggle with depression, Lee brothers, Forbes 30U30 winners, founded [Aura](, already with over 8 million users and 100K+ paying subscribers. Aura quickly received investments from Silicon Valley’s legendary VCs as well as executives from Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, and Apple. And they’re just getting started. For [x] more days, you can invest in Aura alongside 2000+ investors and back the future of mental wellness. [Only a few days left to invest.]( [Heartwarming comics break down complex parenting issues with ease]( Lunarbaboon comics tackle huge, important subjects with an effective, lighthearted touch that you can't help but smile at. Christopher Grady, a father and teacher from Toronto, was struggling with anxiety and depression. That's when he started drawing. He describes his early cartoons and illustrations as a journal where he'd chronicle everyday moments from his life as a husband, elementary school teacher, and father to two kids. "I needed a positive place to focus all my thoughts and found that when I was making comics I felt a little bit better," he says. He began putting a few of his comics online, not expecting much of a response. But he quickly learned that people were connecting with his work in a deep way. [Read the story]( [Expert says there's only one laundry cycle you ever need, no matter what's being washed]( Straight from Patric Richardson, the "Laundry Guy" himself. Once upon a time, our only option for getting [clothes clean]( was to get out a bucket of soapy water and start scrubbing. Nowadays, we use fancy machines that not only do the labor for us, but give us free reign to choose between endless [water temperature](, wash duration, and spin speed combinations. Of course, here’s where the paradox of choice comes in. Suddenly you’re second guessing whether that lace item needs to use the “delicates” cycle, or the “hand wash” one, or what exactly merits a “permanent press” cycle. And now, you’re wishing for that bygone bucket just to take away the mental rigamarole. Well, you’re in luck. Turns out there’s only one setting you actually need. At least according to one [laundry]( expert. [Read the story]( upworthy upworthy Add a comment... [Pet parent recreates Taylor Swift's 'Fortnite' video starring their dog and it's epic]( "THIS NEEDS MORE ATTENTION” Sure, [Taylor Swift]( did a great job at writing, performing in and directing her “[Fortnite](” [music video]( (which has only dropped a couple days ago and already at over 30 million views)…but you know what could make it even better? Having a [dog]( perform all the parts, that’s what! And that’s exactly the treat we received, thanks to an adorable dachshund named Lucas. [Read the story]( [Woman who moved to Italy lists the most basic human needs Americans now have to pay for]( Remember when these things used to be free? They still are in some places. [Life]( just feels a little hard right now for many of us when it comes to finances. And one person has hit the nail on the head as to why. Spoiler alert: it probably has nothing to do with anyone being lazy. [Amber Cimiotti](, a mom of two and expat living in [Italy](, begins her video by noting how America has removed naturally occurring activities like “exercise, talking to friends, connecting with people, spending time with our kids,” from everyday life. And so now, Americans only have access to these very necessary things if they are able to pay for them. [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](