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26.06.2025 20:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0This is how Lawrence edits ๐
What would you name each of these 5 stages?
47% down today of the most incredible stories about how fandom saved mental health.
15 days until paperback presales! 2 days left on this special edition pre-order window (find it in our shop now)!
This isn't just another fan bookโthese are lifelines disguised as stories.
Special edition available for pre-order now. Paperback presales start July 10.
These stories deserve our very best work. Back to editing...
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A teacher using Pokรฉmon to help students through dark times. A woman whose life was saved by a single Sanctuary quote. Convention friendships that became chosen family when biological families failed.
Every story chosen has the power to help someone feel less alone.
Lawrence and I are tag-teaming these incredible submissions about how fandom saved mental health, and honestly? We're both having to take editing breaks because the courage in these stories is overwhelming.
25.06.2025 17:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 045% through final edits on the most vulnerable fan stories ever shared.
Want exclusive behind-the-scenes access and first looks at what we're creating?
๐ Newsletter link in bioโwe're sharing the real editing process, not just the highlights.
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Tattoos connect us, mark our journeys, and show weโre never alone. ๐
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#StargateSG1 #Grief #JanetFraiser #VideoEssay
Janet Fraiser wasnโt supposed to die.
She was safety. She was healing.
And her death still stings.
Written by Kayleigh Dray
Watch our latest video essay on Stargate SG-1โs most devastating momentโand why it matters more than ever.
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Grief isnโt just about deathโitโs about change, lost dreams, relationships that never were, and even parts of ourselves weโve had to leave behind. This month, weโre diving deep into what grief really looks like and how we move through it.
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That one show or movie you return to, over and over, because it feels like home.
In our latest video essay, writer Molly Flatt dives into the emotional weight of The X-Files, unpacking a box of old memorabilia and uncovering the deep connection between fandom, memory, and identity.
๐บ The X-Files & the Power of Nostalgia ๐บ
Self-care isnโt just about routines and boundariesโitโs also about comfort media.
#SelfCare #FandomWellness #ComfortMedia #TheXFiles #TheCompanion
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๐ก Itโs time to build your self-care routine.
Over the last 3 weeks, weโve explored self-care, hobbies & boundariesโnow, weโre putting it all together. โจ
๐น Start small
๐น Use SMART goals
๐น Donโt forget Goblin Mode = self-care too
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Weโve reviewed so many heartwarming and uplifting submissions, and as we move into the next phase of production itโs time to bring the humor. This chapter should be pure joyโwe need your best, funniest moments! #Funnystory #submissions #booksubmission #mentalhealth #laughteristhebestmedicine
20.02.2025 18:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Fandom-related or not, if youโve got a story that will have readers crying with laughter, we want to hear it. Convention chaos? Cosplay disasters? A wild twist of fate? The kind of story that makes your belly ache from laughing?
Send it to support@thecompanion.app!
Amanda has a funny story about traveling with Don S. Davis. Welles has one involving a possum, canned food, and a broken lawn mower. And if you havenโt heard Teryl Rotheryโs โchronic comerโ story, well, youโve missed a gem (donโt worry, weโll catch you up)!
20.02.2025 18:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0WEโRE REOPENING SUBMISSIONS for Embracing Mental Health as a Fandomโbut this time, we just want your most hilarious stories! ๐คฃโจ (Thread)
20.02.2025 18:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Included is the brand new video essay version of James Hoareโs article โSam and Jacob Carter: A Fatherโs Battle, A Daughterโs War.โ You can watch and read the article here: www.thecompanion.app/sam-carter-a...
18.02.2025 21:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This weekโs newsletter explores boundariesโhow we set them, when to say yes, when to say no, and how our favorite sci-fi characters model them.
Can you think of a time in Stargate, Star Trek, or another favorite story where someone set a strong boundary? How are you at setting boundaries yourself?
๐ What Do We Mean When We Talk About Boundaries? ๐
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