"Therapy speak" refers to the significant expansion of psychological and medical language and concepts to daily life, outside of the academic context. This could include but is not limited to: 

- using terms like ""toxic"" or ""gaslighting"" when talking about interactions, friendships, or relationships in situations that do not meet the academic definition of these terms,

-  referring to the urge to tidy up as ""OCD"", or a temporary inability to focus as ""ADHD"

- "partaking in speculative psychiatric diagnoses of others, including public figures"

Selasie, is a middle aged college professor of the local community college, who lives in the beautiful town of Foliville. Foliville being comprised of a smaller populace, ensures the community stays much interconnected. Recently, there has been an increase in violent crimes in the community due to Yaf, a new drug lord in the neighboring city. One evening while travelling back to her home, Sellasie finds Yaf's car wrecked by the road with him crawling by the roadside. The path is always empty at this time. She is the only one who could help.

Companies are increasingly adopting subscription models for selling their physical and digital products instead of solely relying on one-time sales. For example, physical products such as Oura smart ring, Tesla vehicles, and Peloton exercise bikes require monthly fees to unlock some or all features, while digital products such as Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft 365 have transitioned from one-time purchase to subscription-based access.