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12 Weeks. 6 Teens. A Shift That Numbers Can’t Fully Capture.

Inside the Sept–Dec 2025 Foundational Cohort of Inside Out Labs
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Six young people

“Six young people walked into the Labs carrying weights they couldn’t quite name. 12 weeks later, they walked out with something most teenagers never get.”
  • Cohort window: September – December 2025
  • Program: Inside Out Labs 1 — the foundational 12-week Mental Fitness curriculum.
  • The Profile: · Freya · Saina · Aanya · Aashi · Tanvi

WHAT EVERY ONE OF THEM HAD IN COMMON

None of them were “struggling students.” They were capable, high-functioning, often top-of-their-class teenagers running on a nervous system that simply never got to switch off. While six students completed the journey, one student was unavailable during the final data collection window due to a major national exam schedule. The data below reflects the verified metrics of the five surveyed participants (N=5).

WHAT THEY CARRIED IN


Before the programme began, Founder Aparna Gupta asked every student the same question:

For this cohort, four primary challenges emerged as recurring themes:

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Suppressed Emotions

Things deeply felt but never spoken aloud.

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Stress and Overwhelm

The heavy, everyday weight of the unprocessed.

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Lack of Confidence

Self-worth anchored entirely to academic performance, ready to collapse if the grades slipped.

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Academic Pressure

The visible performance weight that the outside world saw and rewarded.