Anson Whitmer

Anson Whitmer

MentalMental
CEO and co-founder of Mental
48 points

About

When I was 19, I lost my uncle to suicide. It motivated me to get my PhD in Neuroscience. Some years later, when I was doing research on depression at Stanford, my cousin called me. I didn’t get back in time and he also killed himself. That motivated me to stop looking at causes and start focusing on scalable solutions. I joined the founding team at Calm, as head of data/AI, and played a leadership role turning it into a $2B juggernaut. Calm struggled to get through to men, however. Everyone does. Unfortunately, men are 80% of suicides so if we ever want to solve the suicide crisis, we must find a way. That’s why I founded Mental, the first mental health app to leverage the latest science and build a solution from the ground up for men. We need change. We all need to get mental.

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Maker History

  • Mental's Pushup Protocol
    Mental's Pushup ProtocolTrain your body, while Deontay Wilder trains your mind.
    Sep 2024
  • Mental
    MentalHow Men Strengthen Their Mindset
    Dec 2023
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    Joined Product HuntDecember 10th, 2023

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Anson Whitmer

2yr ago

Mental - The first mental health app for men

The first mental health app built for men! Solve your problems by talking to AI versions of legendary men who have been turned into half coaches, half therapists, and tweak your daily routines with comedy, science and Huberman-style protocols made fun.
Anson Whitmer

1yr ago

Mental's Pushup Protocol - Train your body, while Deontay Wilder trains your mind.

Discipline isn’t something you naturally have. You learn it. In our Push-up Protocol, Deontay Wilder teaches you the mental tools and mindset needed to become as disciplined and confident as a world heavyweight boxing champion. You may just get stronger too.
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