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Kat Manalac

Iona Mind - Mental health support, for everyone

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Regular conversations with Iona can make a real difference to your mood.
Iona uses evidence-based techniques to help users deal with negative thoughts, stress and anxiety.
It’s your 24/7, stigma-free, mental health companion.

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Jonathan Baker
Maker
Hey everyone, Startups are hard. Really hard. In our previous company, one of our colleagues lost his life to suicide and since then we’ve been on a mission to put high-quality, evidence-based mental healthcare in the hands of as many people as possible. We’ve made a mobile app that provides mental health support by delivering low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and are super excited to share it with you. For those unfamiliar with CBT, it trains you to identify and challenge negative thinking patterns and behaviour which may be causing you problems. As a result, you can change the way you feel about situations which enables you to change your behaviour in future. CBT is effective for common mental health issues such as anxiety and low mood. However, it’s also useful for maintaining general wellbeing, improving self awareness, managing stress and building resilience. 20% of people suffer from a mental health issue each year in the US and 70% receive no support at all. We’re hoping our product can be a support resource for people who would otherwise not seek help. Give Iona a try and let me know what you think. If your feedback is too personal to share here, feel free to send me an email at jon@ionamind.com Please feel free to reach out to us directly: hello@ionamind.com And find us here: Website: https://www.ionamind.com Insta handle: @iona_mind Twitter handle: @iona_mind FB group: https://www.facebook.com/ionamind
Paul Farrand
Maker
If anyone is interested in understanding more about low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy or would like to explore some more traditional materials, you’re welcome to download some of my workbooks, free of charge, here: http://cedar.exeter.ac.uk/iapt/i... I hope they’re interesting and helpful. If you have any questions, feedback or comments then I’ll be manning the hello@ionamind.com email address today and would love to hear from you.
Jiyan Harrow
is this for anyone to use or can we get this for our company?
Philip Howson
Maker
@jiyan_harrow Yes, Iona Mind is available for employees and employee benefits providers / brokers. It's a great way to provide effective mental health support to the "missing middle" within your workplace. Check out our business offering at https://www.ionamind.com/employers Many employers have provision for people at either end of the mental health spectrum with meditation apps and medical insurance, but few have anything which addresses people in-between those two extremes. Iona provides a first step into your company's mental health offerings, and we can integrate with existing EAP providing signposting etc. to your employees.
Oleg Giberstein
Non-intrusive & caring - great option for introspection and mindfulness
Philip Howson
Maker
@ogiberstein Thanks very much for the support Oleg! Glad you found it useful
Karim Traiaia
congrats on the launch! :D
Philip Howson
Maker
@karim_traiaia Thanks Karim!
Darragh Mc Kay
Congrats on the launch, it looks great!
Philip Howson
Maker
@darraghmckay1 Thanks Darragh!
Mikkel Agesen
Congrats on the launch - really interesting and meaningful product! Perfect for regaining my focus in a busy day! Which really helps me to have a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction at the end of the day!
Philip Howson
Maker
@mikkel_agesen Thanks very much for the feedback! Really glad you found it useful.
Sasha Briu
self awareness equals productivity
Philip Howson
Maker
@tasha_dziatkovskaya Well said! Iona can certainly help with productivity and it's part of our proposition when approaching companies and benefits brokers / providers
Rituraj
much needed product!
Philip Howson
Maker
@rituraj0 Thanks for the support! Indeed, we see a real need for products like this for the "missing middle" of people who are somewhere between meditation apps and more clinical interventions
Raffaele Colella
This is really great! We should consider it for our company! We're across US and France - what countries you serve?
Philip Howson
Maker
@raf_col We can serve any country, we currently have users on the app in over 100 countries and counting. Feel free to reach out to us at hello@ionamind.com and we can discuss how we can help your employees
Andrew Tsao
I love the logo and design of the app! As someone who uses another CBT-focused app, I can really attest to how it helps with mental wellbeing especially when it comes to improving self-awareness. Well done on launching this
Philip Howson
Maker
@andrew_tsao Thank you for your support Andrew! Indeed, we think CBT is a great tool that everyone can use in their day to day life to help their mental wellbeing, and alongside other tools like mindfulness and meditation.
Oleg Giberstein
Great stuff guys!
David Smith
Downloaded Iona a while ago, and just spotted it was now on product hunt. I was initially quite hesitant on this, but I like the way Iona takes you through the various techniques in CBT and how the exercises are always on hand. It’s definitely helped me in understanding my thoughts and control my anxiety better.
Philip Howson
Maker
@david_smith19 Thanks for your feedback David. Very pleased you're getting value out of the app.
Julie Parry
I have been using Iona for 9 months now and it's a great app. I use it to reinforce CBT tools taught me by my psychologist. There's a daily checkin option to help keep track of your mood, options to challenge your thoughts and guidance as to how, fab motivational affirmations and thoughts of the day, and my favourite part, the gratitude journal. I use Iona daily just before bed, to think about the big obvious things that have gone well through the day, but also the little things - a blue sky, sunshine, something nice my son has said etc. And then I get a weekly report from Iona which I personally export to excel so I have a permanent searchable record of my gratitudes, which I can look at whenever I want. There's meditation and mindfulness exercises too, and calming techniques, all of which are very helpful in today's world. I love Iona and am so glad I found it.
Philip Howson
Maker
@julie_parry Thanks so much for your comments and support Julie! We're absolutely thrilled that you find Iona useful, and it's always great to hear real stories of people using the app and getting value from it. We also have an "export" feature planned for users who want to save their journal entries which you may find useful once it's ready.
Sophie Li
I love the set up of the topics, and the app guides you very clearly. The contents are so rich , inspiring and encouraging . When I have time, I will check in to do some core exercise or write down a gratitude journal , these really help me to think positively after a busy day at work. Even if I am busy, I would like to tap in thought of the day to take a quick look to get some inspiration. I wish we could have this in my work place, so some of colleagues can think positively and calmly rather than making lots complaints and being depressed all the time!
Philip Howson
Maker
@sophieli1313 Thanks so much for your comments and support Sophie! It's great to hear that you like the app and find it useful. We are offering Iona Mind as a company benefit, so please let your HR representative know about us, you can find more info on our website above
Narae Kim
Love Iona mind! Great product, concept and design! And tackling really important problem with great solution. Congrats on the launch!
Philip Howson
Maker
@naraekim11 Thanks very much for the support Narae!
JoyQR
Nice app for improving mental wellbeing. Congrats on the launch !
Eva Yopes McMullen
I am excited to try this! I have benefited greatly from CBT and am excited to see how it helps to have it "in my pocket."
Roman Sevast
Congrats on the launch! ;-)