Neurture: Quit Habits
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Brady Dowling

Neurture - Understand your brain, change your behavior

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Neurture: Quit Habits helps people work with cravings, urges, addiction-related habit loops, and repetitive behaviors through private, self-guided tools grounded in ACT, CBT, mindfulness, relapse-prevention skills, and self-compassion. Built for food, alcohol, porn, gambling, nicotine, screen time, substances, shopping, and other patterns, with support for high-risk moments between personal goals, therapy, treatment, peer support, and everyday life.

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Brady Dowling
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I'm excited and proud to be launching Neurture today! ❤️💪 Since I was just a little kid, I've struggled with how (much) I use technology, from video games to social media and beyond. At times I've found huuuge pleasure in these things but I've also been left feeling isolated or guilty. Often both of these things are true. At first it seemed like the best approach was just to try harder 😬 After working for a mental health unicorn for two years (and lots of research, therapy, podcasts, etc. etc) I found that there are great, research-based digital mental health resources...that focus on stress and anxiety. But for those seeking to change unwanted or addictive behaviors, there is a gap. Neurture helps users address unwanted or addictive behaviors using research-based methods (ACT, CBT, mindfulness, etc). It meets users where they are, helping them focus on behaviors that matter to them, whether its excessive social media use, procrastination, vaping or smoking, alcohol consumption, pornography viewing, negative self-talk, or anything else. Neurture provides trusted resources and helps you get out of your head and develop a personalized, compassionate plan for change. A few Neurture features ✅ My Map feature which allows you to develop a plan for change ✅ Meditations based on research ✅ Glossary of terms to learn trusted methods for change ✅ AI chat to get out of your head and help you iterate on your plans ✅ Journaling (including handwriting recognition) ✅ Affirmations UI to help change unhelpful thoughts You'll Love Neurture If You... • Just want to cut back on any behavior (snacking, social media, video gaming, etc) • Feel like you're addicted to something (alcohol, vaping, smoking, etc) • Feel like therapy might be "overkill" or isn't necessary • Feel therapy is not accessible (price, timing, intimidation, etc) • Want additional support in between therapy sessions Since day 1 I've been working with a few different clinical psychologists so nearly every word in the app has been reviewed by multiple licensed clinicians. Neurture is free to try! iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id646... Android: https://play.google.com/store/ap...
Siful
@bradydowling Congratulations on the launch 🙌🏻
Brady Dowling
Maker
@getsiful Thank you Siful!
orliesaurus
@bradydowling great job launching!
Mohamed Ghaith
@bradydowling Great idea for the app, I will play around with it! I really want to start implementing pause breaks inside my work day, maybe Neurture will be able to help!
Brady Dowling
Maker
@mohamedghaith Absolutely! Use the assistant and My Map to help you come up with a plan and then be able to follow through on it, should be really helpful.
Mohamed Ghaith
@bradydowling Amazing! I will try it out! Thanks
Ebru
As a psychologist myself, I find your app very useful, great job!
Brady Dowling
Maker
@ebruabaz Thanks Ebru! I've heard this feedback quite a bit from psychologists, from nail biting to working on reducing snacking, it seems like a lot of people are finding a lot of value in Neurture.
Sebastian Karges
Congrats on the launch! It's very cool that the app also teaches you the "why" behind.
Brady Dowling
Maker
@sebastian_karges_live_today Thank you! This is a really important part of it, trying to reduce the judgment about behaviors that people want to change by improving understanding.
Paul Sobiecki
Clicked upvote! Can Neurture actually make the advice stick? How does it handle the ups and downs of human willpower?
Brady Dowling
Maker
@aman_wen Great question! One of the key features is that the home screen has large buttons to report that you're struggling (either that you're feeling an urge or you want to bounce back, whatever those mean to you). From there, you'll be presented with your prevention plan or bounce back plan, if you've come up with those already, or else you'll be engaged in a conversation with the assistant to help you in your current situation. Often, just being able to chat through your current state of mind can help get things out and weaken any pull toward unwanted behaviors. Then of course following through on your plan should also provide a huge boost. I'd love to know your thoughts on this though!
Hamza Afzal Butt
Looks like a great tool! Congratulation team 🎉
Brady Dowling
Maker
@hamza_afzal_butt Thank you! Really excited to see what kind of difference it can make!
Oliver Alf
Very interesting approach - well done! How do you differentiate between users' different progress status in their behavior change journey?
Brady Dowling
Maker
@oliver_nexamind really good question. Right now success and progress is 100% determined and defined by the user. Many apps in this space would kep track of “days sober” or something similar but that’s not a great indicator/motivator for many people, especially those are trying to manage or reduced certain behaviors. There is a space in Neurture where users can log different events, such as a relapse, an emotion, or a victory of some kind. This is a piece of the app that I really want to get user feedback on before building it out in depth and prescribing a method of tracking for all users. In due time, I hope to give users more guidance with course content about different therapeutic modalities and approaches.
Matthias Pieringer
Congrats Brady. Looking forward to seeing how Neurture can make a positive impact on people's lives.
Brady Dowling
Maker
@matthias_pieringer Thanks so much Matthias, I've already heard some really inspiring reviews, excited to share some of those in the future!
Marc Andre
Congrats on the launch! The functionality to digitize handwritten journals looks amazing.
Brady Dowling
Maker
@marc_andre1 Thank you! This is actually a feature that I built for myself 😬 I love using pen and paper over digital journaling that I couldn't do without it. Glad to know it's appreciated by others!
Terrence Kelleman
Congrats Brady. I'm personally very passionate about self efficacy and using the tools of CBT to unlock the potential for change in individuals. Especially in an environment where mental health needs are so critical yet access is out of reach to most people. I've personally worked with Jack Trimpey who created Rational Recovery and I'm a big advocate for decoding the underlying conditions that lead to addictive behavior in the first place. Understandjng those root causes and the mechanics of addiction can be incredibly empowering to create lasting change. I've downloaded the App and will give it a go for the trial period.
Brady Dowling
Maker
@terrence_kelleman Awesome, it would be really great to get any ideas of feedback from you then. Thanks so much for giving it a try!
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