AI companions

AI companions

Support this project There are evenings when you would like a little company, but explaining the whole day to someone feels like another thing to manage. A chat window offers an easy place to begin. You can type a few words, change them, start again. A reply arrives,...
AI-guided therapy

AI-guided therapy

Support this project An exercise can seem straightforward when someone explains it, then become surprisingly hard to remember when you want to try it on your own. Where do you begin, and what comes next? Digital guidance can put those steps within reach. A prompt...
A thinking partner

A thinking partner

Support this project You begin by asking for help with a message. Halfway through explaining why it is difficult to write, you realise the message is only part of what has been bothering you. Putting a situation into words can bring out distinctions that were harder...
Cold exposure

Cold exposure

Support this project Stepping out of cold water can leave you feeling very awake: skin tingling, a towel suddenly welcome, an ordinary warm drink more appealing than it was a few minutes before. For some people, that feeling is worth returning for. Others enjoy the...
Fasting

Fasting

Support this project Food gives a day much of its shape. Going without it changes more than mealtimes: it can bring familiar habits into view, or mark a period set aside for reflection. For someone observing a religious fast, the meaning may be inseparable from...