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Pocket Mind Redesign...A Gentle Brain Retraining Guide by The Trauma Drama Mama
Pocket Mind Redesign...A Gentle Brain Retraining Guide by The Trauma Drama Mama
  • Personalized micro-steps for real-life challenges
  • Understand your brain’s patterns with simple explanations
  • Build safety and confidence through tiny, steady practice                                                                                        
Kiki Mullican
Created byKiki Mullican
Certified Neuroscience Coach and mental health educator with 20+ years experience supporting trauma recovery and brain retraining
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You've been noticing your brain's old patterns showing up when things feel uncertain. Let's try a tiny experiment: pause for 30 seconds and notice one thing that feels safe or comforting right now. This helps your brain practice finding glimmers, even on tough days.

Today's Micro-Step

5 min • Safe Exposure Practice

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Build emotional safety, one small step at a time

With this app as your supportive companion, you’ll gently retrain your brain through small, achievable experiences rooted in neuroscience. Discover why your patterns formed, learn practical tools for nervous system regulation, and create lasting change at your own pace. Every step is personalized, judgment-free, and designed to help your brain learn safety through steady practice.

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Nice job!

I'm so glad you had a wonderful day!

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Understand your brain’s patterns

Gain clear, relatable explanations for why your brain responds the way it does. Learn the science behind your experiences and discover how gentle, informed steps can create real change.

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Create new pathways with micro-steps

Build confidence and resilience through tiny, emotionally safe actions. The app helps you break down goals, celebrate progress, and adapt plans to fit your unique needs and barriers.

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Feel supported every step

Experience warm encouragement, gentle check-ins, practical guidance from your AI coach, and Liv the Firefly as a steady visual companion. Every feature is designed to help you feel safe, seen, and never judged.

The only app you need

A personalized brain retraining coach. In your pocket.

This app guides you through gentle, neuroscience-informed brain retraining using small, achievable experiences. Each day, you'll explore personalized micro-steps, grounding exercises, and supportive lessons—helping you build stronger neural pathways and lasting emotional safety. The app adapts to your unique goals, barriers, and progress, offering encouragement, practical strategies, and warm guidance every step of the way. It's a compassionate companion for real change, meeting you exactly where you are.

Build emotional safety, one small step at a timeBuild emotional safety, one small step at a time
Take the quiz to get your personalized plan

Build emotional safety, one small step at a time

Pocket Mind Redesign...A Gentle Brain Retraining Guide by The Trauma Drama Mama
Pocket Mind Redesign...A Gentle Brain Retraining Guide by The Trauma Drama Mama
  • Personalized micro-steps for real-life challenges
  • Understand your brain’s patterns with simple explanations
  • Build safety and confidence through tiny, steady practice                                                                                        
Kiki Mullican
Created byKiki Mullican
Certified Neuroscience Coach and mental health educator with 20+ years experience supporting trauma recovery and brain retraining
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Hero image

Your coach

You've been noticing your brain's old patterns showing up when things feel uncertain. Let's try a tiny experiment: pause for 30 seconds and notice one thing that feels safe or comforting right now. This helps your brain practice finding glimmers, even on tough days.

Today's Micro-Step

5 min • Safe Exposure Practice

Continue activity
Take the quiz to get your personalized plan
Achieve your goals

Build emotional safety, one small step at a time

With this app as your supportive companion, you’ll gently retrain your brain through small, achievable experiences rooted in neuroscience. Discover why your patterns formed, learn practical tools for nervous system regulation, and create lasting change at your own pace. Every step is personalized, judgment-free, and designed to help your brain learn safety through steady practice.

Feature image

Nice job!

I'm so glad you had a wonderful day!

psychology_alt

Understand your brain’s patterns

Gain clear, relatable explanations for why your brain responds the way it does. Learn the science behind your experiences and discover how gentle, informed steps can create real change.

auto_awesome

Create new pathways with micro-steps

Build confidence and resilience through tiny, emotionally safe actions. The app helps you break down goals, celebrate progress, and adapt plans to fit your unique needs and barriers.

emoji_emotions

Feel supported every step

Experience warm encouragement, gentle check-ins, practical guidance from your AI coach, and Liv the Firefly as a steady visual companion. Every feature is designed to help you feel safe, seen, and never judged.

The only app you need

A personalized brain retraining coach. In your pocket.

This app guides you through gentle, neuroscience-informed brain retraining using small, achievable experiences. Each day, you'll explore personalized micro-steps, grounding exercises, and supportive lessons—helping you build stronger neural pathways and lasting emotional safety. The app adapts to your unique goals, barriers, and progress, offering encouragement, practical strategies, and warm guidance every step of the way. It's a compassionate companion for real change, meeting you exactly where you are.

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Gentle Check-In

Nervous System Reset

Today's Micro-Step

5 min • Safe Exposure Practice

Start activity

Progress Reflection

Including everything you need to succeed:

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Personalized onboarding for a supportive, judgment-free start

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Begin with a gentle, individualized introduction that honors your story, needs, and comfort level.

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AI coaching chat for encouragement and practical, neuroscience-informed guidance

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Get warm, relatable support and explanations tailored to your goals, barriers, and lived experience.

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Micro-step planning to break goals into the smallest, safest possible actions

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Collaboratively design tiny, achievable steps that build confidence and create real, lasting change.

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Grounding and regulation tools for nervous system support

keyboard_arrow_down

Access calming exercises and nervous system regulation techniques whenever you need emotional safety.

school

Simple neuroscience lessons explained with stories, metaphors, and humor

keyboard_arrow_down

Learn why brain retraining works through easy-to-understand, practical lessons—never just what to do.

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Progress tracking and gentle milestones to celebrate every small step

keyboard_arrow_down

Visualize your growth, celebrate achievements, and receive encouragement — no streaks, shame, or pressure.

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Daily check-ins and mood tracking for compassionate self-awareness

keyboard_arrow_down

Reflect on your feelings, track patterns, and receive personalized support without judgment or comparison.

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Journaling and reflection prompts for deeper understanding

keyboard_arrow_down

Capture insights, process experiences, and notice subtle shifts in your thinking and emotional safety.

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Guided exposures and brain retraining plans at your own pace

keyboard_arrow_down

Gently practice new experiences with step-by-step support, adapting to your comfort and readiness.

Created by Kiki Mullican

"After years of living with anxiety, OCD, and agoraphobia, I built the gentle brain retraining system I always needed"

Kiki Mullican

Kiki Mullican

Certified Neuroscience Coach and mental health educator with 20+ years experience supporting trauma recovery and brain retraining

For as long as I can remember, my brain has been both my greatest ally and my toughest challenge. Living with the effects of trauma, anxiety, OCD, agoraphobia, and chronic illness meant that even the simplest tasks could feel overwhelming. I spent years searching for tools that didn’t just tell me to 'try harder,' but actually helped me understand why my brain responded the way it did—and how to gently change those patterns, one small step at a time.

With a background in psychology and over two decades working in mental health, I’ve seen firsthand how powerful it can be to combine neuroscience, compassion, and practical strategies. I became a Certified Neuroscience Coach because I wanted to bridge the gap between complex brain science and everyday life, making it accessible and empowering for anyone—no matter where they’re starting from.

This app is the supportive companion I always wished existed: a place where every struggle is valid, every barrier is respected, and progress is measured in tiny, meaningful steps rather than impossible leaps. I designed every feature to meet you exactly where you are, using stories, metaphors, and humor to make even the most complicated concepts feel simple and relatable.

My hope is that this app helps you build emotional safety, one small experience at a time. You don’t have to navigate healing alone. I’m honored to walk alongside you on this journey.

Meet Kiki & the app
Meet Kiki & the app
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Follow Kiki's proven process & build lasting emotional safety

Understand how your brain forms patterns
Identify and honor your real barriers
Break goals into tiny, achievable steps
Practice gentle nervous system regulation
Use micro-exposures to reduce fear safely
Build new neural pathways through repetition
Develop self-compassion and emotional safety
Track progress without pressure or shame
Problem-solve around executive dysfunction
Celebrate every small step of progress
AI-POWERED COACHING

Every single day in the app is 100% personalized to you.

Built with powerful AI, this app is unlike anything you've ever used before. Your entire experience will be designed just for you.

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Tiny Safe Steps: Morning Grounding Practice

Personalized Practice • 8 min
Ease into your day with a gentle, neuroscience-informed grounding practice. Each step is tailored to your current emotional state and comfort level, helping you build stronger neural pathways for safety and calm—one small experience at a time.
What to do
psychology
Check-In: How Are You Arriving?
1 min
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Sensory Anchor: Notice One Thing
2 min
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Micro-Movement: Gentle Stretch
2 min
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Safety Statement: Remind Your Brain
1 min
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Reflect: What Felt Possible?
2 min
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How it works

Build emotional safety in 4 simple steps

It only takes a few minutes to get started

Onboarding Quiz

What would you most like support with right now?

Feeling safer in my daily life
Changing unhelpful thought patterns
Building confidence with small steps
Managing anxiety or overwhelm
1

Complete the onboarding quiz

Share your goals, challenges, and daily realities so the app can understand your unique needs and meet you where you are.

Your Plan

Week 1

Foundations of Safety

Understanding Brain Patterns
Identifying Everyday Glimmers
Gentle Nervous System Tools
First Micro-Experience
Week 2Upcoming

Building New Pathways

2

Get your personalized plan

Receive a gentle, neuroscience-informed plan with micro-steps tailored to your strengths, barriers, and what feels emotionally safe.

Today, August 31

6
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Gentle Check-In

Reflection • 2 min

Nervous System Reset

Activity • 3 min

Safe Exposure Practice

Activity • 5 min

Progress Reflection

Journal • 4 min

3

Follow daily tasks to stay on track

Practice tiny, achievable experiences each day — building stronger neural pathways and confidence at your own pace, with Liv the Firefly as a steady visual companion.

Your Progress

Safety Moments Noticed

52.3 count

as of Aug 27

MayAugust

Micro-Steps Completed

32.7 count

as of Aug 27

MayAugust
4

Track progress & see real results

Celebrate every step forward as you notice shifts in patterns, emotional safety, and resilience—no matter how small the progress.

It only takes 2 minutes to get started

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Join over 1,000,000 people achieving their goals on Studio

Whatever your goal, find a life-changing app on Studio

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The app is beyond compare!

The app is beyond compare! Best ever! I mean, this is like a Ferrari engine when I'm used to driving a tractor.
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Daphne A.
Verified Studio customer
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It's blown my mind

I love the app - it's blown my mind actually. I don't know how you've managed to make it so personalised but congratulations - it's just superb. I love how simple and uncomplicated it is (and very effective).
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Martine L.
Verified Studio customer
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The coaching is phenomenal

I use AI every day in my work and I absolutely love the app. The coaching is phenomenal. I've done multiple programs, but this is by far the best experience.
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Monica R.
Verified Studio customer
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I'm blown away by the personalization

As I use this app, I'm blown away by the personalization - it feels like it truly understands what I need. I can't say enough positive things about this app; it's been a game changer.
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William T.
Verified Studio customer
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Brilliant app! Five stars are not enough!

Brilliant app! Five stars are not enough! I cannot recommend this app more highly!
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Jane M.
Verified Studio customer
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This app is everything that I have been looking for

This app is everything that I have been looking for because it feels so personalized. I'm trying to accomplish extraordinary change in my life and that is exactly what I needed. Nothing but positive feedback from me, thank you again!
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Amy C.
Verified Studio customer
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Worth every penny

I have been using the app for over a month and it is proving to be worth every penny by providing personalized support, strategies and education in a structured environment that has really helped me to stay focused. It's a phenomenal tool!
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Tim P.
Verified Studio customer
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FAQ

Your questions, answered

Who is this app for?
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What will I learn in this app?
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How much time do I need to dedicate to this app?
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Is this app suitable for beginners, adults, and older teens?
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How personalized is the experience?
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What kind of support is available?
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Today's the day

Start building stronger neural pathways and lasting emotional safety—one small step at a time

You’re only minutes away from getting your personalized brain retraining plan. Start achieving your emotional safety and resilience goals today alongside Kiki Mullican.

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Today, we'll focus on gentle grounding and noticing small moments of safety. These practices help your brain learn that calm is possible, even in tiny doses. Each step builds emotional safety over time.
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I’m feeling really low energy and only have a few minutes today. Can you make my activities even smaller?
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Absolutely! Let’s simplify today’s practice to just a one-minute check-in and a single sensory anchor. Even the smallest step helps your brain learn safety. We’ll celebrate whatever feels possible for you today.
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Including everything you need to succeed:

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Personalized onboarding for a supportive, judgment-free start

keyboard_arrow_down

Begin with a gentle, individualized introduction that honors your story, needs, and comfort level.

auto_awesome

AI coaching chat for encouragement and practical, neuroscience-informed guidance

keyboard_arrow_down

Get warm, relatable support and explanations tailored to your goals, barriers, and lived experience.

check_circle

Micro-step planning to break goals into the smallest, safest possible actions

keyboard_arrow_down

Collaboratively design tiny, achievable steps that build confidence and create real, lasting change.

spa

Grounding and regulation tools for nervous system support

keyboard_arrow_down

Access calming exercises and nervous system regulation techniques whenever you need emotional safety.

school

Simple neuroscience lessons explained with stories, metaphors, and humor

keyboard_arrow_down

Learn why brain retraining works through easy-to-understand, practical lessons—never just what to do.

emoji_events

Progress tracking and gentle milestones to celebrate every small step

keyboard_arrow_down

Visualize your growth, celebrate achievements, and receive encouragement — no streaks, shame, or pressure.

favorite

Daily check-ins and mood tracking for compassionate self-awareness

keyboard_arrow_down

Reflect on your feelings, track patterns, and receive personalized support without judgment or comparison.

edit_note

Journaling and reflection prompts for deeper understanding

keyboard_arrow_down

Capture insights, process experiences, and notice subtle shifts in your thinking and emotional safety.

lightbulb

Guided exposures and brain retraining plans at your own pace

keyboard_arrow_down

Gently practice new experiences with step-by-step support, adapting to your comfort and readiness.

Created by Kiki Mullican

"After years of living with anxiety, OCD, and agoraphobia, I built the gentle brain retraining system I always needed"

Kiki Mullican

Kiki Mullican

Certified Neuroscience Coach and mental health educator with 20+ years experience supporting trauma recovery and brain retraining

For as long as I can remember, my brain has been both my greatest ally and my toughest challenge. Living with the effects of trauma, anxiety, OCD, agoraphobia, and chronic illness meant that even the simplest tasks could feel overwhelming. I spent years searching for tools that didn’t just tell me to 'try harder,' but actually helped me understand why my brain responded the way it did—and how to gently change those patterns, one small step at a time.

With a background in psychology and over two decades working in mental health, I’ve seen firsthand how powerful it can be to combine neuroscience, compassion, and practical strategies. I became a Certified Neuroscience Coach because I wanted to bridge the gap between complex brain science and everyday life, making it accessible and empowering for anyone—no matter where they’re starting from.

This app is the supportive companion I always wished existed: a place where every struggle is valid, every barrier is respected, and progress is measured in tiny, meaningful steps rather than impossible leaps. I designed every feature to meet you exactly where you are, using stories, metaphors, and humor to make even the most complicated concepts feel simple and relatable.

My hope is that this app helps you build emotional safety, one small experience at a time. You don’t have to navigate healing alone. I’m honored to walk alongside you on this journey.

Meet Kiki & the app
Meet Kiki & the app
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IMG_3167
IMG_5928

Follow Kiki's proven process & build lasting emotional safety

Understand how your brain forms patterns
Identify and honor your real barriers
Break goals into tiny, achievable steps
Practice gentle nervous system regulation
Use micro-exposures to reduce fear safely
Build new neural pathways through repetition
Develop self-compassion and emotional safety
Track progress without pressure or shame
Problem-solve around executive dysfunction
Celebrate every small step of progress
AI-POWERED COACHING

Every single day in the app is 100% personalized to you.

Built with powerful AI, this app is unlike anything you've ever used before. Your entire experience will be designed just for you.

spa

Tiny Safe Steps: Morning Grounding Practice

Personalized Practice • 8 min
Ease into your day with a gentle, neuroscience-informed grounding practice. Each step is tailored to your current emotional state and comfort level, helping you build stronger neural pathways for safety and calm—one small experience at a time.
What to do
psychology
Check-In: How Are You Arriving?
1 min
chevron_right
wb_sunny
Sensory Anchor: Notice One Thing
2 min
chevron_right
self_improvement
Micro-Movement: Gentle Stretch
2 min
chevron_right
favorite
Safety Statement: Remind Your Brain
1 min
chevron_right
edit
Reflect: What Felt Possible?
2 min
chevron_right
How it works

Build emotional safety in 4 simple steps

It only takes a few minutes to get started

Onboarding Quiz

What would you most like support with right now?

Feeling safer in my daily life
Changing unhelpful thought patterns
Building confidence with small steps
Managing anxiety or overwhelm
1

Complete the onboarding quiz

Share your goals, challenges, and daily realities so the app can understand your unique needs and meet you where you are.

Your Plan

Week 1

Foundations of Safety

Understanding Brain Patterns
Identifying Everyday Glimmers
Gentle Nervous System Tools
First Micro-Experience
Week 2Upcoming

Building New Pathways

2

Get your personalized plan

Receive a gentle, neuroscience-informed plan with micro-steps tailored to your strengths, barriers, and what feels emotionally safe.

Today, August 31

6
V

Gentle Check-In

Reflection • 2 min

Nervous System Reset

Activity • 3 min

Safe Exposure Practice

Activity • 5 min

Progress Reflection

Journal • 4 min

3

Follow daily tasks to stay on track

Practice tiny, achievable experiences each day — building stronger neural pathways and confidence at your own pace, with Liv the Firefly as a steady visual companion.

Your Progress

Safety Moments Noticed

52.3 count

as of Aug 27

MayAugust

Micro-Steps Completed

32.7 count

as of Aug 27

MayAugust
4

Track progress & see real results

Celebrate every step forward as you notice shifts in patterns, emotional safety, and resilience—no matter how small the progress.

It only takes 2 minutes to get started

starstarstarstarstar

Join over 1,000,000 people achieving their goals on Studio

Whatever your goal, find a life-changing app on Studio

Quote

The app is beyond compare!

The app is beyond compare! Best ever! I mean, this is like a Ferrari engine when I'm used to driving a tractor.
D
starstarstarstarstar
Daphne A.
Verified Studio customer
Quote

It's blown my mind

I love the app - it's blown my mind actually. I don't know how you've managed to make it so personalised but congratulations - it's just superb. I love how simple and uncomplicated it is (and very effective).
M
starstarstarstarstar
Martine L.
Verified Studio customer
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The coaching is phenomenal

I use AI every day in my work and I absolutely love the app. The coaching is phenomenal. I've done multiple programs, but this is by far the best experience.
M
starstarstarstarstar
Monica R.
Verified Studio customer
Quote

I'm blown away by the personalization

As I use this app, I'm blown away by the personalization - it feels like it truly understands what I need. I can't say enough positive things about this app; it's been a game changer.
W
starstarstarstarstar
William T.
Verified Studio customer
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Brilliant app! Five stars are not enough!

Brilliant app! Five stars are not enough! I cannot recommend this app more highly!
J
starstarstarstarstar
Jane M.
Verified Studio customer
Quote

This app is everything that I have been looking for

This app is everything that I have been looking for because it feels so personalized. I'm trying to accomplish extraordinary change in my life and that is exactly what I needed. Nothing but positive feedback from me, thank you again!
A
starstarstarstarstar
Amy C.
Verified Studio customer
Quote

Worth every penny

I have been using the app for over a month and it is proving to be worth every penny by providing personalized support, strategies and education in a structured environment that has really helped me to stay focused. It's a phenomenal tool!
T
starstarstarstarstar
Tim P.
Verified Studio customer
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It's making a huge difference for me

I want to sincerely thank you for creating this product. I have not been a huge fan of AI in general, but this use case is exceptional. It's making a huge difference for me.
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Alana G.
Verified Studio customer
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Thank you for creating this app!

I'm only on day 4, but I already feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. Thank you for creating this app! It's already making such a difference <3
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A. U.
Verified Studio customer
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I am blown away

I went in with no expectations really. I've been in online coaching for 15 years professionally, and I know how hard it is to deliver something that is accessible and progressive. I am blown away.
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Brahim
Verified Studio customer
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One of the best discoveries ever

Studio has been one of the best discoveries ever. This app is amazing; fun, enjoyable, and so incredibly useful. I've never been one to use apps like these too much, but yours just blew my mind.
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Maria
Verified Studio customer
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I accomplished more in 4 weeks than 10 years

I feel like I accomplished more in the past 4 weeks than I did the past 10 years. I'm amazed by what you were able to pull off with Studio and I hope more people benefit from it.
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Marty
Verified Studio customer
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FAQ

Your questions, answered

Who is this app for?
expand_more
What will I learn in this app?
expand_more
How much time do I need to dedicate to this app?
expand_more
Is this app suitable for beginners, adults, and older teens?
expand_more
How personalized is the experience?
expand_more
What kind of support is available?
expand_more
Today's the day

Start building stronger neural pathways and lasting emotional safety—one small step at a time

You’re only minutes away from getting your personalized brain retraining plan. Start achieving your emotional safety and resilience goals today alongside Kiki Mullican.