Every piece we’ve published.
Long-form articles, newest first. Each is signed, and pieces touching safety, risk, or clinical methodology are reviewed before they ship.
- 01Practices11 min read
DBT Distress Tolerance: A Plain-Language Guide to the Skills That Hold the Wave
A plain-language guide to DBT distress tolerance skills, TIPP, ACCEPTS, IMPROVE, radical acceptance, including when each fits, what the evidence shows, and where coaching versions are useful.
- 02AI Coaching10 min read
AuraLift vs Woebot: Two Categories, Not Two Brands
A category-level comparison of AuraLift and Woebot: their stated positioning, evidence base, target audience, safety frame, and where each fits.
- 03"I'm Fine" Generation9 min read
First Responder Mental Wellness: Off-Duty Tools That Don’t Treat You Like a Patient
A practical look at first responder mental wellness, the load, the cultural barriers to help-seeking, what helps, and where AuraLift’s Grant Program fits.
- 04Practices9 min read
Caregiver Burnout: Why Self-Care Talk Misses the Mark
Caregiver burnout is a structural state, not a feeling. What the research shows, why standard self-care talk misses, and the evidence-grounded practices that actually move the needle.
- 05"I'm Fine" Generation9 min read
Functional but Not Thriving: The Gap Most Wellness Content Misses
Languishing, functional, but not flourishing, is one of the most common adult mental-health states, and one of the least well served. What it is, what helps, and where AI coaching fits.
- 06"I'm Fine" Generation10 min read
Who the "I’m Fine" Generation Is
The "I’m Fine" generation is a psychographic, not an age cohort. Who they are, what they share, and why traditional mental-health categories don’t reach them.
- 07"I'm Fine" Generation10 min read
What is the “I’m Fine” Generation?
Functional but not thriving. The cultural and clinical context for the gap between "not in crisis" and "actually well."
- 08AI Coaching9 min read
What an AI Coach Can and Cannot Do
A capabilities-and-limits map: what AI wellness coaching can do, what it's mediocre at, and what it should never do.
- 09Trust & Safety11 min read
The Four-Tier Risk System: How AuraLift Decides When to Stop Coaching
The architecture that decides when AuraLift coaches, when it refers, and when it stops to route to crisis support.
- 10Practices11 min read
The Cognitive Distortions List, with Real Examples
Twelve distorted thinking patterns explained plainly, with realistic examples and reframe techniques you can actually use.
- 11"I'm Fine" Generation9 min read
3am Anxiety: A Coaching Guide for the Hour That Lies
Why your brain catastrophizes at 3am, and a tested sequence of small practices to use when it does.
- 12AI Coaching13 min read
Is AI Coaching Actually Effective? What the Research Says
A grounded review of what the research actually shows about AI wellness coaching effectiveness, with emphasis on study design and what gets oversold.
- 13AI Coaching12 min read
AI Coach vs Therapist: A Real Comparison
Where the boundary between AI coaching and therapy actually sits, legally, ethically, clinically. Who each is built for, and how to choose.
- 14AI Coaching11 min read
What Is AI Wellness Coaching?
A plain-language definition of AI wellness coaching, the research lineage it draws from, and the line between coaching and clinical care.