Posts by Peter Bonanno
We Created Content. But What We Needed was Connection.
High dropout rates leave mindfulness & mental health apps falling short of their potential. Maybe there’s just one thing missing. In 2016 I found myself sitting in a dimly-lit and soundproofed recording studio in downtown San Francisco, recording guided meditations for the first of what would become a few mindfulness apps that I’ve worked on…
Read MoreThis New Years, Don’t try to Improve Yourself
What if rather than trying to IMPROVE yourself, you instead CONNECT with yourself? Each year the cycle begins anew: feeling energized by the start of the New Year thinking about all the ways we might improve ourselves writing a task list signing up for gym memberships or buying knitting supplies Rallying ourselves to give another…
Read MoreThe paradox of talking about difficult emotions
You might think that talking about your difficult emotions — agitation, boredom, anger, nervousness, etc. — would worsen your mood. But a recent study suggests the opposite.
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