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Guided journeys

Short paths of three to six small steps, for what’s going on in your life. Each step says what you’ll do, about how long it takes, and what you’ll leave with: a script, a plan, an agreement or a card. The journeys you can do on your own come first. Everything is free, and nothing you type leaves your device.

What’s going on?

Tap the closest. You’ll get one journey that fits, and one thing you can do in the next two minutes.

On your own

Start here even if someone else is involved. People usually explore on their own first.

After a breakup: steady againJust you · 6 steps · About two weeks, a few minutes a day

For the weeks after a relationship ends, whoever ended it. Gentle, on your own, at your own pace.

You’ll leave with: three basics for the hard days, a kinder sentence for yourself, a done list and a short “who I am now” list.

  1. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Read what to expect in the first days, and the basics that help.

    You’ll leave with: Three basics to keep going this week.

    After a breakup: the first days →

  2. ToolAbout 1 minute

    Take a one-minute reading of how you are, once a day.

    You’ll leave with: A reading a day on this device, so you can see the waves get smaller.

    Open it →

  3. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Find a kinder sentence for the hard moments.

    You’ll leave with: One sentence to say to yourself.

    A kinder inner voice →

  4. ReadAbout 2 minutes

    Write down one small thing you did today. Do it again tomorrow.

    You’ll leave with: A done list that adds up.

    Small wins: your done list →

  5. ReadAbout 15 minutes

    Work out what is yours: what you enjoy, and what you want next.

    You’ll leave with: A short “who I am now” list.

    Your self-discovery path →

  6. ReadAbout 10 minutes

    Plan one or two anchors for the evenings and weekends.

    You’ll leave with: One regular thing that’s just yours.

    Living on your own: weekends and evenings →

If this keeps feeling too heavy, or you feel unsafe, outside help can make a real difference →

Know yourself in a weekJust you · 6 steps · One week, about 10 minutes a day

Six short looks at how you work. Nothing here needs anyone else.

You’ll leave with: your communication style, a care card, a one-page “how to talk to me” card, one pattern you understand better and the logic behind one of your reactions.

  1. ToolAbout 1 minute

    Check your mood and energy today, in four taps.

    You’ll leave with: Today’s reading, and what tends to help on days like it.

    Open it →

  2. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Answer short questions about how you talk and listen.

    You’ll leave with: Your communication style, in plain words.

    Open it →

  3. ToolAbout 5 minutes

    Pick what feels like care to you.

    You’ll leave with: A care card to keep or share.

    Open it →

  4. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Look at one reaction of yours and where it may come from.

    You’ll leave with: One pattern you understand a little better.

    Open it →

  5. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Make a one-page card on how you like to be spoken to.

    You’ll leave with: A card that tells people what helps you.

    Open it →

  6. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Pick one reaction of yours that people misread, and lay out the logic behind it in six short parts.

    You’ll leave with: A card that shows why your reaction makes sense, with one kind step.

    Open it →

Busy? Five minutes that helpJust you · 4 steps · Pick any one: each takes five minutes or less

No time? Each step stands on its own. Do one today, another tomorrow.

You’ll leave with: one small, useful thing a day: a reading, a better message, a clear request or a small idea.

  1. ToolAbout 1 minute

    Know where you are today, in four taps.

    You’ll leave with: Today’s reading.

    Open it →

  2. ToolAbout 2 minutes

    Check one message before you send it.

    You’ll leave with: Words that keep your point and land kindly.

    Open it →

  3. ToolAbout 2 minutes

    Turn one complaint into a clear, kind request.

    You’ll leave with: A request to send instead of a complaint.

    Open it →

  4. ToolAbout 1 minute

    Get one small idea to do with someone today.

    You’ll leave with: One small thing to do today.

    Open it →

  5. Workpaper · optionalAbout 2 minutes

    If you live with someone: one sentence each, once a day.

    You’ll leave with: A tiny daily habit.

    Open it →

Family conflict: your terms, kindlyJust you · 5 steps · About a week, before a family event or a hard visit

For grown-up families: siblings, parents, in-laws. Start on your own; bring others in only if they’re willing.

You’ll leave with: your terms for the next event, kind ways to say no, and a family plan if others want one.

  1. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Read how family rifts tend to start, without anyone being the villain.

    You’ll leave with: Words for what is happening that blame no one.

    Family rifts: how they tend to start →

  2. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Set your terms for the next family event: what you will do, and what you won’t.

    You’ll leave with: Your terms, ready to keep or share.

    Open it →

  3. ToolAbout 2 minutes

    Find a kind, clear way to say no.

    You’ll leave with: Three copy-ready ways to say no.

    Open it →

  4. ToolAbout 15 minutes

    If others are willing: fill in a family plan together.

    You’ll leave with: A family plan card with a date to look at it again.

    Open it →

  5. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Read about boundaries with a parent you love.

    You’ll leave with: Words for visits and advice.

    Grown-up children and parents →

If this keeps feeling too heavy, or you feel unsafe, outside help can make a real difference →

With someone

For two people, or a family. Either of you can start alone and invite the other in later. Steps marked “Workpaper” are optional fill-in worksheets, kept separate from the tools.

Same argument again → one agreement we both keepTwo of you · 5 steps · About a week, with a look back after

From “here we go again” to one specific agreement, one calm step at a time. Either of you can start alone.

You’ll leave with: where your argument turns, a pause plan, and one written agreement with a date to check it.

  1. ToolAbout 5 minutes

    Paste the last argument over text, or a screenshot, to see where it turned.

    You’ll leave with: Where the talk turned, and calm words that keep your point.

    Open it →

  2. ToolAbout 15 minutes

    Do the step-by-step reset: settle, see their side, try again.

    You’ll leave with: Their side of the moment, and one sentence to bridge the gap.

    Open it →

  3. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    On a calm day, agree how either of you can pause, and when you come back.

    You’ll leave with: A pause word, a return time and the first sentence back.

    Open it →

  4. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Write down one agreement you both keep, and when you will check it.

    You’ll leave with: One agreement, written down, with a check-in date.

    Open it →

  5. Workpaper · optionalAbout 15 minutes

    Once a month: spot what keeps coming back, and fix one thing.

    You’ll leave with: A monthly look-back sheet.

    Open it →

  6. ToolAbout 5 minutes

    When their reaction (or yours) still puzzles you, type what happened and see the logic behind it, with their side too.

    You’ll leave with: One sentence to explain it, and one small step for both of you.

    Open it →

If this keeps feeling too heavy, or you feel unsafe, outside help can make a real difference →

One wants to talk now, one needs spaceTwo of you · 4 steps · A few days; the plan takes ten minutes

When one of you chases and the other pulls away. A way to pause that doesn’t feel like walking out, and a way back.

You’ll leave with: words for the pattern, a calm-down for the moment, and a pause plan you both agreed.

  1. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Read why one of you chases and the other pulls away.

    You’ll leave with: Words for the pattern that blame no one.

    One wants to talk, one needs space →

  2. ToolAbout 5 minutes

    For the moment it heats up: a five-minute pause, slow breathing and a time to come back.

    You’ll leave with: A calmer body, and a time to return.

    Open it →

  3. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    On a calm day, agree your pause plan together.

    You’ll leave with: A pause word, how long a break lasts, and the first sentence back.

    Open it →

  4. Workpaper · optionalAbout 10 minutes

    See where your speeds differ in five everyday moments.

    You’ll leave with: Your speeds side by side, and one thing to agree.

    Open it →

  5. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    For the one who needs space: say it in writing, with a time to reply by.

    You’ll leave with: A message ready to send, after a short wait.

    Open it →

Who does what → a fair planTwo of you · 4 steps · About a week

From “I do everything” to a plan you both think is fair. The list gets talked about, not each other.

You’ll leave with: a who-does-what picture, words for the invisible work, and a new split to try for a week.

  1. ToolAbout 2 minutes

    Tap who mostly does each job, the thinking work too.

    You’ll leave with: A who-does-what picture you can both look at.

    Open it →

  2. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Read about the work nobody sees.

    You’ll leave with: Words for the invisible work, without blame.

    The mental load, in plain words →

  3. ToolAbout 5 minutes

    Check whether the setup works for everyone.

    You’ll leave with: A plain answer: fair, or what to change.

    Open it →

  4. Workpaper · optionalAbout 15 minutes

    Give each job one owner and a backup.

    You’ll leave with: A who-owns-what list.

    Open it →

  5. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Agree to try the new split for one week, and when you’ll look at it.

    You’ll leave with: A one-week agreement with a check-in date.

    Open it →

Feel close againTwo of you · 5 steps · Two weeks, a little each day

For long-term couples who have drifted into “fine”. Small things, often, rather than one big gesture.

You’ll leave with: one small idea a week, your shared words and rituals, a time-together deal and one daily habit.

  1. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Notice what has slipped into “fine”.

    You’ll leave with: One thing you’d like back.

    When “fine” goes unchecked →

  2. ToolAbout 2 minutes

    Get one small idea that fits your time and energy.

    You’ll leave with: One small thing to do together this week.

    Open it →

  3. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Write down your shared words, jokes and rituals.

    You’ll leave with: Your touchstones list.

    Open it →

  4. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Agree a small time-together deal, phones and games included.

    You’ll leave with: A time-together deal you both chose.

    Open it →

  5. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Pick one small daily habit for turning toward each other.

    You’ll leave with: One daily habit.

    Turning toward each other →

  6. Workpaper · optionalAbout 10 minutes

    Keep your little rituals alive.

    You’ll leave with: A sheet of your rituals, and one to bring back.

    Open it →

Keep a good thing goodTwo of you · 3 steps · A light monthly rhythm, about 30 minutes a month

For couples who are doing fine and want to stay that way. A small routine that keeps small things small.

You’ll leave with: a weekly check-in habit, a fresh touchstones list, one new thing a month and a monthly look-back.

  1. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Once a week, a short check-in card, even when all is well.

    You’ll leave with: A weekly rhythm that catches small things early.

    Open it →

  2. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Once a month, refresh your list of shared words, jokes and rituals.

    You’ll leave with: An up-to-date touchstones list.

    Open it →

  3. ToolAbout 2 minutes

    Once a month, pick one new small thing to try together.

    You’ll leave with: Something new on the calendar.

    Open it →

  4. Workpaper · optionalAbout 15 minutes

    Once a month, look back at what keeps coming back, and fix one thing.

    You’ll leave with: A monthly look-back.

    Open it →

Long-distance: close while apartTwo of you · 6 steps · About two weeks, on your own time

Each of you does your part on your own time, in your own time zone, then you swap by link. Nothing is stored on our side.

You’ll leave with: a call rhythm that fits you both, two care cards side by side, a weekly check-in that works across time zones, and your shared rituals.

  1. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Read about a call rhythm that fits both your days.

    You’ll leave with: Ideas for a rhythm across time zones.

    Long-distance: a rhythm you both agree →

  2. ReadAbout 2 minutes

    See how swapping a tool by link works: your answers travel in the link, not through us.

    You’ll leave with: Peace of mind about what you share.

    Work on it together: what travels →

  3. ToolAbout 5 minutes

    Each fill in your care card when it suits you, then swap by link.

    You’ll leave with: Two care cards side by side.

    Open it →

  4. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Each fill in the weekly card in your own time zone, then send it back and forth.

    You’ll leave with: A weekly check-in that works across the miles.

    Open it →

  5. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Start a shared list of your words and rituals, passed by link.

    You’ll leave with: Your shared rituals, across the distance.

    Open it →

  6. ToolAbout 1 minute

    On hard days: each take a reading, and share it only if you both choose to.

    You’ll leave with: Each other’s day, side by side.

    Open it →

Blended family: roles and kind boundariesTwo of you · 5 steps · Two or three weeks, at a slow pace

For stepfamilies and two homes. Going slowly helps: a warm adult first, a parent’s role later, if ever.

You’ll leave with: a stepparent role you both agree, calm handover words, a family plan card and a handoff-bag checklist.

  1. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    Read why going slowly helps a new family.

    You’ll leave with: Realistic hopes for the first years.

    Stepfamilies: going slowly together →

  2. ReadAbout 10 minutes

    Talk through the stepparent role: a warm adult first.

    You’ll leave with: A short description of the role you both agree.

    The stepparent role →

  3. ReadAbout 5 minutes

    For two homes: words that keep handovers calm.

    You’ll leave with: Words for handover day.

    Co-parenting: handover day →

  4. ToolAbout 15 minutes

    Fill in a family plan card: routines, roles and a review date.

    You’ll leave with: A family plan card.

    Open it →

  5. ToolAbout 10 minutes

    Make a handoff-bag checklist for the two homes.

    You’ll leave with: A checklist that travels with the kids.

    Open it →

How the journeys work

Not sure any of these fit? Three quick questions point you to a first step, or ask Professor Puddles in your own words. All the tools are on one page.

Last updated: October 2026