Manuel Kraus

hi PH peeps, and thank you Thomas for hunting us :) I'm one of the makers of Pocketcoach. We went from being a Facebook Messenger chatbot to this app Launched in September for the first time and now completely redesigned it. Would love to get some questions and answer them!

hi peeps of PH, we're the makers of Pocketcoach (@usepocketcoach) and we've decided we want to do our part to help with the current crisis. We focused on what we do best, which is creating a chatbot experience that helps people with the psychological challenges that this pandemic brings about. Anxiety, cabin fever, worries about an uncertain future. It's these things that Corona Coach wants...

Hey PH, Manuel from Pocketcoach here! This product is a result of a passion that has started years ago: wanting to make other people's life a little bit better. From time to time people get stressed and anxious. Some more, some less. This product is focused on helping you cope in those moments. Through 5 minutes conversations we aim to teach our users techniques that they can use whenever...

Hi PH, Manuel from Pocketcoach here! iamfeelinganxious.com is a product coming from our original chatbot on Facebook Messenger (link in the description) The idea is that people need to be able to deal with their feelings and emotions in a timely manner. This site is created for when people encounter feelings of stress or panic, losing sleep, repetitive worrying or procrastinating and want to...

Hi PH, Manuel from Pocketcoach here! Thank you Thomas for hunting us :) Pocketcoach is a Facebook Messenger chatbot that helps people quit smoking. In short, daily conversations users learn to tackle their psychological addiction, prepare for their quit date and then receive the guidance they need to stay away from cigarettes for good. In essence, we translated the science of quitting into...

That's a brilliant solution, I've been using a hack for years which gave me this kind of functionality. Great job guys!

Hi PH, Manuel from Pocketcoach here! Pocketcoach is a Facebook Messenger chatbot that helps people who struggle with anxiety. In short, daily conversations users learn and practice the skills to cope with uncomfortable feelings, negative thoughts and unhelpful behaviors. I'm a psychologist who learned to code in order to make Pocketcoach a reality. It's been in beta for about 1,5 years (yea,...

That looks like a great idea! I like the combination of dictionary and memorizing techniques. (unfortunately I'm only on Android so couldn't give it a try..)

Tal Ben-Shahar is a great author but his positive psychology course at Harvard is better than any of his books. Definitely worth checking out (on Youtube)

I finally got round to reading this book and it's amazing. Definitely worth your time, even if you're busy