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Maria Hagsten

Unstuck - Overcome anxiety with CBT journaling

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Unstuck is your personal CBT journaling companion. Uncover harmful thought patterns and achieve a more balanced perspective. Tackle challenging experiences with evidence-based prompts and track your mental health progress. Available on both mobile and desktop.

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Maria Hagsten
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Hi there, Product Hunt 👋✨ I’m Maria, one of the founders of Unstuck. I’m beyond thrilled to introduce you to a project that's close to my heart and designed to help people overcome anxiety. Before we dive into the app's features, let me share the story that inspired this project. ✍️ MY STORY Anxiety used to be a constant presence, blocking me from living my life fully. Then, I discovered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and everything changed. CBT empowered me to take control of my anxiety and transform my life. It was a game-changer. However, with $200 per therapy session, it came with a heavy financial burden, and I knew there had to be a more accessible solution — not just for me but for everyone. 💡 THE SOLUTION So, along with Calvin Woo and Stephanie Yu — my software engineering partner and our clinical scientist friend — we embarked on a journey to create Unstuck. It’s a journaling tool based on CBT, which is the gold standard of anxiety treatment. We’ve meticulously crafted it to be functional, empowering, and accessible! It's been my trusty sidekick on my own mental health journey — helping me turn my persistent anxiety into a sporadic visitor. And it is my great hope that it can help others like me overcome anxiety one journal entry at a time. 📱💻 THE FEATURES With repeated use, CBT journaling helps you train your brain to overcome anxiety. For this, Unstuck offers two carefully crafted journal types based on CBT principles: - The Thought Journal — Examine your thoughts, challenge unhelpful patterns, and find new perspectives. - The Savoring Journal — Boosts wellness by helping you appreciate positive moments and train your mind to have a more positive outlook. Together, they work in unison to help you improve your well-being. Plus, additional features further help support your mental health journey: - A weekly assessment to track your mental health. - Insights that show your progress and highlight areas of improvement. - Journaling goals and motivational smart reminders. - And Unstuck works on all devices, so you can always access relief and support wherever you go. We are so excited to share Unstuck with you all and we look forward to hearing from the Product Hunt community to get feedback. With gratitude, Maria
Darya Antonyuk
wow, this sounds like a very important app! congrats on the launch @maria_hagsten
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@darya_antonyuk Thank you so much, Darya 🙏
Esus 🛡️
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Woah, amazing branding and design work. The light gradients, and minimal/clean design is really really appealing! Since you mentioned feedback in launch notes, my only small feedback is adding social's to the 'about us' page. I am not a potential user for this, but would love to tag your team into conversations around this space in the future. Side question - Would love to hear what your team plans to do to expand post-launch? Best of luck, and congrats on the launch!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@esus Thank you so much for the feedback. As the designer, your words warm my heart. Great point about the socials on the about page. We’ll add it in right away. Post-launch, we’re looking into adding support for exposure therapy and AI driven insights.
Anna Kasumova
Congrats on the launch Maria and your team!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@anna_kasumova Thank you Anna ❤️
We frequently lose ourselves with unwanted mood swings, feelings or anxious thougths because of a fast pace of today's world. Unstuck is great that it helps me streamline and journal my feelings at the moment that can't pull me in bad mood. I highly recommend Unstuck if you want to balance your swings 🙌🙌
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@johnberg Thank you so much! It's great to hear that you're finding it helpful 🙌
Launching soon!
Congratulations on launching Unstuck, Maria! It's inspiring to see a tool designed to make CBT more accessible and combat anxiety. How often are the weekly assessments updated to reflect user progress? Wishing you all the best as Unstuck helps people on their mental health journeys.
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@parul0_0 Thank you so much, Parul, for your motivational words! The user is prompted to take the assessment once a week and they'll see the results right away.
Crystal Hirtle
Congratulations on your launch! The more resources we have for mental health, the better. I'm wondering, what makes your app different from other CBT based apps? :)
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@crystal_hirtle Thank you for your congratulations and for your interest in Unstuck! We'd love to hear what you like it. Here’s how we think Unstuck differs from the competition: 1) Cross-Platform Accessibility: Unstuck is designed to be accessible across various platforms, ensuring that you can seamlessly integrate it into your daily routine, whether you’re on your phone, tablet, or computer. 2) User-Centric Experience: We understand that the effectiveness of mental health tools hinges on their ease of use, clarity, and in instilling a sense of calm. We’ve designed Unstuck to be extremely intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy for anyone to get started with CBT journaling, even if they’re new to the concept. Our clean and streamlined interface is tailored to facilitate self-reflection and thought analysis — helping people go deep without distractions. 3) Science-Based: What we build in Unstuck is motivated by science. For example, instead of a traditional gratitude journal, we offer a savoring journaling that the latest research demonstrates is more effective. Instead of generic mood trackers, we believe users should be measuring their progress with validated assessments like the PHQ-ADS (Patient Health Questionnaire for Anxiety and Depression).
Chetna
Congratulations team on the launch! Must say, amazing work with the design of the website. Will definitely like to give this a try. Good luck!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@chetna_bhola Thank you so much! And let us know what you think after trying it. Would love feedback so we can keep improving Unstuck.
Bella Klute
Congratulations on your launch 🚀 Mental health is such an important topic, which cannot receive enough attention. Thank you for providing users with the opportunity to work on themselves and overcome anxiety. 🙏🏼
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@bella_klute Thank you so much, Bella 🙏❤️
Jared Lerner
The world needs this app!! Congrats on the launch and thanks for giving people another avenue for optimizing their mental health.
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@jared531 Thank you so much, Jared!
Alejandro Fuentes
Congrats on the launch! I will try it and come back with some comments :D
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@alex_fuentes_c Thank you! Looking forward to hearing what you think 😊
Offline Curiosity
I love your story and can relate. Congrats on your launch! It's such a great tool!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@offlinecuriosity Thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏
Dan Tegzes
Great way to gain clarity in thoughts
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@dan_tegzes Thank you. Glad you like it :)
Nareg Khoshafian
Now this is cool
Madhura Khedkar
Congrats on the launch! I have been using this app for a while and it has helped me several times with my anxiety struggles. I love the clean, intuitive interface and the thinking traps section. For me, journaling with Unstuck has helped me identify my emotional triggers and make a move away from the spiraling thoughts. Excited to see what the team comes up with next.
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@madhura_khedkar1 Thank you so much for your kind words and for being a part of the Unstuck community! We're thrilled to hear that our app has been a valuable companion in your journey to manage anxiety. 😊 The clean and intuitive interface, as well as the thinking traps section, were designed with users like you in mind, making it easier to navigate through the complexities of our thoughts and emotions. We're constantly working to improve and enhance Unstuck, and your feedback is incredibly valuable to us. If you have any suggestions or ideas for what you'd like to see next, please don't hesitate to share them with us. Thanks again for your support and encouragement 🚀💙
Love the idea Maria🤩🤩 That will help many people.
Victoria Shadrina
My congrats, team! It's amazing!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@victoria_bilenko Thank you 🙏
Brittany Joiner {Britt the Builder}
This looks awesome, can't wait to try it out!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@britt_joiner Thank you! We can't wait for you to try Unstuck and experience how it can help you on your journey. Feel free to share your thoughts and feedback with us once you've had a chance to explore the app. Welcome to the Unstuck community! 🚀😊
Amrish Singh
Congrats on the launch! I've personally used the app and love how the seamless user experience enables one to get started with the journaling process. CBT is one of the most powerful approaches to self reflection and personal therapy. This app is the perfect on-ramp to get you started on the journey of understanding your thoughts and feelings. Congrats Maria and Calvin!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@amrishsingh Thank you so much for your support and kind words! We're thrilled to hear that you've had a positive experience with Unstuck's user-friendly interface. CBT is indeed a powerful tool for self-reflection and personal growth, and we're dedicated to making it accessible to everyone. Your encouragement means a lot to us, and we'll continue working hard to help users like you on their journey of self-discovery. Thanks again for your support! 🚀😊
Kelly
Congrats to the team on the launch!
Maria Hagsten
Maker
@kelly_22 Thank you for supporting our launch and we hope you'll take it for a test drive! Your feedback and experience are valuable to us, and we'd love to have you as part of our user community. 🚀😊