Blog
Notes on keeping going.
Short, honest pieces on habits, anonymity and showing up again. Written by the Steadyfy team.
Anonymous support for anxiety: why sharing without a name helps
Explaining anxiety to people who know you often means managing what they'll think of you while you're already overwhelmed. Here's what changes when the person reading has no idea who you are.
Recovery · 5 min readHow to stay accountable to sobriety when you don't want a group
Group meetings help a lot of people, and they're not for everyone. Here's what real accountability can look like when a room full of people isn't the shape you need.
Recovery · 6 min readApps like I Am Sober: if you want more than sobriety tracking
Day counters are genuinely good at one job: counting days. Here's what changes when what you actually need is someone to respond to what you wrote, not just a streak that goes up.
Mental health · 5 min readA note from our founder
Why we built Steadyfy, what kind of company we're trying to be, and what we will and won't do as this grows.
Mental health · 6 min readWhy Steadyfy, and what Circles are for
Steadyfy is built on one idea: you don't need an audience to heal, you need to be witnessed. Here's how that works, and how Circles, our small, private accountability groups, fit in.
Mental health · 4 min readThe "Me Too" reaction, and why there are no likes
Take away the like button and replace it with one option: solidarity. Here's what actually changes in a room when approval isn't on the table.
Mental health · 5 min readHow support-matching works
Advice, when what you wanted was comfort, can feel worse than no reply at all. Here's how Steadyfy helps the support you get match what you asked for.
Mental health · 4 min readHow Steadyfy screens out harmful check-ins
Real support only works if the room feels safe first. Here's how Steadyfy checks every check-in for cruelty before it's sent to someone who's already struggling.
Mental health · 5 min readCircles vs. the anonymous feed: when to use which
Strangers who get it, or friends who already know you. Two different kinds of support for two different kinds of hard days. Here's how to tell which one you need.
Mental health · 4 min readStill going: why there's no streak-shaming on Steadyfy
No streak to protect, and nothing bad happens if you go quiet for a few days. Here's the thinking behind how Steadyfy marks your progress.
Mental health · 4 min readWhy anonymity is the foundation, not a privacy setting
There's a difference between no one being able to identify you, and not performing for anyone. Steadyfy is built around the second one.