Founding Team: Head of App Content, Community, & Brand at Longwalks - Menlo Park, CA, US
It's 2021, and we're lonelier than ever before. Modern social media has accelerated an epidemic of loneliness, polarization, and comparison. In a world rife with connectivity, we find ourselves lacking true connection.Longwalks is a social self-care app for kind people who seek meaningful connection. Unlike other social networks, Longwalks prioritizes your mental health so that you feel seen, heard, and valued.It's simple: Longwalks provides one great question every day to help you discover more about yourself, your friends and the world. Technology is a powerful thing, and the Longwalks team is committed to using it for good. They take apart the unhealthy aspects of online sharing and rethink those frameworks, using psychology and mindfulness practices to inform new ways of connecting that prioritize user wellbeing.As the first social platform designed for mental health, Longwalks is a kind space for supporting each other and celebrating shared humanity.