Ways to be heard — page 2
Writing about the situations people bring to Ember — and how it went for the people who stood in them.
Ways to be heard
Found out my partner is cheating: who can I talk to?
A friend, a couples counselor, a counselor of your own, support groups, forums or Ember: who to talk to after finding out a partner cheated, and what each asks.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Caring for an aging parent: where can I talk about it?
Caregiver help lines, local respite and support groups, a counselor, forums or Ember: where to talk about caring for an aging parent, and what each one asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Estranged from my adult child: where can I talk about it?
Estranged parents' groups, a family therapist, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about a grown child who stopped speaking to you, and what each asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Grieving someone: where can I talk about it?
A hospice grief group, GriefShare, a counselor, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about grief once people stop asking, and what each one asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Going through a breakup: where can I talk about it?
Friends, a counselor, DivorceCare, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about a breakup, especially when you share friends, and what each one asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Lonely in my marriage: where can I talk about it?
Your spouse, couples counseling, a counselor of your own, someone you trust, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about feeling alone in your marriage.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
How to find people who've been through the same thing
Support groups, warmlines, forums, peer listeners and Ember: where to find people who've lived what you're going through, and what each one asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Is it healthy to talk to AI about your problems?
What two large studies found about talking to AI about personal things, the signs it's standing in for people, and how to make it lead back to them.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Why we're building a community without posts or feeds
People already bring their lives to AI. We think those private conversations can become a way into real human support. How Ember works, and why there's no feed.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Talking to an AI when you're lonely: is it weird?
Talking to an AI when no one else is there? What 13 people who stood here asked, and how it went for them, including whether the wish for people stayed.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Talking to yourself out loud: is it normal, and does it help?
Talking to yourself out loud is normal, and it can help you think. What it can't give you is being heard. An honest look at both.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
How to deal with loneliness when you just want someone to talk to
Feeling lonely and want someone to talk to? Why loneliness happens, what helps, and how to say what's on your mind and be heard — with Ember.
Ember Editorial Team
