The Ember blog — page 3
Writing about the situations people bring to Ember — and how it went for the people who stood in them.
What people bring
Still loving an ex who won't change: how did people let go?
Still love an ex whose drinking, drugs or hurtful behavior won't stop? What people who stood here asked on Ember: coping, being pulled back, leaving for good.
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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.
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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.
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What people bring
Guilt after setting boundaries with a parent: does it go away?
Pulled back from a parent and the guilt came anyway? What 8 people who stood here asked on Ember: why they stepped back, and what the guilt was like.
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What people bring
Caring for an aging parent who treats you badly: setting limits
Your aging parent needs you, and still treats you badly. What 9 people who stood here asked on Ember: when they set a limit, and how the guilt went.
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What people bring
Leaving a hostile relationship: tell them first, or go quietly?
Planning to leave a relationship that turned hostile? What 15 people who stood here asked on Ember: did they confront, tell first, or go quietly.
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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.
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What people bring
My partner moved out and won't talk to me: how others coped
They moved out and the silence started. What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how the days, the kids and the silence went for them.
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What people bring
How to stop falling back into old habits: what helped others
Afraid a hard month will pull you back into old ways? What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how staying on track went for them.
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What people bring
My partner keeps breaking boundaries: why do people stay?
They promise to stop, then it happens again. What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, what kept them, and how checking the phone went.
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What people bring
Talking stage suddenly stopped texting: is it over, or a pause?
Texting every day, then nothing. What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how waiting or reaching out again went for them.
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What people bring
Why did my ex choose someone else? When you can't stop comparing
Your ex left for someone else, and the question won't settle. What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how it went for them.
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