The ObservatoryPsychological well-being: complete self-help program
Ninety-one days through the whole craft: the longest and most complete program in the library. Thirteen weekly themes, each standing on its own: you map where you are, teach the body calm, build habits with a motor, see and test your thoughts, work on your self-image, your emotions, forgiveness, relationships and your own independence, and land in meaning, direction and a plan that holds. You measure along the way (stress, energy, self-esteem, self-compassion, anger and relationships) so you can see what has moved. Missed days are part of the plan, not a failure: the chain is measured in weeks, not perfect days.
How it works
One exercise, session or article per day for 91 days. You go at your own pace — the app remembers where you are, and you can pause and restart whenever you want.
Day by day
- 11 minArticleDoes self-help work?An honest look at what research says about helping yourself, and when it isn't enough.
- 25 minSelf-assessmentYour stress level right nowFive questions that make a diffuse stress measurable — and point to where you can start.
- 34 minSelf-assessmentHow is your self-esteem doing?Six signs that reveal how your self-esteem is actually doing, beyond how it feels on a good day.
- 44 minSelf-assessmentWhere does your energy go?Four scales — body, head, desire and sleep — that show where energy leaks and where it is wisest to start.
- 510 minExerciseThis week's valueChoose a value that matters, and give it one concrete action this week.
- 610 minToolBefore, during, afterUnderstand your habit before you fight it. Log a few episodes, and read the pattern that is steering you.
- 73 minStoryMalin and the fourth dayA broken chain that almost became the end, and why it didn't.
Show all 91 days
- 8Progressive muscle relaxation14 min
- 9One minute: the physiological sigh1 min
- 10Body scan10 min
- 11Progressive muscle relaxation14 min
- 12Your sleep window9 min
- 13Cue relaxation6 min
- 14Calm place8 min
- 15Why habits hold, and why they break3 min
- 16The chain backward10 min
- 17The self-contract12 min
- 18The two-minute rule8 min
- 19The if-then plan10 min
- 20The high-risk map11 min
- 21Hanna's quarter hour4 min
- 22Feelings are weather, not climate2 min
- 23Name it10 min
- 24The thinking traps11 min
- 25The worry log8 min
- 26Emotion journal8 min
- 27Worry time10 min
- 28Three minutes of breathing space3 min
- 29Thoughts are not facts10 min
- 30Put the thought on trial12 min
- 31And what would that mean?12 min
- 32Talk to yourself in the third person9 min
- 33The responsibility pie10 min
- 34How do you explain a setback?11 min
- 35Sara and the wave5 min
- 36How do you talk to yourself?5 min
- 37Forgiving yourself11 min
- 38Do it half well12 min
- 39Your blind spots12 min
- 40The evidence that you can handle it12 min
- 41Try a new role13 min
- 42A moment of self-compassion5 min
- 43Your stress level right now5 min
- 44The week's restart10 min
- 45Designing for flow12 min
- 46The hunt for micro-joy9 min
- 47The awe walk12 min
- 483 good things6 min
- 49Georg and the bench5 min
- 50RAIN: meet a difficult feeling10 min
- 51The anger map4 min
- 52The anger ladder11 min
- 53Think the thought through10 min
- 54Surf the wave7 min
- 55Write your way through it15 min
- 56Presence in the moment8 min
- 57What you hide12 min
- 58Forgiving someone15 min
- 59Meeting someone else's anger10 min
- 60Ground rules for arguing12 min
- 61Repair after an argument10 min
- 62The call Jonas kept putting off4 min
- 63Carrying what hurts9 min
- 64How are your relationships doing?4 min
- 65Active listening12 min
- 66Say it without accusing10 min
- 67The temperature check8 min
- 68When someone shares good news9 min
- 69Small contacts count8 min
- 70Relationship upkeep10 min
- 71Are you holding the wheel?4 min
- 72The anger map4 min
- 73Caring without going under12 min
- 74The kind boundary12 min
- 75Where does your energy go?4 min
- 76More than your job10 min
- 77The day Erik left his phone alone3 min
- 78Meaning is not an answer you find, but a direction you choose2 min
- 79The values compass8 min
- 80The ikigai map15 min
- 81How do you talk to yourself?5 min
- 82Meaning through giving10 min
- 83Best possible self12 min
- 84How are your relationships doing?4 min
- 85Your stress level right now5 min
- 86How is your self-esteem doing?4 min
- 87Rewrite a chapter14 min
- 88Ask someone who knows15 min
- 89Helping without taking over10 min
- 90The habit and who you are10 min
- 91How is meaning doing?4 min