I built a mental health app to fix mine
Hi HN, I’m still in college and new to the startup world, but here is my first shot at a side project: Milburn, an integrated therapy+journal tool(https://milburn.vercel.app/). I built Milburn bc every mental health tool I could find was missing something: the therapy apps didn’t have voice/memory/too expensive, and the journal apps were always a PITA to sync with therapy. We trained the chatbot’s model on specific therapy modalities(I personally need CBT sessions, but we also have others like DBT), and then created a prompted journal, added a feedback loop, voice…
I built a mental health app to fix mine launched on December 27, 2024 with 8 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
Professional-grade mental health support through AI therapy and journaling, tailored to your unique needs. Growing and evolving with you through every conversation.
Milburn is no longer operational. We are sorry for the inconvenience and incredibly grateful for your support. Personalized and secure therapy sessions combined with AI-powered journaling, tailored to your unique needs. Growing and evolving with you through every word. Watch a real life example of how Milburn could help you on your wellbeing journey. Milburn combines therapy and journaling into one seamlessly integrated product. Get the support you need and reflect on your journey - all in a single platform. We use end-to-end encryption with external key management to protect your data. Neither can we see your data, nor can any hacker who got access to our database. Through ongoing feedback…from milburn.vercel.app
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, I’m still in college and new to the startup world, but here is my first shot at a side project: Milburn, an integrated therapy+journal tool(https://milburn.vercel.app/). I built Milburn bc every mental health tool I could find was missing something: the therapy apps didn’t have…
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