Exhale App 17+

Excellent tool for wellness

The thing about the Exhale App is I truly did not realize how much I needed it until I started using it. The look and feel, the gentleness of the prompts, the quality of the content-- all of that made me feel incredibly grounded and held.
As a busy primary care physician, it's been hard to find time for self-care-- the Exhale app helps me to actually invest in some self-care with the approach of using short modules (5-10 min) to engage listeners.
I've gone from being someone who did nothing at all, to now doing the deep breathing and meditation exercises at least every other morning. So excited by what the team has created and the love they've shown to us Black women users; I can't wait to share it with my colleagues and patients.

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We are so glad you are enjoying Exhale and that it is a resource for you. We are continuing to work to provide new content that supports Black Women and their well-being. Thank you for you 5-star review!

What happened to modern black folks?

Imagine if this was an app marketed for white women. Sisters, I grew up in the south going on 40 years ago. I was one of two black girls at my school. I know what racism looks like and 21st century US/UK is incredibly, overwhelmingly egalitarian and antiracist. Stop letting people sell you oppression with this sort of nonsense. You don’t need some special app that understands the unique “struggle” of being a black woman. Stop thinking other people aren’t going through the same sorts of trials and tribulations we go through. Every person is fighting a battle, wrestling with some pain or trauma. We are not special in this regard. Sorry to the developer, I’m sure you put thought into this app and you genuinely believe this sort of stuff they taught you in college but it just isn’t reality. I know I won’t convince you of this because financially and ideologically you are bound to this notion of systemic oppression of women of color, but these sorts of apps/agendas cause more racial division. Stop focusing on the color of our skin and let’s get back to judging one another solely on the content of our character. Now, if you really want an app that helps black women succeed, create an app that teaches us to get married, stop having children out of wedlock, and how to be financially literate. It’s not me being facetious. If every black woman knew that, we’d be out of poverty in a single generation.

Speaking clearly is not speaking calmly

I go between this app and headspace. Something this app has that others don’t: clear acknowledgement of traumas and micro aggressions as well I actually really appreciate the spa-like music that is played softly behind the guide while they are speaking. I might actually take to playing some light music when listening to headspace. Something that this app cannot compete with their competitors on is the quality control on the guides’ audio recordings. Speaking clearly is not the only thing that makes up a soothing and relaxing guide experience… The audio is kind of sharp around the edges like there was insufficient soundproofing. As well, guides seem to have prioritized speaking clearly over calmly, and smoothly. You can hear vocal fry and unnecessary upward inflections in some exercises - this is both awkward and distracting and leaves me feeling annoyed like I didn’t get much out of the exercise. I will literally record these for y’all free if it meant you would have better audio quality.