Tending the chair
It didn't. It moved into the group chat, the standup meeting, the comment section, the family WhatsApp. A manager who singles you out in front of everyone. A circle that closes without telling you. A pile-on you re-read at 1am even though you know better. You spend the commute rehearsing comebacks you will never say. Hearth is a chair, a Keeper (a trained peer companion, the same person every time), and somewhere to put it down while you work out what you want to do.
If this sounds like you
No streaks. No optimisation. Just a Keeper, a chair, and however long the conversation needs to be.
A weekly or biweekly Sit (a 35–60 minute video or audio call) with the same Keeper, who remembers the names, the history, and what last Tuesday cost you.
A Long Talk thread for the 1am re-read, the screenshot you need witnessed, the message you want to rehearse before you send it. A reply within 24 hours.
A Friday Reflection from your Keeper: what they saw you carry this week, and the ground you got back.
If the weight has tipped into panic, depression, or something that needs treatment, your Keeper walks you to The Bridge (a vetted therapist matched by hand) by name.
What Hearth isn’t
Hearth is not HR, not a lawyer, and not a crisis line. We do not investigate complaints, contact the people involved, or give legal advice, and if you are being threatened or stalked, the police and a lawyer come first. What we hold is the rest of it: the Sunday dread, the rehearsing, the second-guessing, and the slow work of getting your voice back.
We hand-match Keepers to members within 72 hours. This is the kind of Keeper we’d typically pair with someone bringing what you’re bringing.
Rabia ran a school long enough to have seen every shape of cruelty a corridor can hold, and every shape of recovering from it. She will not tell you to toughen up. She will help you find the sentence you wish you had said, and the one you will say next.
Read Rabia’s full profile →From a member
“Half my team had a chat without me in it. I found out in a meeting, from a joke they all already knew. Rabia didn't tell me to report it or to let it go. She sat with me while I worked out which one I wanted. I chose. It was mine to choose.”
Amir · 26 · Manchester · 8 months in Hearth
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Hearthside
biweekly Sits · billed monthly · or $390/yr (2 months free)
Hearth Deep
weekly Sits · billed monthly · or $990/yr (2 months free)
The First Sit takes about 12 minutes
Pull up a chair. Your Keeper will be on the other side within 72 hours.
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