HabitAware Blog: Soul Fuel

What is Trichotillomania?

February 24, 2021

HabitAware Co-founder Aneela Idnani featured on Podcasts

February 02, 2021

HabitAware’s original Keen Smart Bracelet: Improved Gesture Detection Algorithm Reduces False Alarms

January 27, 2021

How HabitAware’s Pause ⏸ Pouch empowers control over hair pulling, skin picking and nail biting.

December 09, 2020

Curious about HabitAware's Pause ⏸ Pouch & how it can empower control over hair pulling, skin picking and nail biting? Then this blog post is for you.

Mari's Conquers Dermatillomania with HabitAware Keen

November 25, 2020

What is Habit Reversal Training?

November 09, 2020

Habit Reversal Training is a scientifically proven treatment to help you reducing and take control of trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling), dermatillomania (excessive skin picking), onychophagia (chronic nail biting) and other body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs). But, what is Habit Reversal Training? This blog post explains HRT and how Keen2 provides access to its key strategies.

BFRB Nail Biting Onychophagia Success Stories

Sarah Conquers Nail Biting with HabitAware Keen

October 20, 2020

"I grew up in a broken home and was moved around a lot as a kid. At age 5, I turned to nail biting as a way to ease my stress. My nails were short, brittle and people always caught me with my hand in my mouth. I was embarrassed, ashamed, and felt stuck in a vicious cycle of self-sabotage. My chronic nail biting made my life grim and dull, which in turn made me shy and afraid to make friends. Sadly, this bad habit followed me into adulthood until I learned about HabitAware Keen..."

BFRB HabitAware's Journey

HabitAware receives Phase II National Science Foundation Grant for Novel Mental Health Technology

October 07, 2020

We are so excited to announce that HabitAware was awarded a $1M two-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Grant. The approved research and development (R&D) project has the potential to improve HabitAware for people with Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

BFRB Community Spotlight Dermatillomania Hair Pulling Mental Health Awareness Podcast Skin Picking

Love Strength and Awareness Podcast Replay

October 06, 2020

Did you miss an episode of our Love Strength and Awareness podcast that launched during BFRB Awareness week? We created this podcast to raise #BFRBAwareness and encourage hope through storytelling. Catch up here & fill up with some serious "Soul Fuel!"

BFRB Community Spotlight Dermatillomania Mental Health Awareness Podcast Skin Picking

Love Strength & Awareness Podcast, Episode 4 + 5: Lauren McKeaney's Dermatillomania Story

October 04, 2020

In this episode, Lauren McKeaney, founder and CEO of Picking Me, joins Aneela to talk about her BFRB, ways to take control of it and what Picking Me is all about. Also included is a quick Mindset Reset. This will allow you to take a minute or two to reflect and take control of your mindset.

BFRB Community Spotlight Mental Health Awareness Podcast Trichotillomania

Love Strength & Awareness Podcast: Episode 2 + 3: Interview with Christina Pearson

October 02, 2020

In our first interview for "Love, Strength, & Awareness," Aneela is joined by Christina Pearson, the founder of The TLC Foundation For BFRBs. Christina shares her story as well as ways to work toward recovery from body focused repetitive behaviors like hair pulling disorder (trichotillomania), skin picking (dermatillomania) and nail biting.

Aneela's Journey BFRB HabitAware's Journey Hair Pulling Mental Health Awareness Podcast Trichotillomania

Love Strength & Awareness Podcast, Episode 1: Trichotillomania Recovery: Aneela Idnani's Story

September 30, 2020

Welcome to HabitAware's Love Strength and Awareness podcast. We want to provide this podcast to raise awareness and share hope through people's stories. While all of this information is provided elsewhere, this podcast allows you to gain insight when you may not want to or be able to read.

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- L.M.

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