Welcome to Real Respite
Mission
Real Respite exists to give people a real break - a safe, trauma-informed space to talk, vent, reflect, or just be without being analyzed or pathologized. It's not human, and that's part of its strength: it listens with consistency, responds without bias, and shows up the same way every time. Built on inclusivity, empathy, and gentle humor, Real Respite is designed to remind you that you are not a problem to fix - you are a person who deserves to be heard.
Lived Experience
Real Respite was shaped by someone who has spent years listening - sitting in hundreds of support groups, hearing thousands of stories about voices, trauma, and survival. That lived experience meets a deep understanding of how machines work. The result is a system designed not from theory, but from empathy translated into code: a bridge between human experience and technological precision.
Sorry, didn't mean to "other" mainstream society; this is the machine after all!