Affirmations
Kind, true words for yourself, drawn from what matters to you and the good you've already done.
Under a minute
New in the Kind Act app
Be kind to yourself, too.
Grow is a tab in the Kind Act app for looking after yourself, with guided practices for calm and kindness, personal goals and a Happiness Program that takes about 5 minutes a day.
- Your journal stays free
- Something free in every tool
- Private unless you share
Taking care of yourself counts.
A finished practice adds a Kind Act, once a day.
What's inside Grow
Pick what fits the moment. Every tool has something free to try.
Grounding
Notice your surroundings through your senses. Six practices, from a quick look around to all five senses.
30 sec to 10 min
Breathing
Follow a calm breathing guide. Five everyday practices, plus five advanced ones recommended for adults.
1 to 15 min
Meditation
Guided attention for a few minutes. Six sessions, including Wind down for sleep and Body scan.
Up to 10 min
Goals
Turn something that matters into a small, real next step, with a reminder and an easier version for hard days.
Separate from Kind Act challenges
Gratitude journal
Write down what you're grateful for. It's free, as it always has been.
Free
The Happiness Program
Small steps, real change.
Over three levels you'll learn what actually helps people feel happier and try it in your own life, one idea at a time. It's built on research about wellbeing and takes about 5 minutes a day.
Level 1 · 4 stages
Understand what really helps
Level 2 · 8 stages
Lead yourself
Level 3 · 12 stages
Live with meaning and connection
- Each stage: learn one idea, try one practice on three different days, then reflect.
- Go at your own pace. Missing a day is completely fine, and you can go back to any stage you've finished.
- Every stage and level you finish adds a Kind Act to your Total Kind Acts.
Private unless you share.
Your words are yours
Notes, goals and reflections are saved privately and encrypted. The app never analyzes what you write.
Nothing is sent until you choose
Share a finished practice in a message, post it publicly on Good Vibes (the app's public feed), or keep it to yourself. Your note only goes along if you add it.
Delete it anytime
Delete my Grow data in Settings clears your Grow history and notes. Your account and journal stay.
Details are in our Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy and Privacy Policy.
Pick what you pay.
Choose any amount from $3.99 to $29.99 a month. Every amount includes all of Grow: every tool and the full Happiness Program.
- $3.99 is the minimum, and it covers the cost of running Grow.
- Anything above that helps fund Kind Act's mission of kindness.
- Pay yearly and get 2 months free.
- Buy it in the app through the App Store or Google Play, and cancel anytime in your store settings.
- Your journal and the free practices never cost anything.
The membership screen in the app.
Questions
No. Grow is a tab in the Kind Act app's bottom bar, where Journal used to be. If you don't see it, update the app.
Your gratitude journal, plus something in every tool: a grounding practice, a breathing practice, a meditation, today's affirmation, one complete goal and the start of the Happiness Program. Kindness chains, challenges and rewards are free as always.
Choose an amount from $3.99 to $29.99 a month, or pay yearly and get 2 months free. Every amount includes everything in Grow. You buy it in the app, and it renews until you cancel in your App Store or Google Play settings.
No. Grow has everyday practices for looking after yourself. It isn't therapy or medical care.
Only you. What you write is saved privately, and nothing is shared unless you choose to share it. The app never analyzes what you write.
Yes. Finishing a practice adds a Kind Act in Self-kindness, once a day. Each stage and level of the Happiness Program you finish adds one too.
You need to be at least 13 to use Kind Act, and anyone under 18 needs a parent's permission.
Start with one small practice.
Grow is in the free Kind Act app. Download it and tap Grow in the bottom bar.