PATHWAY
AI-powered mental wellness platform designed for clarity, calm, and emotional intelligence.
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Designing a Calm, Emotionally Aware Wellness Guide
People struggling with anxiety or stress often need quick access to emotional support — not overwhelming screens or repetitive meditation tracks.
Current apps are passive, generic, and not tailored to how someone actually feels.
Pathway was built to provide real-time, AI-driven emotional support through mood tracking, breathing guidance, and voice-based emotional analysis.
Solutions That Support Real Emotional Wellbeing
Pathway focuses on three core experiences:
Smart Breathing Guidance
Customized by Pathway AI based on your mood patterns and voice-note reflections.
AI Moodboard Dashboard
See your moods, insights, emotional trends, and guidance based on your habits.
Pathway AI
An emotionally intelligent companion that listens to your voice, interprets stress, and responds with expert-backed guidance.
Refining the Vision Through Research + Strategy
Research Activities
I analyzed leading apps like Calm, Headspace, and BetterSleep, then validated insights through user interviews, surveys, personas, and journey mapping.
Key Insights
- Competitors prioritize meditation content, not personalization or expert support. Apps like Calm and Headspace offer large libraries of practices, but lack tailored pathways and access to real mental-health professionals — leaving a gap for users who want guidance that feels personalized and credible.
- Personas revealed a need for structured, human-centered support. Users want an app that adapts to their emotional needs, offers reassurance, and feels backed by trained mentors or therapists instead of generic audio sessions.
- Users prefer simple, guided flows that build trust and consistency. They engage more when onboarding is clear, visuals are calming, and each step feels attainable rather than overwhelming.
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Concept Evolution (Lotus → Pathway)
Lotus began as a simple breathing + motivational quote app — no mission, no personalization, no AI implimentation.
Through research, the concept evolved into a platform that is:
- AI-driven
- Emotionally intelligent
- Calm but futuristic
- Designed around real emotional needs
Challenges
- Balancing calming visuals with futuristic AI cues
- Finding color harmony between “wellness” and “tech”
- Simplifying flows so anxious users wouldn’t feel overwhelmed
Mapping a Clear and Calming Wellbeing Journey
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Bringing Pathway to Life
The UI blends futuristic elements with emotional calm:
- Soft glowing gradients
- Interactive Components
- Minimal layouts with high clarity
- Motion Design
- Clean mood tracking interactions
Highlighted screens:
- AI Moodboard
- Breathing Animation
- Voice Emotion Scan
- Daily Mood Check
- Dashboard Insights
Outcomes + Next Steps
Wins
- Built an emotionally safe, AI-powered wellness companion
- Balance of futuristic + calming visuals
- Evolved a basic concept into a full wellness ecosystem
Next Steps
- Daily AI check-ins
- Sleep support
- More voice analysis depth
- Therapist-partnered programs
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