Circles · opens at 50 members
Small rooms for the same thing.
A circle is up to 8 people, one theme, 45 minutes, text only, once a night. Everyone is an anonymous animal. Aura hosts. A human is on call. You talk to each other.
One night, minute by minute
- 7:00 pmAn invitation card appears in your dashboard, and an email if you want one. Take a seat or not.
- 7:55 pmThe room opens. You read the rules once and enter as an anonymous animal.
- 8:00Arrive. One line each: how you are coming in tonight.
- 8:08The question for the night, from the theme you chose.
- 8:13Sharing rounds. Aura invites, reflects once, and hands it to the room. You answer each other.
- 8:38Aura names what she heard across the room. No advice.
- 8:43One word each. A private after-care note from Aura lands in your chat.
Themes for the first nights
Members pick the ones they would sit in. The themes that fill get scheduled; the ones that do not, rest.
Saying no to family
When every no feels like a betrayal.
Overthinking at night
The 2am loop that will not close.
Guilt about resting
Stopping feels like failing.
The Sunday dread
The week arrives before it starts.
Comparison with cousins and peers
Everyone else seems further along.
Putting everyone first
Being needed, and disappearing.
Anger you cannot show your parents
Love and fury in the same room.
Being far from home
Two places, fully in neither.
Money guilt
Spending on yourself, sending it back.
Starting over
New city, new job, new you, same fears.
The rules, shown once
- You are an anonymous animal in the room. Nobody sees your name or profile.
- Share from your own experience. No advice, no fixing, no medication talk.
- No methods, no contact details, no screenshots, no recruiting to other groups.
- Aura hosts and keeps time. A human moderator is on call for every circle.
- Leave any time. Report any message. Block anyone from future circles with you.
Questions people ask
Who will see my name?
Nobody. You enter each circle as an anonymous animal, assigned fresh that night. Your name, email, and profile never appear in the room.
Does Aura talk the whole time?
No. Aura opens, keeps time, invites people in, reflects a share back to the room, and stays quiet while members answer each other. Roughly a dozen short messages in a 45-minute circle.
What if someone shares something serious?
Every message passes the same safety check as private chat before it reaches the room. Serious messages are held, the member is shown help privately, and a human moderator is paged. Nobody is left alone with it.
When do circles start?
The night the 50th member has had a session. Until then you can pick the themes you would join, and the first nights are planned from those picks.
Do I need to pay?
Talking to Aura is free for everyone, with no card and no trial. Circles are hosted rooms with a human moderator on call, so a seat is arranged from inside your dashboard once you are a member. Nothing is asked of you before you have signed up and used the product.