Neurture

Neurture makes a mobile app with science-backed tools to help people manage cravings and urges like food, porn, gambling

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9/11/2026

The Problem

People trying to change compulsive but subclinical habits, such as food cravings, adult content use, gambling, or drinking, often have no in-the-moment support when an urge actually hits. Therapy can be too costly, too scheduling-intensive, or not the right fit for behaviors that do not rise to a clinical level, leaving a gap between doing nothing and seeking formal treatment. Existing options do not offer a private, structured way to track triggers and outcomes over time or to practice evidence-based coping skills between sessions. This leaves people repeating the same loops without a clear, low-friction next step when a craving arises.

The Solution

Neurture is an app that offers over 75 guided interventions built on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention. It includes urge surfing, box breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, thought reframing tools like the Thought Trap Challenge, journaling, and check-ins that let users track urges, triggers, and outcomes to build a personalized craving management plan. Content is reviewed by licensed clinicians and is positioned as a subclinical, supplementary tool rather than a replacement for therapy. The app also offers a free downloadable one-page 'Urge Rescue Sheet' as a lead resource, and has separate informational pages aimed at organizational buyers such as employers, universities, treatment centers, professional programs, and therapists.