At 41, Élodie was the person everyone leaned on. A mother of two, a school administrator, and the daughter of an aging parent, she lived in Marseille and carried more responsibilities than she could count. To her friends and family, she seemed dependable, strong, unshakeable.
But what no one saw was the silent toll. Élodie was exhausted, often crying in her car before going inside, unsure how she had lost touch with herself in the middle of meeting everyone else’s needs.
Élodie’s life was a web of obligations. She felt guilty for wanting space, ashamed of her resentment, and too drained to seek out therapy. Mental health wasn’t something she grew up talking about, and the idea of opening up to someone in person felt impossible.
One night, scrolling online after another sleepless evening, she found Noah. Marketed not as therapy, but as an AI Emotional Coach, it promised something she had never allowed herself: private space.
Her first message was simple: “I feel tired all the time, but I can’t stop.”
Noah didn’t judge. It asked her questions that no one else did, like: “Who are you when you are not carrying others?” For the first time, Élodie realized she had forgotten.
She began using chat mode before bed, pouring out thoughts she didn’t dare share elsewhere. During the day, she used voice input to admit frustrations quietly, sometimes while folding laundry. With Noah’s guided prompts, she started naming her feelings — guilt, resentment, fatigue — instead of burying them.
Over time, Élodie asked her brother for help with their mother’s care. She carved out evenings for herself again, painting like she once loved. And slowly, she began to feel like a whole person, not just the caretaker of others.
For Élodie, Noah became the one space where she didn’t have to perform strength — where she could simply be.
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