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The Missing Middle Layer
Where AI coaching fits between quick advice and professional therapy.
How it works
- 1Bottom layer: friends, family and general AI give fast answers that are often generic and unbacked.
- 2Top layer: therapy is deep and expert but expensive, scheduled, and requires catch-up every session.
- 3Middle layer: ongoing, expert-designed, personalized practice between those two. This is where Bonds plays.
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