Self-Care App
Accomplish self-love and peace of mind with the techniques and guides provided here for you ♡
•Develop healthy habits
•Develop a positive focus
•Schedule your work + appointments
•Work towards your goals
Develop kind self-talk and a improve your mood⭐︎
All on Cocoon Organiser!
Doctor's Note:
Cocoon Organiser encourages individuals to take an active role in the management of their health and wellbeing. I may recommend it to my patients with fibromyalgia. The application is appropriate for both patients and the general public, and can improve quality of life. I endorse it for personal, non-medical use.
Dr. K.L. Narasimha Rao
MBBS., MS (Ortho)
Orthopaedics, Paediatric Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology
Cocoon Organiser Team
Navya Myneni
Composer, Singer, Founder
Developer + Data Protection Officer
Aravinda Nandakumar
MSc in Counselling and Family Therapy
Mental Wellness Advisor
Aravinda has certifications from: American Psychological Association (APA) and University of Pennsylvania. She has trained with ICEEFT and Nimhans and CCI and is member of American Psychological Association (APA) and IAAP.
The Wellness and Mental Health Benefits of Cocoon Organiser
Supporting Everyday Wellbeing
The concept behind Cocoon Organiser is that self-care should be a part of daily life. The app integrates planning, organisation and wellbeing features to encourage healthy behaviours, maintain organisation, and develop habits that promote wellbeing. It is designed for everyone, regardless of whether they live with a mental health condition, and is intended to complement and not replace professional mental health care.
Building Healthy Habits Through Routine
Studies indicate that habits have a significant contribution to wellbeing. Consistent routines help to build self-regulation, the ability to control thoughts, emotions and behaviour, and make healthy decisions with less mental effort (Wood & Rünger, 2016. The weekly planners, schedules and guided routines in Cocoon support mindfulness and psychological flexibility by encouraging the user to focus on manageable steps in the present rather than become overwhelmed by future [Keng et al., 2011].
Encouraging Self-Care
Dedicated planners for meals, exercise, and self-care act as gentle prompts to consider important aspects of wellbeing without prescribing what users should do. These sections are kept flexible, as each one of us has a different conception of what self-care is. Evidence indicates that exercise, healthy diet, and deliberate acts of self-care have a positive impact on mental health, including mood, cognition, resilience, and psychological wellbeing [Singh et al., 2023].
Developing a Positive Mindset
Cocoon includes gratitude lists, affirmations, self-love exercises, mood-lift activities, and goal planning to encourage positive daily habits. These features are inspired by positive psychology, self-compassion and self-efficacy. Studies have shown that gratitude activities can foster positive emotions, wellbeing and life satisfaction [Jans-Beken et al., 2020]. Self-compassion also promotes emotional resilience, decreases self-criticism, and meaningful goal setting increases self-efficacy, a key factor in motivation and sustained behavioural change [Phillips & Hine, 2021].
Staying Organised with Less Mental Load
Planning work, personal commitments and routines can alleviate mental load by offloading information from memory to a trusted external system, making space for mental resources in decision-making and problem solving [Sweller et al., 2019]. Cocoon brings together work planning, weekly scheduling, and personal organisation in one place, with the option to sync plans to a device's calendar for reminders and a complete overview of the week.
Privacy by Design
Feeling secure is an important part of wellbeing. All personal entries within Cocoon are encrypted, and users remain in control of their information. The app also ensures that the user can delete completed entries regularly, avoiding keeping too much personal information within the app and allowing for a privacy-first philosophy in digital wellbeing.
An integrated perspective to Everyday Wellness
Cocoon Organiser combines planning with evidence-informed wellbeing practices. It helps the user develop a healthier, calmer and more balanced lifestyle, one week at a time, through encouraging healthy habits, positive self-reflection, organisation, and sustainable habit formation.
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References
Jans-Beken, L., Jacobs, N., Janssens, M., Peeters, S., Reijnders, J., Lechner, L., & Lataster, J. (2020). Gratitude and health: An updated review. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(6), 743–782. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1651888
Keng, S. L., Smoski, M. J., & Robins, C. J. (2011). Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: A review of empirical studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(6), 1041–1056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2011.04.006
Phillips, W. J., & Hine, D. W. (2021). Self-compassion, physical health, and health behaviour: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 15(1), 113–139. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2019.1705872
Singh, B., Olds, T., Curtis, R., Dumuid, D., Virgara, R., Watson, A., Szeto, K., O'Connor, E., Ferguson, T., Eglitis, E., & Maher, C. (2023). Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: An umbrella review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(18), 1203–1209. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106195
Sweller, J., van Merriënboer, J. J. G., & Paas, F. (2019). Cognitive architecture and instructional design: Twenty years later. Educational Psychology Review, 31(2), 261–292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09465-5
Wood, W., & Rünger, D. (2016). Psychology of habit. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 289–314. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-122414-033417