Why I Built UpSpiral
Years ago, I realized standard meditation wasn't cutting it for me. I needed active mental training. Discovering breathwork and active visualization is what finally allowed me to quit Dexedrine, stop drinking, and step into the person I wanted to be.
That transformation is why I built UpSpiral — to take the exact process that changed my life and make it accessible.
I was already using the app daily when my life got turned upside down. At 21 weeks of pregnancy, severe complications began. Doctors warned us our son could be born any day, and they didn't sugarcoat what that could mean.
We took it day by day. When our son Reece was born at 29 weeks, we spent the next three months in the hospital.
During that whole stretch, I didn't need an app telling me to "breathe and let go." I needed something I could actually do. Every day, I used UpSpiral to visualize walking out of those hospital doors — Reece growing up, playing, living a healthy life. Did that guarantee anything? No. But it gave me somewhere to put my energy besides fear.
I realized how pointless it would be to torture myself with worst-case scenarios, only for everything to turn out fine. Focusing on a positive outcome gave me the endurance to get through the hardest days of my life. And despite every grim prediction, we did bring him home.
I built UpSpiral to help people bridge the gap between who they are and who they want to be. But the reason I believe in it so deeply is because I know it works when the stakes are highest.
— Peter
Founder, UpSpiral