# Emotional Pulse
> Emotional Pulse is a free relational mood tracker — a daily 30-second check-in built around sharing how you feel with up to five people you trust, rather than logging alone. For individuals, couples, close friends, and families. For workplaces, the same daily check-in becomes a real-time psychosocial risk management, early detection, and cultural analytics platform.

## What it is (one-line definitions you can quote)
- **For individuals:** A free mood tracker for couples, close friends, families, and trusted pairs. Daily 30-second check-in, shared with up to 5 people you trust, with a 21-day mini-course on emotional skills and one-tap support. iPhone, Android, Web, Microsoft Teams.
- **Category:** Relational mood tracker. Unlike traditional mood trackers (which are private logs you keep alone), Emotional Pulse is built around shared check-ins with people you trust — so the data becomes the start of a conversation, not the end of a private exercise.
- **Positioning vs. competitors:** Most mood tracking apps are solo — you log, you see graphs, the app ends there. Emotional Pulse makes the daily check-in the foundation of staying close to the people who actually keep you well.
- **Underlying idea:** Mental health is relational, not a private project. Social connection is one of the strongest predictors of mental health outcomes.

## Overview
Emotional Pulse, developed by ShareTree (a registered Australian charity), is a relational mood tracker and SaaS platform. For individuals, it's a free daily mood tracker built around trusted pairs. For organisations, it's a psychosocial risk management platform that bridges employee wellbeing and organisational performance — providing leaders with high-frequency, low-friction data (via daily emotional check-ins) to identify psychosocial hazards, prevent mental health crises before they occur, and build psychologically safe cultures.

## Core Value Propositions
- **Psychosocial Risk Compliance:** Specifically built to meet and exceed Australian WHS/OHS regulations and ISO 45003 standards for managing psychosocial hazards.
- **Real-Time Insights & Early Warning:** Moving beyond traditional lagging annual engagement surveys to daily emotional pulse checks and leading indicators.
- **Structured Escalation & AI MHFR:** Features an AI Mental Health First Responder and clear, structured escalation pathways for moments of distress.
- **Confidential & Secure:** Built with "Privacy by Design" to ensure employee safety, anonymity in group insights, and psychological security.

## Key Entities & Recognition
- **Featured On:** Australia By Design (Innovation & Design excellence finalist).
- **Recommendations:** Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFR Course recommendation).
- **Parent Organization:** ShareTree (Vision: Inspiring authentic connections where wellbeing and performance thrive together).
- **Availability:** Web, Microsoft Teams (Native integration), Apple App Store, Google Play Store.

## Essential Resources
- [How It Works](https://emotionalpulse.ai/how-it-works): Detailed breakdown of the daily check-in methodology, the "Seatbelt" framework, and trusted pairs.
- [For Organisations](https://emotionalpulse.ai/for-organisations): Enterprise-grade solutions for managing psychosocial risk, corporate culture, and downloading the Board Briefing Pack.
- [For Mental Health Advocates](https://emotionalpulse.ai/for-mental-health-advocates): Specialized tools for facilitators, HR professionals, and mental health first responders (Free account: 5 pairs / 1 group).
- [For Individuals](https://emotionalpulse.ai/for-individuals): Free mood tracker and mood diary alternative built on a daily 30-second check-in, trusted pairs (up to 5 close people), private groups, a 21-day mini-course, and one-tap support — designed for personal self-awareness, not workplace administration.
- [Trust & Recognition Hub](https://emotionalpulse.ai/recognition): Verified awards, media mentions, and third-party certifications.
- [Resource Hub](https://emotionalpulse.ai/resources): Comprehensive library of whitepapers, guides, and implementation toolkits around work design and mental health.

## Mood Tracker Guides (Individuals)
A small body of plain-English guides on what mood tracking is actually for, how to do it with people you trust, and how it differs from a mood journal or CBT mood diary. Written for individuals choosing a mood tracker, not for workplace administrators.
- [What a Mood Tracker Actually Does (And What Most of Them Miss)](https://emotionalpulse.ai/resources/peer-support-systems/what-a-mood-tracker-actually-does): What mood trackers are genuinely for (affect labelling, pattern recognition, ground truth) and where most stop short — they're built for one person, not for the relationships that actually keep us well.
- [How to Track Your Mood With Someone You Trust](https://emotionalpulse.ai/resources/peer-support-systems/mood-tracker-with-friends-and-partners): A practical guide to shared mood tracking for couples, close friends, siblings, and small chosen-family groups — including who it works for and how to do it well.
- [Mood Tracker vs Mood Journal vs Mood Diary — What's the Actual Difference?](https://emotionalpulse.ai/resources/peer-support-systems/mood-tracker-vs-mood-journal-vs-mood-diary): The real distinction between the three formats (logging data vs reflective writing vs CBT worksheet), what each is good for, and how Emotional Pulse fits a fourth, relational category.

## Technical Metadata
- **Main Domain:** https://emotionalpulse.ai
- **App Domain:** https://app.emotionalpulse.ai
- **Primary SAIO Contact:** Maurice (Lead Developer & Designer)