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Tend & Send - ARI Prototype

Assistive Relational Intelligence tools for human-to-human connection.

These tools exist to support YOUR relationship. ARI never becomes the relationship - it augments human-to-human connection.

What This Tool Does

Practice difficult conversations with a simulated partner while using ARI tools to build relational capacity.

The ARI Toolkit

• TEND - Transform messages with NVC clarity and warmth
• NVC - Guided I-statement builder
• FEEL - Identify feelings in the conversation
• NEED - Extract underlying needs
• LISTEN - Receive mode: hear them before reacting
• REPAIR - Craft genuine repair after ruptures
• SOMA - Body check-in before responding
• LOVE - Slow down, breathe, return to presence

Practice Conversations

• Choose attachment style: Anxious, Avoidant, Disorganized, Secure
• Set difficulty level: Gentle to Crisis
• Partner responds like a real person (not a therapist)

Clinical Foundation

Informed by:

• Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg)
• Attachment Theory
• Somatic awareness practices
• Trauma-informed design principles

Created By

Jocelyn Skillman, LMHC

Reflection prompts only - not therapy. If in crisis, contact a professional.