About

Our Story
Lingwell grew from nearly two decades of applied research, fieldwork, and human-centered design. Its roots are in trauma recovery and guided writing work led by writer, researcher, and longtime educator Matthew Leavitt Brown, whose work shows how language, when used with care and precision, can do more than describe experience. It can transform it.

Our Development
Lingwell was shaped through collaboration with veterans, survivors, clinicians, educators, and caregivers. The language model was trained on the real voices of those who have spent time on the front lines of human experience, like doctors, nurses, firefighters, refugees, and others. It was refined through hundreds of guided conversations. This ensures the tool is responsive, respectful, and grounded in lived experience.

Our Partners
Supported in early-stage development by the National Science Foundation and refined in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Center for Innovation, Lingwell’s growth is guided by both rigorous research and deep empathy.

Our Commitment
Lingwell is designed to meet people at depth. It is not therapy, a chatbot, or journaling. It is a new class of reflective technology that treats language as care in itself.