John Kammer

The Years I Didn’t Cry: What Grief Looked Like When I Didn’t Know How to Feel

John shares the quiet, slow-burning grief of losing three of his closest friends and how he buried it, rationalised it, and went years without shedding a tear. He talks about the guilt of not saying goodbye, the emotional shutdown that followed, and how grief doesn't always look like breaking down—it often looks like carrying on. This isn’t a story of rock bottom, but of numbness, disconnection, and what finally helped him crack the surface.

The Unexpected Path to Building a Grief Platform

With a background in cybersecurity and product design, John never imagined he’d be building something this intimate. But grief doesn’t follow a straight line. He shares how his technical skills, combined with lived experience, became the foundation for a product that’s both secure and deeply human.

Why Men Need New Grief Tools, and How AI Might Be One of Them

Grief shows up differently in men, often buried beneath work, alcohol, or silence. John opens up about how his own emotional shutdown nearly went unnoticed, and why AI offered him an unlikely but powerful way back to feeling. He explores the stigma around men's mental health and how this tool creates a private, non-judgmental space to start healing.