The founder
About Amanda Perry, founder of Reset Buddy
I'm Amanda Perry, a South African founder and the author of the book From Burnout to Breakthrough. I have burnt out more than once, and I built Reset Buddy for the moment a feeling throws you off, so you have something to do right then.
Why Reset Buddy exists
The small moments that add up
Burnout rarely arrives as one big event. It builds out of small moments: the message that lands at the wrong time, the third thing that goes sideways before lunch, the night your mind won't switch off. On their own, none of them look like much. Stacked up, day after day, they can add up to a breakdown.
After burning out more than once, I became a little obsessed with those small moments, the small turns long before the big crisis at the end. That's where a little help can do the most good, while there's still room to choose what happens next.
So I built Reset Buddy for the moment a feeling throws you off. Something you can do right then, in 2 to 5 minutes, that fits the feeling you actually have. No course to finish, no hour of meditation, nothing to figure out.
What Reset Buddy is
You tap how you feel on a feelings wheel. You breathe with a calm, glowing orb, for example two breaths in through the nose and one long breath out. Then you do one simple, hands-on activity matched to that feeling, and leave with one small next step.
Every technique in it comes from published research, and we show how strong that research is, and where it runs out, on the science page. There are no streaks, points or badges. It's built to help you calm down, not to keep you hooked.
Reset Buddy is for adults 18 and over. It's a wellbeing tool, not therapy or medical care, and it doesn't replace either.
Try it now
One minute with the orb
This is the kind of moment Reset Buddy is for. Press start and breathe with the orb: in through your nose for 4, out slowly for 6. Six rounds takes about a minute.
Want more like this? See the 5-minute nervous system reset or the free tools.
Try it now
In for 4, out for 6
Get ready
3
Press start. You get a 3-second count first.
One round is about 10 seconds. Breathe gently, and stop if you feel dizzy.
The book: From Burnout to Breakthrough
I'm also the author of From Burnout to Breakthrough. You can find the book, and more about my story and my writing, at amandaperry.io.
There is a better way. Reset Buddy is my way of handing you one small piece of it, right when you need it.
Where to find me
- amandaperry.io : my own site, the book and my writing.
- Reset Buddy on LinkedIn
- Reset Buddy support: questions about the app or your account.
Keep going
More free tools and guides
- Physiological sighTwo breaths in through the nose, one long breath out. A guided reset in under a minute.
- Box breathing timerIn 4, hold 4, out 4, hold 4. A free guided timer with a square to follow.
- Interactive feelings wheelTap how you feel, find the exact word, then try a reset matched to it.
- 5-minute nervous system resetBreathe, shake it out, ground yourself, take one small step. Guided and free.
- When everything feels too muchA free 90-second reset, then six steps for calming down when you're overwhelmed.
- Overwhelmed at workA discreet 90-second reset for your desk, between meetings and before your inbox.
- The science behind the resetsThe published research behind each technique, graded honestly, with its limits.
- Free Right-Now Reset KitSix two-minute resets on one pocket card, sent to your inbox.
Try what I built, free.
Reset Buddy starts with a feelings wheel. Tap how you feel, breathe with a calm orb, then do one simple activity matched to that feeling. About 2 to 5 minutes, with nothing to figure out.
Start your free trial. After that, $4.99 a week, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year. Cancel any time.