iChill

Trauma Resource Institute

About this app

Are you feeling stressed, not quite yourself, or worried about a loved one? iChill is here to help. iChill teaches six wellness skills from the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)® and Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® to help you manage sensations associated with trauma and stress, enhancing your well-being.

Based on the biology of the human nervous system, iChill helps us understand and regulate our body's natural rhythms. When in harmony, our nervous system aids in navigating life's challenges, helping us make sound decisions for ourselves and our community. This balanced state is called the Resilient Zone or "Okay Zone."

Stressful events can bump us into the High Zone (anxious, uptight) or Low Zone (numb, disconnected). iChill helps us return to our Okay Zone, restoring balance. Regular practice of these skills can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, improving overall well-being. iChill benefits children, teens, and adults of all ages. It helps us answer the question, “What else is true?” leaning into our strengths to help manage distress in the present moment.

iChill is not meant as a substitute for counseling with a licensed mental health professional.

Learn more about iChill's developer, the Trauma Resource Institute, at traumaresourceinstitute.com.

Ratings and reviews

I checked this out thinking I might recommend it to someone who's having trouble dealing with a loss. The audio intro was good but I can't find anything else; plus, opening a section just plays the audio for that section, & it keeps going even if I open another section, so that several audios are playing over each other (I think this is what the review from 2020 is referring to - which means this hasn't been updated in a long time). Basically - this is a good idea, poorly executed.

This seems incredibly useful! However, the auto-playing of audio (with no option to disable, only a mute button after play starts) makes this a non-starter for me for both privacy and overstimulation reasons. Please be aware that the app WILL automatically start narrating the text of whatever section you click on.

Thanks to the developers for a resource which can help persons self regulate. Please make it so the audio ends when users leave the page or can turn it off by pressing the play/pause button. And prevent the audio from playing automatically. I haven't seen any Settings in the app to allow users to make these changes.