A self-guided emotional coaching app

The career change nobody
prepares you for is emotional.

Career Reset guides people through the inner side of a transition โ€” shock, doubt, identity loss โ€” with a structured 5-level journey, diagnostics and daily practices. Affordable, self-serve, and designed to make every coaching session count.

Partner overview for HR leaders & outplacement teams
Good morning ยท Level 1 ยท Pause

Your Body's Wisdom

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PULSE diagnosticFind your current level
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Begin session ยท 12 minGrounding practice
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AI Business CoachReframes & scripts
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DashboardProgress ยท last 7 days
The problem no one talks about

You know how to find a job.
You don't know how to be yourself without one.

6โ€“18
Months for a senior career transition
80%
Of that time is emotional, not tactical
24/7
In-pocket support between coaching sessions
2โ€“10
Minute sessions for instant relief + direction
Why now ยท the scale of the problem

This isn't a niche need.

Across every market, more people are in transition โ€” and most are navigating it disengaged, burned out, or alone.

402M
people worldwide want work but don't have it โ€” the global "jobs gap"
ILO, 2024
62%
of employees globally are "not engaged" โ€” quietly checked out at work
Gallup, 2024
43%
report workplace burnout in 2025, up from 38% in 2023
global workplace surveys
69%
of professionals changed or considered changing careers in the past year
FlexJobs, 2024

Disengagement alone costs the global economy an estimated $8.9 trillion โ€” about 9% of global GDP (Gallup, 2024). Demand for support is rising in step: roughly 168,000 active coaches in 2025, driven largely by layoffs and career pivots (ICF / industry data) โ€” yet 1:1 coaching stays out of reach for most people. Career Reset extends that support to everyone, affordably.

Why transitions stall

Without emotional regulation and phase awareness, people waste months in loops โ€” resistance masquerading as research, fear disguised as perfectionism, identity crisis dressed up as "taking time to think."

Emotional work80%
Tactical work (resume, networking)20%
What Career Reset addresses

The 80% every CV workshop and job board leaves untouched โ€” the part that actually decides whether someone moves forward.

Who this is for

One journey, many transitions.

Career change isn't only a plan โ€” it's an emotional transition that disrupts identity, confidence and routine. Whatever the trigger, the inner journey is the same. Here are just a few of the most common starting points:

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Job loss / dismissal

Sudden exit, layoffs, role elimination โ€” when the ground disappears overnight.

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Burnout prevention

Catching the early signs โ€” rebuilding energy, boundaries and self-trust before things reach breaking point.

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Country relocation

Rebuilding a professional identity in a new market, language and culture.

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Return from parental leave

Re-entering work with a changed sense of self, priorities and confidence.

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Leaving on retirement

Redefining purpose and identity when a long career chapter closes.

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Job stagnation

Stuck and restless โ€” sensing the old role no longer fits, unsure what's next.

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The philosophy behind the algorithm

Three layers, working together.

Career Reset isn't a content library โ€” it's an architecture. A psychological storyline, evidence-based discovery tools, and a deeper logic of inner alignment.

Layer 1 ยท Journey

Psychological storyline

A change curve inspired by the Kรผbler-Ross model โ€” the emotional arc of any major transition, mapped into five sequential levels.

  • Shock & denial โ†’ integration
  • Each level has a clear intention
  • Progress, never shame or streaks
Layer 2 ยท Discovery

Self-discovery tools

Built-in assessments and homework that turn reflection into evidence โ€” and feed richer coaching conversations.

  • Ikigai โ€” purpose & direction
  • Human Design โ€” energy & decisions
  • Moving Motivators ยท MBTI lens
Layer 3 ยท Architecture

Philosophical logic

The inner structure of the exercises โ€” drawn from archetypal models of inner development; the logic of alignment from confusion to conscious action.

  • Essence vs. conditioned self
  • Balance & transformation
  • Archetypal energies
Why a structured journey works.

Most apps hand people a pile of exercises and hope something sticks. Career Reset sequences everything along the emotional arc of change โ€” so each person gets the right practice for where they actually are, in the right order, instead of a generic to-do list.

The algorithm ยท 5 levels

A guided emotional journey.

Each level has a distinct intention and its own content pack โ€” assessment, practices, regulation, affirmation and micro-action. Tap any level to see exactly what's included.

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โ†‘ The emotional arc of every transition โ€” tap a stage to explore it
Inside the app

Everything the journey runs on.

The five levels sit at the centre. Around them, a set of connected features makes the experience personal, social and measurable.

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PULSE Diagnostic

A guided onboarding assessment scores the user, assigns their current level and surfaces an optional secondary level โ€” so support is never generic.

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AI Business Coach

An always-available coach (business tone, not therapy) that personalizes reframes, scripts and next steps between live sessions.

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Practices & Regulation

Each level offers three practices โ€” Awareness, Reflection, Action โ€” plus emotional-regulation tools, meditation and affirmations.

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Community

Peer support discussions where users share progress and feel less alone in the transition.

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My Space

A private hub for notes, value cards and the Achievement Bank โ€” everything the user discovers, saved in one place.

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Dashboard

Track progress over the last 7 days and across the journey โ€” making invisible inner work visible and motivating.

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Ikigai Direction Map

Connects values, strengths, meaning and money into 1โ€“2 career hypotheses, with short real-world experiments to test them.

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Human Design for Career

Optional personalization layer โ€” an "operating manual" for energy, decisions and ideal work environment. Unlocks at Identity Shift.

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Coaching & Library

Book live coaching sessions fueled by assessment results, plus a curated library of TED talks and books per level.

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What success looks like

Better outcomes, lighter load.

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Instant orientation

Users locate exactly where they are emotionally โ€” and get the right practice for that level, not generic advice.

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Momentum between sessions

Short daily steps and an AI coach keep people moving when a human coach isn't in the room.

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Visible progress

A dashboard turns inner work into something the user โ€” and their coach โ€” can actually see over time.

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Scalable & affordable

A self-serve layer that extends outplacement and coaching to far more people, at a fraction of the cost.

Let's talk partnership

Bring an emotional reset
to the people you support.

Whether you're an HR leader rethinking offboarding, or an outplacement agency extending your reach โ€” let's explore how Career Reset fits your programmes.

Ekaterina Zaychenkova
Founder & Product Owner ยท Career Reset
bonkly@gmail.com
PULSE โ€” entry diagnostic
Transition
Max's Story โ€” a short film
Interface design examples

Early design directions for the app โ€” final UI to be confirmed. Tap any screen to enlarge.

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