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September 30, 2026
Reflection v7 is Coming
Reflection v7, our biggest release of the year, is on its way: a rebuilt Coach, one home for everything you add to an entry, nine new themes and a fresh look.
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Five phones showing Reflection v7: the Add sheet, Today, Home, the Coach sheet and Focus Mode's sounds
Product Updates
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September 30, 2026
Reflection v7 is Coming
Reflection v7, our biggest release of the year, is on its way: a rebuilt Coach, one home for everything you add to an entry, nine new themes and a fresh look.
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July 28, 2026
AI Journaling with MCP: Connect Your Journal to Claude, ChatGPT, and Any AI You Trust
Connect your Reflection journal to Claude, ChatGPT or any AI you trust, to spot patterns, prep your reviews and capture new entries on your terms.
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July 1, 2026
Introducing the Reflection MCP: Connect Your Journal to Claude, ChatGPT, and More
Premium members can now connect their Reflection journal to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI assistants with a single link. Here's how to set it up.
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February 10, 2026
Building Real-Time Voice AI with Gemini Live API and Flutter
What we learned shipping one of the first production Flutter apps with bidirectional voice streaming
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February 4, 2026
How to Import Your Journal into Reflection
Move your journal from Day One, Journey, Penzu or any other app into Reflection with our free CSV import tools, including AI converters that do the formatting.
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January 4, 2026
1 Million Entries
Reflection just passed 1 million journal entries. How we got here, and the features that kept people writing, like voice journaling and annual reviews.
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December 22, 2025
The Confidence Journal: Daily Practices to Build Self-Esteem and Rewire Negative Self-Talk
A confidence journal: daily practices to build self-esteem and catch negative self-talk, plus prompts that help you notice what you do well.
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December 18, 2025
A New Way to Share Your Year: Introducing myyear.review
We built a free tool to help you create a shareable "Year in Review" for yourself, your family, or your team. A modern alternative to the holiday card.
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December 17, 2025
Mindfulness Journaling: Present-Moment Awareness Through Writing
Mindfulness journaling: simple techniques for paying attention to the present moment through writing, and how to start a practice of your own.
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December 9, 2025
Relationship Journal Prompts: 40+ Questions to Strengthen Connection and Communication
40+ relationship journal prompts for partners, family, friends and yourself, to help you understand each other better and talk more openly.
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November 27, 2025
The Ultimate Guide to Voice Journaling: How to Speak Your Mind and Find Clarity
Voice journaling: how to talk through your thoughts instead of typing them, when speaking beats writing, and the apps that make an audio journal easy.
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November 24, 2025
New Year Journal Prompts: 50 Evidence-Based Questions for Your Best 2026
50 New Year journal prompts to reflect on 2025, clarify your values and set meaningful intentions for 2026, plus what research says about fresh starts.
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November 20, 2025
Habit Tracking Journal: Build Better Routines Through Reflection
How to keep a habit tracking journal: pick a format, track what matters, and use short reflections to understand why a habit sticks or slips.
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November 14, 2025
Daily Journal Prompts: 365 Questions for Consistent Reflection and Personal Growth
365 daily journal prompts, one for every day of the year, to help you build a consistent habit and get to know yourself a little better each day.
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November 7, 2025
Values Clarification Through Journaling: Discover What Matters Most
Values journal prompts and exercises to help you work out what matters most to you, and to notice where your days drift away from it.
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October 22, 2025
The Ultimate Guide to Starting an Online Journal in 2026
How to start an online journal: the main types of journaling platform, the features worth having, and how to build a writing habit that lasts.
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October 6, 2025
Career Reflection Journaling: Navigate Your Professional Path with Purpose
Career reflection journaling: prompts and techniques to get clear on what you want from work, think through a career change and plan your next move.
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October 2, 2025
Life Transitions Journal: Embrace Change with Clarity
A life transitions journal: prompts and techniques, from free writing to letter writing, for working through big changes and getting clear on what comes next.
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September 30, 2025
Journaling for Panic Attacks: Finding Calm in Crisis
Journaling around panic attacks: prompts for before and after an episode and ways to spot patterns. A complement to professional care, not a replacement.
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September 26, 2025
Social Anxiety Journaling: Building Confidence in Relationships
Social anxiety journal prompts and techniques: how writing can help you prepare for the situations that feel hardest, and make sense of them afterwards.
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September 22, 2025
Emotional Regulation Through Journaling: Master Your Inner World
How journaling can help you notice, name and work through strong emotions, with techniques drawn from James Pennebaker's expressive writing research.
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