Faces of Health
App & Online Course
Faces of Health tech forges fresh paths to make mental health skills more accessible. And, we are increasing the visibility of professionals of color who teach mental health skills.
Our Mission
We believe that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for mental healthcare; therefore, our unique digital products introduce a robust selection of easy-to-learn strategies to improve the longevity and quality of individuals’ lives, while reducing their experiences of suffering.
Created By
Dr. Monica Blied, PhD, MACL, BSP
Hi, I’m Dr. Monica Blied — a licensed clinical psychologist, neurodivergent woman, and someone who has been living with chronic illness for over a decade.
I built Faces of Health because I kept seeing the same gap from both sides — as a clinician and as a patient. People were walking away from appointments with information but no real tools for what comes next. And the tools that did exist weren’t designed for brains and bodies like mine, or like many of the people I work with.
Everything I’ve built here — the courses, the app, the skills — comes from that intersection of clinical training and lived experience. This is not general wellness content. It was built for people navigating neurodivergence, chronic illness, and chronic stress, by someone who navigates the same things every day.
What’s in the App
Skills you can use in 2 to 5 minutes — designed for real life, not ideal conditions
Self-Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a clinician-administered modality — but Dr. Blied has adapted it into a self-directed daily practice. Using where you look to access areas of the brain where stress and emotion are held, this skill helps you process what you are carrying and move through it. A genuinely novel tool you will not find in any other wellness app.
Somatic Exercises
Physical movement that works with your nervous system, not against it. These brief exercises help regulate the body’s stress response by activating the release of oxytocin and other neurochemicals that support calm, connection, and recovery — especially useful for people whose stress lives in the body.
Tapping Skills
Drawn from Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and EMDR-informed practice, tapping activates the body’s relaxation system — the parasympathetic nervous system — while also supporting clearer thinking and problem-solving. A simple, evidence-informed tool that works in minutes and requires no equipment.
De-stress With CBT Skills
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most well-researched approaches in clinical psychology. These tools help you recognize and work with thought patterns that amplify stress, worry, and difficult emotions — so you can respond to what is happening rather than spiral in it. Practical, evidence-based, and usable in everyday moments.
Grounding Mindfulness
Eyes-open mindfulness that brings you back to the present moment without requiring stillness or silence. Grounding is particularly effective for people managing high stress, emotional overwhelm, or a nervous system that is frequently activated — and it works in any environment, not just a quiet room.
Breath Training
How you breathe directly affects your nervous system. Specific breathing patterns lower cortisol, activate the vagus nerve, engage the parasympathetic nervous system, and reduce inflammation — all measurable, physiological effects. This section offers 12+ breath training methods so you can find what works for your body. Because not every technique works the same way for every person, and finding your fit matters.
Mental Health Journal
A structured daily check-in designed to support self-awareness, emotional processing, and grounding. Not a blank page — guided prompts that help you notice patterns, name what you are feeling, and stay connected to yourself between sessions and appointments.
Chair Yoga
Movement designed to be accessible regardless of your energy level, mobility, or how your body feels that day. Chair yoga and range of motion exercises support flexibility, release tension held in the fascia, and care for the whole body — especially important for people managing chronic illness or chronic pain who still want to move without overextending.
TESTIMONIALS
“The Faces of Health App by Dr. Monica Blied is a helpful app for providing resources that help a person deal with overall mental well being on a daily basis. The exercises and information available on this app will empower an individual to become less anxious or depressed so that one can live their best life amidst life challenges. I appreciate that she gives her focus though to the chronic Illness community and provides tools for people to rewire their minds.”
“Dr. Blied is such a gem! Her app is sooo amazing! Her de-stressing strategies have really helped me through so many situations. I especially appreciated her ‘Redirect, Reframe and Recognize/Accept’ method. There has been a lot heavy on my mind this week and this has really helped me to change my mindset and relax. I am so happy her advice is now available in app form ?”
“I love that Dr Blied / Faces of Health approaches healing and wellness from so many different proven methods. For me, CBT has pulled me out of slumps, and there are still many other methods I’m learning about on this app. You also get a sense of her warmth and understanding when you listen to her. A definite Safe Place for recovery.”
“Dr. Blied has created a space for self-care, Self-treatment, Self-help, and so much more. The opportunity for education and community all lie behind the icons in this app! It is an answer to prayer for those who suffer from chronic pain (or anxiety, depression etc) and an inspiration for other mental health providers to invite others away from the noise of social media and make the most of technology to help us all recover, heal, grow and thrive! I highly recommend you join me in my use and prescribed use for others.“
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OUR TEAM
Dr. Monica Blied
PhD, MACL, BSP
Creator & CEO
Kennedy Galvin
Executive Assistant
Dr. Gimel Rogers
PsyD, ABPP
Content Contributor
Dr. Anastasia Gorden
PsyD, LMFT
Dr. Gabrielle Jones
PhD
Content Contributor
Samuel J. Ashe II
MBA
Abdur Rehman Alam
Dr. Kerry-Ann Williams
MD
Content Contributor
How We Are Different
Most mental health apps offer meditation and breathing exercises. Faces of Health goes further — and goes deeper.
Every skill in this app was chosen because it is grounded in neuroscience and designed to work in real life, including on hard days when energy is low, focus is scattered, and the body is not cooperating. That is not an accident. It is by design, because I built this while living with chronic illness and navigating a neurodivergent brain myself.
The skills here — self-brainspotting, somatic exercises, tapping, breath training, CBT tools, grounding practices, chair yoga — are the same kinds of tools people work on with skilled clinicians. The difference is that you can access them in 2 to 5 minutes, on your own schedule, from your phone.
Faces of Health also features expert content from women of color clinicians across speciality areas including trauma recovery, holistic wellness, and more. Representation in mental health content is not an afterthought here. It is built into the foundation of everything we do.
Masterclass Registration
The Neuroscience of Stress Management and Mindfulness: How to Heal
“This masterclass is is beyond informative and reassuring to watch. It provides so much information from how gut health impacts our brain to ways we can calm our nervous system (like using the progressive muscle relaxation techniques). Dr. Blied provides context on each subject she brings up, and for each problem we may face she explores a solution. This masterclass encourages watchers to realize what their body is telling them; by taking this course, one is able to watch for signals in real life scenarios. I am beyond happy that I went through this masterclass….I have learned more about my mind, health, gut health and ways to prioritize my mental health.”
– Joanna Z. – Entrepreneur and Founder of Gemini Beauty Products
“The online course is well worth the investment! Dr. Blied expertly breaks down complex concepts in a way that anyone can understand. She gives you strategies that are easy to implement and that are evidence-based. Highly recommend!”
– Dr. Kerry-Ann Williams, MD
Stress is not just a mental experience. It is a physiological one — affecting your brain, your nervous system, your immune function, your energy, and your ability to think, focus, and function in daily life. This is especially true for people navigating chronic illness or neurodivergence, where the stress response is often amplified and standard coping tools fall short.
This five-part masterclass teaches you the neuroscience behind your stress response and gives you practical, evidence-based skills to work with it — not just manage it. Each session pairs the science with a skill you can use right away.
You will learn:
- What is mindfulness? And practice how to activate your body’s parasympathetic nervous system for relaxation
- How are the mind and body connected to our health? And practice how to use progressive muscle relaxation to stimulate our vagus nerve
- What are the health effects of stress? And practice mantras for deeper focus and self-calming skills
- How do we get rid of stinking thinking? And practice CBT skills along with mental, physical, and soothing grounding exercises
- What effective alternatives are available to help manage pain? And practice mindful eating for improved willpower and wellness
As a BONUS, you will also receive:
- Video training on the Gut-Brain Health connection and it’s role in mood and physical health
- Special training on Alternative Breathing tension headaches
- Breath Retraining to disrupt panic symptoms and improve vagal tone
- Handouts and graphics are included and available for download!
You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon successfully finishing all of the masterclass components
This course was built for people who want to understand what is actually happening in their brain and body — and walk away with tools they can use in real life, not just in ideal conditions. Whether you are coming as someone navigating chronic stress yourself, as a clinician looking for practical content to share with clients, or as someone newly exploring what neuroscience-informed skill-building looks like, this masterclass was designed with you in mind.
Empowerment Through Understanding: Adult ADHD and Autism
This course was built for adults who want to genuinely understand how their brain works — not just manage symptoms, but understand the neuroscience behind attention, executive functioning, emotional regulation, and sensory experience in ways that actually make sense of daily life.
You will leave with a clearer picture of your own brain, practical skills you can use right away, and a framework for building supports that fit who you actually are. The content is grounded in clinical psychology and neuroscience, and created by a psychologist who navigates neurodivergence and chronic illness herself.
This course is also useful for clinicians, support team members, and family who want to better understand the neurodivergent adults in their lives and work — and who want practical tools, not just awareness.
“Dr. Blied is an authority on neurodiversity and presents the information in an easily accessible way. This course is good for professionals as well as laypeople looking for ways to help offer support to a neurodiverse relative or seek support for themselves. The material includes a review of research and the technicalities of neurodiversity, practical strategies for improving quality of life, and great recommended resources. Dr. Blied presents this material with a warm and welcoming disposition and in short blocks, packed with information.“
– Jeremy Treat – Adult Autism & ADHD Course Student
In this 7 part class you will learn:
- The overlap between ADHD and autism and how they present in adults
- DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria explained in an easy-to-understand way
- How executive functioning impacts daily life and strategies to improve it
- The role of psychological testing in self-discovery and diagnosis
- Practical self-management techniques for work, relationships, and personal growth
- Methods to prevent autistic burnout and improve overall well-being
This course is for adults who are newly diagnosed, recently identified, or simply ready to understand themselves more fully — and for the clinicians and support people who want to do better work with this population. You will leave with knowledge that is clinically grounded, immediately usable, and built around how neurodivergent brains actually work.
For Organizations
The adults your team supports deserve tools that were actually built for their brain and their body.
Faces of Health offers clinicians and institutions two structured learning pathways and a daily-practice app built specifically for adults navigating ADHD, autism, chronic illness, and chronic stress. This is not generic wellness content. It was built for these populations from the ground up.
This is for your organization if: Your team is supporting adults with chronic illness, ADHD, autism, or chronic stress and wants more specialized, practical tools to offer them. Your clients or students need something to engage with between appointments — not just a referral list. You are looking for programming that is clinically grounded, population-specific, and built on neuroscience. You want content that reflects the cultural and lived experiences of the communities you serve.
People keep working on their health and functioning between sessions, between appointments, and between semesters. Faces of Health gives them clinically grounded tools to come back to — and gives your team something specific and practical to point them toward.
There is a gap that most organizations are navigating right now.
People are leaving sessions, appointments, and trainings without practical tools for what comes next. Not because clinicians aren’t doing their jobs. Because the tools for this specific population — neurodivergent adults, people managing chronic illness, people whose stress lives in their body — have not been widely available.
Faces of Health was built to fill that gap.
We help organizations support people impacted by neurodivergence, chronic illness, and stress with tools that are brief, actionable, and built for real-world use. In just a few minutes a day, individuals begin to:
- Feel more supported in their mind and body
- Reduce the impact of stress on attention, energy, and follow-through
- Re-engage with work, school, and daily life with greater consistency
This is what it looks like when people have tools that were designed for how they actually live.
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The Gaps Organizations Are Trying to Solve
Neurodivergence Support Gaps
Many organizations want to support ADHD and Autism, but lack practical, evidence-based tools that translate into daily functioning, communication, and follow-through.
Chronic Illness Support Gaps
Employees and students living with chronic illness are often expected to keep performing without systems that account for pain, fatigue, fluctuating capacity, and the executive functioning impact of ongoing health stress.
Chronic Stress and Burnout
Stress affects attention, memory, decision-making, and health. Most solutions still rely on awareness alone, rather than helping people build repeatable skills they can use in real life.
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What People Are Saying
I love that Dr. Blied / Faces of Health approaches healing and wellness from so many different proven methods. For me, CBT has pulled me out of slumps, and there are still many other methods I’m learning about on this app. You also get a sense of her warmth and understanding when you listen to her. A definite Safe Place for recovery.
Dr. Blied has created a space for self-care, Self-treatment, Self-help, and so much more. The opportunity for education and community all lie behind the icons in this app! It is an answer to prayer for those who suffer from chronic pain (or anxiety, depression etc) and an inspiration for other mental health providers to invite others away from the noise of social media and make the most of technology to help us all recover, heal, grow and thrive! I highly recommend you join me in my use and prescribed use for others.
Faces of Health is an outstanding app for anyone managing chronic illnesses, anxiety, or daily stress. The app makes it easy to learn and practice a wide variety of science-backed mental health skills… What truly sets Faces of Health apart is the excellent visibility and leadership of Black women doctors and other women of color. Their expertise and representation create a unique, empowering environment, fostering genuine trust and cultural relevance throughout the app’s content. This is not just another mental health app—it’s a space led by professionals who “get it,” offering authentic support for the realities of living with ongoing health conditions, emotional distress, and stress.
Dr. Blied is an authority on neurodiversity and presents the information in an easily accessible way. [Empowerment Through Understanding: Adult ADHD and Autism Modules] is good for professionals as well as laypeople looking for ways to help offer support to a neurodiverse relative or seek support for themselves. The material includes a review of research and the technicalities of neurodiversity, practical strategies for improving quality of life, and great recommended resources. Dr. Blied presents this material with a warm and welcoming disposition and in short blocks, packed with information.
[Beat Stress Using Neuroscience and Mindfulness] is well worth the investment! Dr. Blied expertly breaks down complex concepts in a way that anyone can understand. She gives you strategies that are easy to implement and that are evidence-based. Highly recommend!
I love your humor and I think you provided a lot of skills that people can use themselves and/or with clients. I believe your training is invaluable & will be so helpful for all people.
If your team is supporting adults with ADHD, autism, chronic illness, or chronic stress and you want something clinically grounded and population-specific to offer them, let’s talk. Schedule a 20-minute conversation and we’ll explore whether Faces of Health is a fit for your organization.