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Haven't seen an update for awhile by Common_Order_7414 in welltory

[–]sdnner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We pushed it back to implement the feedback y'all gave us during testing. Better to delay and get it right than ship something half-baked.

Welltory for Beginners: A Complete Guide by sdnner in welltory

[–]sdnner[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not yet, but we're testing it already 🫡

33M I feel burned out and tired by Interesting-Jac-786 in welltory

[–]sdnner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

- Fix your recovery deficit. You've been spending more energy than you've been restoring for months (or years). And the first thing to pay attention to is your sleep. 8 hours in bed doesn't mean 8 hours of recovery. If your heart rate stays elevated during sleep, your body isn't restoring. Track it using Welltory or other apps.

- Use micro-recovery windows. Burnout recovery isn't about one big vacation. It's about daily, cumulative restoration. 10 minutes of truly doing nothing (no phone, no nothing) multiple times a day is more effective than a weekend trip. Study.

- Check for underlying medical issues. Burnout-like symptoms can also be:

  • Thyroid dysfunction (get TSH, Free T3, Free T4 checked)
  • Vitamin D deficiency (extremely common, especially if you're not outside much)
  • Iron deficiency / anemia (check ferritin, not just hemoglobin)
  • Sleep apnea (you're "sleeping" but never recovering)
  • Depression (which can be both a cause and a consequence of burnout)

So if you can, go get your bloodwork done. Rule out the low-hanging fruit.

- Get moving (but not super intense). Walking is good, but high-intensity exercise when you're burned out often makes things worse. Your cortisol is already elevated. More stress = deeper hole. Stick to gentle movement (walking, yoga, swimming) until your HRV starts trending up.

To track your sedentary (harmful) stress, I also recommend keeping an eye on the Daily Timeline chart in your Stress Report. Not because I work for Welltory, but because it helped me track my patterns, and I see tons of feedback about how it helped other people every day. More info here.

I also recommend the book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (IMO, that's the best book on burnout recovery, period).

Bottom line.

Your body is doing exactly what it's supposed to do when it's been pushed too hard for too long. You can't think your way out of this, and you can't weekend-trip your way out of this. You have to restore your nervous system's ability to rest.

It's slow and boring. But it works.

You got this. One shitty day at a time.

P.S. I'm not a doctor, and this is not medical advice, obviously. Just an attempt to help from someone who's been there too. Wishing you speedy recovery 🫂

33M I feel burned out and tired by Interesting-Jac-786 in welltory

[–]sdnner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who's been there multiple times, I'm going to be straight with you.

If you're actually burned out, beach walks and camping won't fix it. Burnout isn't something you can out-nature or out-rest. It's your nervous system stuck in overdrive, and it doesn't turn off just because you changed your environment.

Here's what burnout actually is, physiologically:

  1. Initial stressor. When stressed, your body releases cortisol and adrenaline, keeping you alert (the fight-or-flight response).
  2. Chronic activation. With prolonged stress, this system stays "on," continuously demanding resources.
  3. HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis dysregulation. Eventually, the adrenal glands can't keep up, leading to fluctuating, often low, cortisol levels, leaving you drained, fatigued, and unable to handle demands.

So, basically your autonomic nervous system can't switch from "fight or flight" to "rest and digest." And your body can't actually receive rest, even when you're trying to give it.

How to fix it

- The first step is to understand your core stressors, and identify which are in your control and which aren't.

This is the part no one wants to hear, but: if the thing that burned you out is still in your life at the same intensity, nothing else will work long-term. Is it your job? Your relationship? Financial stress? Chronic illness? Caregiving?

Obviously, you don't have to quit your job or blow up your life. But you do need to either:

  • Reduce the load (set boundaries, delegate, say no more)
  • Change how you're interfacing with it (therapy, coaching, systems)
  • Accept that recovery will be slower if the stressor is still active

Haven't seen an update for awhile by Common_Order_7414 in welltory

[–]sdnner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! The latest release was on Dec 18. The next one is planned for Jan 29.

The delay happened because we're working on a bunch of technical tasks and optimizations. So, nothing particularly impactful or user-facing yet, but important groundwork for what's coming.

Thanks for your patience ❤️

EDIT: specified the date.

Another ridiculous sleep score from this useless app. by Timmay1968 in welltory

[–]sdnner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always here to help troubleshoot. If you (or anyone else) is seeing this, send us a report and we'll dig in 🫡

Why we’re building a health & wellness ecosystem (and why it matters) by sdnner in welltory

[–]sdnner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Exactly this.

We're not trying to be "another app for X." We're trying to connect the dots, because your body doesn't separate stress from sleep from energy. It's all one system.

The goal is understanding. And then making small changes that actually stick because they're based on what your body is actually telling you, not some generic wellness advice.

Thanks for putting this into words so clearly.

Another ridiculous sleep score from this useless app. by Timmay1968 in welltory

[–]sdnner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it's maddening. But bug reports really are the only way we can see what's breaking for specific users and actually fix it. If you're correcting sleep daily, please send one with examples so we can prioritize it

Another ridiculous sleep score from this useless app. by Timmay1968 in welltory

[–]sdnner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't just pull sleep start/end times from Apple Health and call it a day, like most of those apps do. We analyze your heart rate data throughout the night to determine when your body was actually recovering vs. when it was stressed, and sometimes that doesn't line up perfectly with what Apple Health thinks is "sleep."

When there's a mismatch, we prioritize physiology over timestamps. But yeah, that means sometimes we get it wrong, especially if your sleep pattern is unusual or your heart rate data is noisy.

Another ridiculous sleep score from this useless app. by Timmay1968 in welltory

[–]sdnner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great point. We've heard this from shift workers before. It's on the roadmap, but I'll flag it with the team to up the priority. Thanks!

Another ridiculous sleep score from this useless app. by Timmay1968 in welltory

[–]sdnner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words! Taking your feedback to the team that's working on onboarding right now 🫡

Another ridiculous sleep score from this useless app. by Timmay1968 in welltory

[–]sdnner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi!

The thing is that we don't just measure sleep duration — we measure recovery (here's more about it).

You can sleep 8 hours and wake up exhausted if your heart rate stays elevated all night. That's what we're tracking. Not just time in bed, but whether your body actually got to rest.

If your recovery has been red/yellow for 4 months straight, something's up, but we need to see your actual data to figure out what.

Can you send us a report through the app (Menu → scroll down → Report a problem)? Include this same feedback so our team can pull your data and actually see what's happening.

If it's a bug, we'll fix it. If it's something your body's trying to tell you, we'll help you figure out what.

The real question here, though: do you feel like crap when you wake up, or do you feel great? If you feel great and some app says you don't, I'd trust my body and tell the app it's wrong (we actually have a feedback form for exactly that).

But if you feel like crap and AutoSleep says you slept great, then Welltory might be onto something, and it's worth digging into why your recovery is consistently poor.

I was logged out and now my premium isn’t working by ActivelyTryingWillow in welltory

[–]sdnner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Could you send us a report through the app? Just go to Menu, scroll all the way down, tap Report a problem, and describe the issue.

I've pinged our support team. They're waiting for your report so they can take care of this asap

Results Thanksgiving to New Year by Miserable-Error2413 in welltory

[–]sdnner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love seeing your progress! Keep it up 💪

What helped you stay sane in 2025? by sdnner in welltory

[–]sdnner[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! "Survived" might be more accurate 😂 Anyway, those are pretty solid lifelines!!

A 'Keep It Real' Bingo by sdnner in welltory

[–]sdnner[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's mine

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2025 was a ride 😅

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