# Aura

- **Event:** [Google I/O Hackathon](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/google-io-hackathon)
- **When:** Sat, May 23 at 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM (PDT)
- **Where:** Shack15, San Francisco, CA
- **Team:** [Shradha Agrawal](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/fluffy), [Saksham Jindal](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/SakshamJindal), [Vamsi K](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/product-launcher)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/Shrads78/AI-Smart-Journal
- **Demo video:** https://www.loom.com/share/6ed6b4d406d4483ab466eea4bd8d5c78
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/google-io-hackathon/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/google-io-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/146

A voice-first mental wellness app where you simply speak about your day — no typing, no forms. Using Gemini's native multimodal audio capabilities, the app listens to your raw voice and extracts deep emotional signals directly from speech, without converting to text first.

For every entry, AI surfaces: mood patterns, stress and energy levels, recurring themes, specific emotions tied to life events, and a breakdown of positive vs. negative self-talk with identified anxiety triggers. Users can review and opt out of any signal before it hits their dashboard — keeping them in full control of their emotional data.

Over time, the dashboard becomes a personal emotional map: visual charts and trend analysis let users track their mental well-being journey across days, weeks, months, or years. The app learns what patterns precede a spiral and intervenes in real time — triggering breathing exercises, guided grounding, ambient music, physical movement prompts, or suggested journal entries tailored to what actually works for that user.

The goal: steer every user toward positive self-talk, surface actionable insights for mental well-being, and catch emotional spirals before they happen.

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