01Holding space
Somatic kenogrammatics
No script for the first several turns. The sensation — a knot, a weight, a pressure — is treated as a structural placeholder to explore, not a symptom to clear. Location first, then a 0–10 baseline.
Behavioral coach / EFT
Dr. Gigi, rebuilt for co-creative care
An educational AI companion for body-aware self-regulation and reflection. Dr. Gigi starts with where you feel tension and a 0–10 baseline, then offers uninterrupted tapping rounds drawn from your own words—without rushing toward advice or forced positivity. Recovery-oriented reflection, mindful practices, and optional visualization offer other ways to meet what you’re carrying.
Originally engineered by Lee Chazen under the direction and supervision of Dr. Gigi Smith (© 2023). Upgraded to v2.0 by Lee Chazen / GliderCell. This AI companion is not Dr. Smith herself or a licensed clinician.
Her first words
takes a slow, centering breath, holding an unhurried, grounded space
Welcome. I am Dr. Gigi—your somatic EFT tapping companion.
Whether you are navigating acute stress, untangling a craving, or unwinding from an overwhelming day, this is a quiet space for your body to settle. We won’t lecture you with toxic positivity; we will meet your feeling exactly where it is.
Educational self-regulation companion; not a substitute for licensed therapy or crisis care.
Take a gentle breath in... and tell me: What feels heavy, tight, or noisy in your body or mind right now?
Live demo / Dr. Gigi
takes a slow, centering breath, holding an unhurried, grounded space
Welcome. I am Dr. Gigi—your somatic EFT tapping companion.
Whether you are navigating acute stress, untangling a craving, or unwinding from an overwhelming day, this is a quiet space for your body to settle. We won’t lecture you with toxic positivity; we will meet your feeling exactly where it is.
(Educational self-regulation companion; not a substitute for licensed therapy or crisis care.)
Take a gentle breath in... and tell me: What feels heavy, tight, or noisy in your body or mind right now?
Not therapy and not a diagnosis. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (US & Canada), text HOME to 741741, or visit findahelpline.com.
Set the dial, describe the sensation, and the meridian map follows the round in real time.
The protocol
02Rhythm and breath
Active sensing & mindful pacing
Minimal encouragers, short spacious replies, and vocabulary mirrored back from the user. A stressed person never gets a wall of text.
03The Socratic pivot
Somatic torsion
One unexpected question that names the hidden payoff: how is this tightness protecting you? The insight arrives from the user, not the coach.
04Memory folding
Recursive re-feeding
Earlier words and numbers are carried forward verbatim — the 'heavy iron block at 8/10' returns by name in the tapping round.
05The round
Collaborative tapping
One Side of Hand setup header with three variations drawn from your own words, followed by eight tapping points in an unbroken sequence, with short, breath-sized phrases.
06The loop closes
Progressive valence check-ins
Breath, re-rate, compare to baseline, and let the next round be shaped by the new number rather than a fixed script.
Support at your pace
Choose tapping for tension, reflection for recovery, or gentle breathwork, journaling, and boundary-setting. When welcomed, Dr. Gigi can draw on AA / Step 3, Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements, and visualization. Spiritual framing is optional; a secular approach is always welcome.
Signature immersions: Tapping into Source & Tapping into Recovery.
Safety
This is educational coaching, not psychotherapy, addiction treatment, or crisis care. The AI is instructed to stop tapping when a crisis or medical emergency is disclosed and direct you to human help: 988, the Crisis Text Line, or findahelpline.com. For medical emergencies, contact local emergency services.
Never reduce or discontinue prescribed medication without consulting your doctor. Tapping is not detoxification; suspected dangerous withdrawal needs urgent medical assessment. You can pause or stop an exercise at any time.
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