About
It started with a therapist’s question
“How are you managing your mental load?” The honest answer? I wasn’t.
When your brain becomes a filing cabinet
Life didn’t feel chaotic. It felt crowded. Every conversation had a mental footnote. Every decision came with 12 related thoughts. Sleep meant reviewing tomorrow’s list at 2am.
Writing things down helped — but only partially. Notes piled up. Lists multiplied. Important things disappeared under less important ones. Every productivity app promised organization, but they all demanded the same thing: more decisions.
“Decide if it’s urgent. Choose the right tag. Pick a priority. Build a system. Maintain the system.”
I didn’t need another system to maintain. I needed my brain to stop holding everything.
This isn’t a personal flaw
Over time, it became clear: this isn’t disorganization. It’s not laziness. It’s not a character flaw.
The human brain processes 6,000+ thoughts per day. It was never designed to be a filing cabinet. When you try to hold everything — work deadlines, family logistics, unfinished ideas, emotional processing — something has to give. Usually it’s sleep. Or focus. Or presence with the people you love.
BrainDump exists to give those thoughts somewhere safe to go. Not to optimize you. Not to fix you. Just to support the way thinking actually works.
Why families matter
Mental clutter doesn’t stay contained. When one person is overwhelmed, it affects everyone around them. Parents juggling work and kids. Partners managing household logistics. Students balancing school and life.
That’s why BrainDump includes an intentionally affordable family plan. Mental clarity shouldn’t be rationed. When the people you live with can think more clearly, everything works better. Conversations improve. Decisions get easier. The mental load becomes shared, not multiplied.
At $20/month for up to 6 people, it costs less than one coffee per person. Because relief shouldn’t be a luxury.
What we believe
Capture before clarity
You don’t need to understand a thought to write it down. Get it out first. We’ll help you make sense of it later.
Privacy by default
Your thoughts are personal. They’re not content. They’re not training data. They’re yours.
Calm over control
A system should reduce pressure, not add it. You shouldn’t feel guilty for “falling behind” in your own brain.
Focus on today
What’s actionable rises. Everything else waits safely. You don’t have to think about everything at once.
Your brain isn’t broken. It’s just full.
BrainDump exists to give it permission to rest.