A community for parents — where connections start online and grow into real life.

This is a space for parents to find each other, to be heard, and to build the kind of trust that holds beyond the screen. The conversations here are meant to turn into friendships, support networks, and small everyday changes at home with your children.

Where do parents go when they need to talk to someone who actually understands? Not for a quick answer, not for a script — but for the kind of honest exchange that comes from another parent who has been there. This community was built around that question.

We want to bring the online and the offline closer together — responsibly. The hope is simple: a thread here turns into a message, a message turns into a coffee, a coffee turns into a real friendship between families. The screen is the starting point, not the destination.

Everything is shaped by the people who show up — parents, caregivers, and the specialists who quietly support them. We protect the tone, we protect the trust, and we keep the focus on what helps children and the adults around them feel a little less alone.

Team

The people who care for this community — alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, and pediatric specialists who help keep the conversations grounded and safe.

Dr. Brian E. Wallace

Dr. Brian E. Wallace

MD, Ph.D., MBA
Chief Medical Officer & Editor in Chief

Licensed physician, addiction neuroscientist, and digital health executive with international clinical and research experience across Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. His work focuses on mental and behavioural health, digital therapeutics, compulsive and problematic Internet use (PhD in psychiatry), anxiety, depression, and evidence-based behaviour change. As Chief Medical Officer at Calmsie, he leads clinical strategy, medical validation, and research for digital mental health products supporting children and young people — grounding therapeutic game concepts in psychoeducation, emotional awareness, and age-appropriate, responsible engagement. He has also supported Calmsie's social impact work, including digital mental health support for children and families displaced by the war in Ukraine. Throughout his career, he has launched and scaled health-tech start-ups, designed compliant telemedicine platforms, created therapeutic video games, and built international KOL relationships. He also serves as Chief Research Officer at NeuralPositive, a Cornell spin-out developing AI-enabled neurotechnology and digital wellness products. He serves on the Scientific Council of Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences and was a panelist on youth mental health at the Science Summit at UNGA 78. A clinical science author, international lecturer, former producer of Cambridge University's The Naked Scientists (over 150 million downloads), and founder of Tech Addiction Doc.

Marcin Waryszak

Marcin Waryszak

BSc., BA
Chief Executive Officer

Entrepreneur, mathematician, economist. Began his career in non-governmental organisations, organising free nationwide psychological assistance for young people and managing a structure of 3,500 volunteers. Co-founded the VC-backed startup Envirly. Advises the Polish Ministry of Health as a member of the Round Table. Previously advised as an expert contributor or presented solutions to the President, the Social Committee of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Digital Affairs, and the Ministry of Development and Technology. Served as an expert for the i4KIDS Working Group — a selected set of children's hospital decision makers, public administration, and physicians dedicated to introducing paediatric innovations into healthcare systems globally. Speaker at major congresses and events, including TEDx and UN. Sigma Squared Society Fellow. Guest lecturer at international summer schools for students and within entrepreneurship courses, including SGH Warsaw School of Economics and University of Wrocław. Jury member at various startup competitions, mentor at hackathons, advisor and consultant to startups including NeuralPositive (Cornell spin-out) and Wayde. Recognised with titles including Forbes 30 under 30, Forbes 25 under 25, Forbes: One of 10 Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs, and Brief: One of 50 Most Creative People in Polish Business.

Review Board & Editorial Team

Clinicians, educators, and parent advocates who help keep our content accurate, safe, and grounded.

Prof. Jolanta Masiak
Prof. Jolanta Masiak
Chief of the Review Board
Prof. dr hab. n. med. · Medical University of Lublin

Full professor and Head of the Second Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the Independent Public Clinical Hospital in Lublin, and medical consultant to Calmsie. Her clinical and research work spans anxiety, eating disorders, addictive behaviours, and emerging adulthood, with more than 75 publications. She founded and leads the Department's Neurophysiology Laboratory. A happy mother of two.

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Dr. Anthony Elnazir
Child Psychiatrist
King's College London

Child and adolescent psychiatrist whose clinical experience with young people and families helps keep our content developmentally appropriate, safe, and grounded in everyday family life.

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Yasmine Van Wilt
CEO, NeuralPositive
Cornell · Stanford · Columbia

CEO of NeuralPositive, a Cornell spin-out working at the intersection of neurotechnology and digital wellbeing. She brings a research-informed lens on how technology can genuinely support — rather than replace — human connection.

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Dr. Matt Pabis
Family Medicine Physician
MD · Board-Certified, East Village NYC

Board-certified family medicine physician with his own primary care practice in New York City's East Village, and medical director of a psychiatric and substance abuse clinic in the same building. Raised in NYC and trained in upstate New York, he takes a relationship-first approach to care — knowing patients well, building treatment plans with them, and handling as much as possible in-office without unnecessary referrals. He works comfortably across preventive care, mental health, addiction therapy, and house calls when needed.

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Dr. Tomasz Rożek
Founder, Fundacja Nauka. To Lubię
Physicist & Science Communicator

Poland's most recognised science communicator, with millions of YouTube followers and a doctorate in nuclear physics. Founder of Fundacja Nauka. To Lubię, which popularises science for children and families through digital media, books, and live events. His reach into Polish families, schools, and the broader public is unmatched among scientists. Strengthens Calmsie's psychoeducation and prevention positioning with the credibility of evidence-based science communication.

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Pathik J. Desai
Physician & Healthcare Leader
MD, MBA

Recognition & support

Selected, awarded, featured and supported by leading innovation programs and media.

Med-Tech World Mental Health Tech

Product of the Year

Med-Tech World Mental Health Tech

NVIDIA Inception Program

Fellow

NVIDIA Inception Program

HealthCareLab Digital Therapy & Disease Management + People's Choice

Winner

HealthCareLab Digital Therapy & Disease Management + People's Choice

Mother & Child Startup Challenge

Winner

Mother & Child Startup Challenge

The World Summit Awards Digital Innovation

Winner

The World Summit Awards Digital Innovation

ł.pitch – LSE SU Polish Economic Forum

Winner

ł.pitch – LSE SU Polish Economic Forum

Amazon EMEA AWS AI Challenge

1 of 30 Top Startups

Amazon EMEA AWS AI Challenge

Forbes

3x Featured

Forbes

Google.org

Supported by

Google.org

Social Tides powered by Inco Entrepreneurs

Supported by

Social Tides powered by Inco Entrepreneurs

MIT EF CEE

Alumni

MIT EF CEE

CVC Capital

Supported by

CVC Capital

Innovations Hub Foundation

Supported by

Innovations Hub Foundation

Bear Institute PACK Program powered by Oracle

1 of 4 Best Pediatric Startups Worldwide

Bear Institute PACK Program powered by Oracle

Google for Startups

Campus Resident

Google for Startups

ElevenLabs Grants

Grant Recipient

ElevenLabs Grants

TVN Morning Show

Featured

TVN Morning Show

Sigma Squared Society

Supported by

Sigma Squared Society

78th United Nations General Assembly · ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

Featured

78th United Nations General Assembly · ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

F6S

Top 6 Psychiatry Companies and Startups in California

F6S

ING

Supported by

ING

What If Ventures

Fellow

What If Ventures

University of Warsaw

Entrepreneur of the Year

University of Warsaw

Med-Tech World Mental Health Tech

Product of the Year

Med-Tech World Mental Health Tech

NVIDIA Inception Program

Fellow

NVIDIA Inception Program

HealthCareLab Digital Therapy & Disease Management + People's Choice

Winner

HealthCareLab Digital Therapy & Disease Management + People's Choice

Mother & Child Startup Challenge

Winner

Mother & Child Startup Challenge

The World Summit Awards Digital Innovation

Winner

The World Summit Awards Digital Innovation

ł.pitch – LSE SU Polish Economic Forum

Winner

ł.pitch – LSE SU Polish Economic Forum

Amazon EMEA AWS AI Challenge

1 of 30 Top Startups

Amazon EMEA AWS AI Challenge

Forbes

3x Featured

Forbes

Google.org

Supported by

Google.org

Social Tides powered by Inco Entrepreneurs

Supported by

Social Tides powered by Inco Entrepreneurs

MIT EF CEE

Alumni

MIT EF CEE

CVC Capital

Supported by

CVC Capital

Innovations Hub Foundation

Supported by

Innovations Hub Foundation

Bear Institute PACK Program powered by Oracle

1 of 4 Best Pediatric Startups Worldwide

Bear Institute PACK Program powered by Oracle

Google for Startups

Campus Resident

Google for Startups

ElevenLabs Grants

Grant Recipient

ElevenLabs Grants

TVN Morning Show

Featured

TVN Morning Show

Sigma Squared Society

Supported by

Sigma Squared Society

78th United Nations General Assembly · ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

Featured

78th United Nations General Assembly · ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

F6S

Top 6 Psychiatry Companies and Startups in California

F6S

ING

Supported by

ING

What If Ventures

Fellow

What If Ventures

University of Warsaw

Entrepreneur of the Year

University of Warsaw