{"id":123887,"date":"2021-11-23T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=j336txrn"},"modified":"2021-11-23T14:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:00:08","slug":"developer-spotlight-coral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2021\/11\/23\/developer-spotlight-coral\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer Spotlight: Coral"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Isharna Walsh was several years into a long-term relationship when she had a life-changing realization.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d hit that point where the sex sort of decreases,\u201d Walsh says, \u201cand I realized I had no idea how to consistently create intimacy, talk about sex, or navigate the things I was experiencing.\u201d<\/p>\n

She started looking for resources and quickly discovered she was hardly alone \u2014 lots<\/em> of people needed such help. \u201cI had this light-bulb moment,\u201d she says. \u201cImproving this part of our lives flows into everything else; it\u2019s foundational to our health and happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walsh partnered with a who\u2019s-who of intimacy experts \u2014 including psychologists, therapists, educators, and researchers \u2014 to create Coral<\/em>. The app uses science-based lessons, conversations, and guided meditations and exercises to help users deepen their intimacy. Walsh hopes that, on a bigger scale, Coral<\/em> can help normalize sex and remove some of the baggage many people have around it.<\/p>\n

We caught up with the Los Angeles\u2013based founder to chat about the advantages of being a first-time app creator and the challenges of being a groundbreaker.<\/p>\n

\"Through<\/p>\n

Through a series of simple questions, *Coral* walks you through the process of exploring intimacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Coral<\/em> tackles a subject that\u2019s sensitive for a lot of people. How do you design for that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of nuance around sexuality and intimacy. It\u2019s a very taboo topic, and there\u2019s a deep vulnerability in opening up to someone intimately. But there\u2019s also excitement and fun. In the design, we want to make you feel very safe, like this is a place where you\u2019re going to be respected and seen. At the same time we want to make you feel curious. That\u2019s a hard needle to thread.<\/p>\n

How do you ensure the app speaks to everyone?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Personalization is one of our core guiding principles. Are you seeing content tailored toward people with vulvas or people with penises? Or toward people who are in relationships? We also have content versioned around what we learn about you. If you identify yourself as having experienced trauma, you\u2019re going to see something a little different.<\/p>\n

Does your mission expand beyond intimacy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been really interested in mental health for years, and I see this as the biggest opportunity to drive change in the space. Sleep, nutrition, exercise, sex, and intimacy \u2014 they impact the way we feel on a daily basis. From a more holistic perspective, we\u2019re trying to unpack a lot of the shame and baggage around a very natural and healthy aspect of our being.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s been your biggest challenge?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re trying to create something brand new. There\u2019s no, \u201cOK, here\u2019s what a sexual self-improvement practice is.\u201d We\u2019re figuring all of that out. And there are issues around advertising policies: Are we a sex product, or are we mindfulness and psychology? Being a female founder in this context has its own challenges too. But we have a deep belief in the changes we\u2019re making and the inevitability of our success. Maybe our path isn\u2019t going to be as clear as some others, but I just know that this needs to exist.<\/p>\n

Where does the name come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love to scuba dive, and the first time I went diving I thought, \u201cThere\u2019s a whole world here, but we never see it.\u201d Sexuality is similar. It exists but is often hidden. You don\u2019t really know what\u2019s there until you go take a look.<\/p>\n

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Download Coral: Relationship self-care from the App Store<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn more about the App Store Small Business Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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