Support UNRAVEL: A platform for real relationship clarity

Hi, I’m Tiss — founder of UNRAVEL.

I’m building something I wish I had 20 years ago: a platform that helps people make sense of confusing, painful, or toxic relationship dynamics—not with vague advice or lists of generic red flags, but with real tools rooted in psychology, clarity, and compassion.

I’ve been in toxic relationships and I’ve watched people I love go through them, confused and hurting. I know how hard it is to find information that actually helps.

This is an increasingly popular topic online and on social media, but what’s out there is scattered, incomplete, and often unreliable. Oversimplification makes much of it technically true, but far from accurate. And a lot of it sounds profound and moving, yet few people actually know what it means or how to apply it in their lives.

Emotional harm is not something you see, it’s something you feel.

But what we feel is often misleading. We’re wired for emotional safety, not peace or happiness. And our nervous system frequently confuses what's familiar as being safe, keeping us stuck in unhealthy patterns simply because we've been through something like it before (though our brain will convince us that this is different.)

This is physiology, not weakness or personal failure.

UNRAVEL helps clear the confusion and take the shame out of staying too long, tolerating harm, mistreating others, or settling. Instead of blame, it offers education, validation, and empowerment.

It’s for anyone who has ever felt confused in their relationship, had to walk on eggshells, was afraid to leave or start over, or held on for the wrong reasons.

Using academic research from psychology and neuroscience, UNRAVEL explains not just what's happening, but how it works and why it's so confusing. And it uses clear, relatable language that actually makes sense.

UNRAVEL includes:

- Storytelling and realistic examples

- Simplified psychology and neuroscience

- Checklists and other resources

- One-on-one clarity sessions

- Workshops for groups, organizations, and educators

- And much more

Here is a preview screenshot of the UNRAVEL homepage. (Website coming Aug 7, 2025)

The demand for this information is high. In just 6 weeks, my master’s thesis on emotional manipulation has been downloaded 94 times across 26 countries — without any promotion. I’ve also been invited to present it at the American Psychological Association’s annual conference this August.

But I’m doing all of this on my own.

I’ve never built a website and I’m not a designer or a developer. My web building skills are "intermediate power point" at best. I’m scrappy and determined (aka stubborn as hell), but I could really use some support to bring this to life and get it into the hands of the people who need it.

Your donation will help me:

- Hire technical support to finish and run the site smoothly

- Add interactive features such as quizzes and a customizable favorites page

- Finalize and launch core workshops and ebooks

- Promote UNRAVEL for visibility

- Invest in essential tools for infrastructure, video hosting, scheduling, and more

If any of this resonates with you or sounds like someone you love, please donate. Any amount helps. If you can’t give, sharing this with someone who might can still make a difference.

Thank you for reading, sharing, and being part of this journey with me. I appreciate your support more than you know.

~ Tiss Zaitz