Oct 18 • General discussion
Loqui this time last year...
This time last year I was celebrating having the app icon Loqui on my phone. It wasn't functional, we weren't able to connect calls or message between our 300+ users like we are today. At that time we were just on the Sign Up or Sign In screen, it wasn't even accepting the phone # or email to sign in. But I had a blue and yellow app on my iPhone that said Loqui Listening and I was so proud. That was so meaningful and where the app is now after launching in January is so meaningful to me.
The application Loqui came from understanding there was a deep need for people connecting with other people when they need someone to talk to. We live in such a connected world, yet millions of people feel profoundly lonely; nearly 1 in 2 people say they've felt depressed and alone. From 2019 - 2023 I was a top Listener for an application where I first learned of Listening as a Service. I put myself "online" and strangers called in and started talking about their deepest and darkest secrets because the anonymity. Support for that application went away and I desperately started working on designing, developing, creating, testing and launching Loqui Listening.
Our application Loqui launched January 2025 after working with a talented development team in Dubai. They took my desire, my drawing and my dream to make an app connecting people with other people so they are not alone and now today our 300+ users have that option every single day. Our empathetic Active Listeners put themselves "online" after sharing a little information about themselves in their bio. :
"Nashville, TN based listener.
I am here to listen to anything and EVERYTHING!
Your one stop safe space & comfort zone.
Sober 2 years 🍷
Music lover
Great listener"
Whenever someone needs to talk, they can connect specifically with any of our online Listeners or they can call ALL our online Listeners and the 1st available Listener to accept the call is connected with that user instantly. In less than 10 seconds, our users can have a real live human being on the other end to talk to. And they are no longer alone.
All of the users life experiences are unique and the reasons they call into Loqui vary. Some just need to vent, others may want to talk through a relationship they are in or recently got out of. Others want to talk about stress from family dynamics or their job. Some users call in and play a musical instrument or sing & play music so they aren't listening to it alone. Whatever the reason is people are calling, that is up to the individual but ALL of our empathetic Listeners offer a listening ear and hold space for other people when they need someone to talk to.
Interestingly two strangers are connected inside of our application Loqui (a Talker and a Listener) but typically very quickly the two strangers become acquaintances in the app and a good amount of our Talkers and Listeners become really good friends inside Loqui over time. Often times our Talkers want to update our Listeners after a phone call about something important that has happened in their life since they talked last. "Sheryl, I have to update you on the job situation!"
Holding space for others, stranger or not is so important. A recent study shared that 12 minutes talking to a friend is all we need to lift our spirits when we are feeling down. 12 minutes with a friend or someone you feel comfortable with and (share information about the study....) Our users in Loqui are getting that and then some every single day thanks to our 100+ empathetic and compassionate Listeners. Recently we passed 30,000 minutes listening inside Loqui. Thank you to the users that trust what we are offering and building is a safe space to come talk about your real private and personal experiences. Thank you to our incredible Listeners who put themselves "online" and take the phone calls that they take and respond to the text messages that they do in the application.
“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.”
If anyone is interested in being a Listener inside Loqui, it is very rewarding.
If anyone could benefit from a 12 minute phone call and wants to feel heard; checkout Loqui. All new users have 12 minutes FREE and they can use those 12 minutes/ messages whenever they need.
Thank you,
Shane
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