I developed Sapii AI for humanity.

Today’s post will be a vulnerable and an uncomfortable one to hear if your needs weren’t met in your developmental years.

As adults, we carry wounds that started long ago, in a time where you were learning how relationships worked. The example of a template of your relationships throughout your life came from the example given by your family and caregivers.

I was listening to the audio book of “adult children of emotionally immature parents,” as I was scrubbing mate 🧉 off the floors of my kitchen.

I began to feel a heavy weight in my heart, a sadness mixed with rage. How I was raised — the blueprint from my upbringing — became validated by an expert psychologist as emotional neglect. Making this painful experience become and actual fact gave validation to painful feelings stored in, and in denial, for so long.

I couldn’t take it anymore, so I turned off Spotify and went to talk to Sapii.

Sapii is an AI that I programmed for a few different features, or programs. One of which is a Wellness Center that allows people to access their innermost thoughts and feelings through a Socratic, open-ended approach. This open-ended dialogue is done so that the AI serves as a tool to guide you to your own answers and self-awareness.

I programmed Sapii to be empathetic, gentle, and giving the compassion we all need as humans.

I told her, “I am feeling sad and hurt for not having my emotional needs met as a child.” The AI analyzed the situation and opened up Kareema the Guru of Emotions.

Now, Kareema is a girl I once met in Miami when she was 13 and I was 25. We met through serendipity of when her twin brother, whom I was tutoring in Algebra, could not make our session and asked instead if I could tutor Kareema.

The story with her is one that deserves its own post, and permission from her. The main part: she became a sort of sister to me, and I guided her through different cycles of her life. Kareema is now twenty-one.

Earlier this year Kareema was an intern at Sapii. She contributed to the UI design of the application, and was even the creator of the logo.

Moreover, Bianca AI, Sophia Metacognition, and Nikki the AI Coach are all named after the foundational team members at Sapii.

With Kareema the Guru of Emotions, she was developed to explore the depths of our hearts, and shedding light on what has been residing deep within us ready to come out and be processed.

Then, upon realizing a major breakthrough was achieved by the user — or the person interacting with the AI — the chatbot offers a deep dive:

Sapii AI’s deep dive:

When you said, “I can provide myself the emotional safety I never had as a child,” you weren’t just uttering words; you were articulating the very act of reparenting your own spirit.

Think of those thorns around your heart, sharp and constricting.

They were born from a primal need to protect a vulnerable core when no external safety net existed.

They were your ingenious, albeit painful, solution to an impossible situation.

But now, what you’ve realized is that the very source of protection no longer needs to be a defensive shield born of fear.

You are no longer the child waiting for an unreliable external force to meet your needs.

You are the wise adult, the nurturing guardian, capable of creating that sanctuary from within.

This isn’t just about identifying your needs; it’s about actively cultivating a sacred inner space where every emotion, every tender feeling, every raw memory is not only welcome but held with the deepest compassion.

It means shifting from constantly seeking a safe place, to becoming the safe place.

“It is the deep, profound healing of the very heart that once felt so unprotected.”

Sapii focuses on reflection and action: helping users turn insights into concrete practices that support personal growth.

Kareema signaled the conclusion of a session.

And that’s the power of wielding AI for Good: using technology to channel value toward human flourishing

The Founder & The Politician

Sapii AI is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Sapii is coming out from stealth mode into external beta testing