Inside the my.SOLIS Launch: A Digital Safety Platform That Keeps You Steady
- my.SOLIS
- Jan 23
- 7 min read
Updated: Jan 26
Inside the Launch of my.SOLIS, a Platform Redefining Safety, Support, and Ethical AI in Digital Communication.
On January 19, community leaders, advocates, professionals, and supporters gathered in Uptown Saint John, with others joining virtually from across regions and time zones, for the official launch of my.SOLIS, a new platform designed to support people navigating digital harassment, coercive communication, and high conflict relationships.
The launch was not a traditional tech unveiling. Instead, it was an invitation. An invitation to slow down, reflect, and consider what it truly means to communicate safely in a world where connection is constant and harm can arrive at any moment through a device. Among those welcomed was Jana Comeau, Executive Director of Hestia House, whose early support and validation played a pivotal role in the development of my.SOLIS. Her presence anchored the evening in lived reality and frontline experience.
"This platform reflects what we see every day," Comeau shared. "People are trying to stay safe, focused, and functional while navigating relentless digital communication. Tools like this matter, not just for victims, but for the workers supporting them."
The Reality Behind the Numbers
The need for platforms like my.SOLIS is urgent. Research from UN Women shows that between 16% and 58% of women globally have experienced some form of digital harassment, with data confirming that technology-facilitated violence happens everywhere (UN Women, 2021). During the COVID-19 pandemic, one in two women experienced abuse or knew someone who had (UN Women, 2021). Even more striking, women are 27 times more likely to experience online harassment than men (UN Women, 2021).
The impact has been severe enough that in 2023, the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, spoke directly to the crisis: "Creating respectful digital spaces is a priority for me as governor general. Countless public figures, especially women, have withdrawn from public life because of toxic online spaces" (Simon, 2024).
These statistics represent real people trying to work, parent, and survive while their phones keep lighting up with messages designed to harm.
Setting the Tone: Empathic Critical Thinkers
Founder Cheryl Willson opened the evening by welcoming guests as Empathic Critical Thinkers. It was not a title, but a mindset. One that asks people to engage emotionally while thinking clearly about systems, power, and responsibility.
Rather than beginning with features or technology, Willson led the room through a short but powerful reflective exercise.
She asked the audience to imagine hearing phrases like:
"There, there."
"You are too sensitive."
"If you think anyone would believe you, you are crazy."
She invited them to sit with the quiet harm of gaslighting. Then she asked them to imagine leaving that hostile environment, only to remain permanently connected to the person causing harm through texts, emails, voicemails, and social media.
"You are trying to survive," she said. "To work. To parent. To show up professionally. To stand in a room full of people and smile, while your phone keeps lighting up. Ding. Ding. Ding."
Surrounded by people, yet completely alone.
She described how, over time, even well meaning family and friends become exhausted. Support networks strain and begin to capsize under the weight of constant crisis. The harm does not end. It simply moves.
Where This Digital Safety Platform Enters the Conversation
This is where my.SOLIS was introduced, not as a replacement for human care, but as a stabilising layer of support. In my.SOLIS, the term Navigator refers to a person actively navigating challenging or high-risk communication, including coercive, hostile, or high-conflict interactions. A Navigator may be receiving harm, contributing to conflict, or seeking support to communicate more safely, often while managing life, work, family, safety, and wellbeing at the same time.
Built to address the reality of modern communication, my.SOLIS filters harmful language without stripping context, detects patterns of coercive control, and helps users respond in ways that are regulated, documented, and intentional.
But my.SOLIS goes beyond filtering. When a Navigator is responding to a message, the platform offers real-time guidance to support clearer, more regulated communication. This guidance is available to all Navigators, including those receiving harm and those at risk of escalating or causing it. When messages are received, my.SOLIS helps identify escalation patterns, flags manipulation tactics, and supports users in understanding content they may not immediately recognise. Whether someone is trying to set a boundary, coordinate logistics, de-escalate conflict, or survive a difficult exchange, my.SOLIS supports intentional communication while identifying harmful patterns in real time.
This real-time support for individuals is only half of the story. The platform uses what Willson calls "One²": one platform with two distinct pathways. Real-time support for navigators in the moment, and professional insight tools through my.INSIGHT for counsellors, lawyers, advocates, and others supporting them over time. This dual approach ensures that help is available when and how it's needed.
Crucially, the current my.SOLIS platform allows Navigators to invite trusted professionals such as therapists, lawyers, or support workers into conversations in real time. This initial release reflects a deliberate focus on human-in-the-loop
support, ensuring people are not retraumatised or forced to repeatedly relive harm while navigating complex communication.
The platform also documents interactions in a way that is organized, clear, and usable, with all data stored securely on Canadian servers in full compliance with Canada's PIPEDA and the EU's GDPR. This also reduces the need for people to repeatedly recount or reconstruct what happened, supporting both personal clarity and professional follow-up, whether for therapeutic work, legal processes, or workplace documentation.
"Technology has kept people in silos for years," Willson noted. "my.SOLIS is about connection, context, and care."
Support When Humans Are Not Available
A key distinction emphasized during the launch was availability. my.SOLIS is present in the moments between support. The minutes or hours when a therapist is unavailable, a lawyer cannot respond, or a trusted contact is offline. These gaps are often when people struggle the most, when the messages arrive and there's no one to help process them.
The my.SOLIS AI does not make decisions, override professionals, or tell users how to feel. Its role is trauma-informed support; helping people stay steady, focused, and regulated until human support can step in.
"It helps me hold steady while professional supporters do their work," Willson explained during the live demonstration.
Ethics at the Core
Ethics were not an afterthought. They were foundational.
Navigators connected through shelters receive access to my.SOLIS at no cost, and this will always be true. As the platform grows through workplace, community, and professional subscriptions, a portion of that revenue flows directly back to the shelters that serve those most in need.
A Global and Human Issue
While statistics show women are disproportionately affected by digital harassment and coercive control, Willson was intentional about framing my.SOLIS more broadly during her remarks.
Coercive control and digital harm are human issues. From her observation and experience, these dynamics affect people across genders, roles, and relationships. In many cases, all sides need support, regulation, and real time coaching to prevent escalation and lasting damage.
"If we want change," she said, "we need tools that help people pause, reflect, and respond better in the moment, not just after harm has already occurred."
Seeing the Digital Safety Platform in Action
The evening continued with a live demonstration of my.SOLIS, walking guests through a realistic scenario involving escalating messages, professional intervention, and safety planning. Attendees saw how my.FILTER transforms hostile communication into neutral, safer versions while never losing context, with the original preserved for evidence. They observed how my.SOLIS provides structured, trauma-informed guidance when users are navigating difficult messages, and how my.SOLIS Bridge AI provides ongoing support whenever needed.
The demonstration was followed by a thoughtful Q and A, where attendees explored how the platform could integrate into counselling practices, legal workflows, workplace support systems, and community services.
Many shared that they could immediately envision how my.SOLIS would fit into their own environments.
Voices of Support
Community partners offered their support for the launch. Heather Acker, Co-founder of ConnexionWorks, sent her perspective on what my.SOLIS represents:
"Cheryl represents a rare and extraordinary talent in today's digital world. She leads with a strong ethical compass, technical insight, and a deep commitment to community. my.SOLIS is not simply filling a gap. It is redefining how people navigate the complexity of modern digital communication. This is the kind of visionary innovation that does not just support communities. It elevates them and sets a new standard for what is possible."
Looking Ahead
The my.SOLIS launch marked the beginning of an ongoing collaboration with community leaders, professionals, and early adopters. Legacy clients and professional partners are being invited to help fine tune both the navigator experience and the my.INSIGHT professional hub.
None of this would be possible without the my.SOLIS team. Their technical expertise, shared vision, and unwavering commitment to building something that truly matters has been the foundation of everything my.SOLIS has become. This platform exists because of their belief that technology can serve humanity with dignity and care.
my.SOLIS continues to grow with guidance from those working closest to harm, healing, and prevention.
Community Support
Events like this don't happen without generous support from the community. Special thanks to Jacob Sedore Photography for volunteering his time and talent to help share this tech-for-good project, Peter Asimakos of Clover Realty Limited for donating the beautiful historic space, Pomodori Pizzeria for keeping everyone fueled with delicious food, and Abi Reinhart, artist, for sharing her studio area with us at Divine Studios 87 Canterbury Street. Their belief in the mission of my.SOLIS made this launch possible.
Learn more or join the journey:
Website: www.mysolis.life
References
Simon, Mary. "Symposium." Governor General of Canada, 2024, https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2024/symposium. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
UN Women. "Digital Abuse, Trolling, Stalking and Other Forms of Technology-Facilitated Violence Against Women." UN Women, 2021, https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/faqs/digital-abuse-trolling-stalking-and-other-forms-of-technology-facilitated-violence-against-women. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
UN Women. "The Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women During COVID-19." UN Women, 2021, https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response/violence-against-women-during-covid-19. Accessed 2 Sept. 2025.
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