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Sameside vs Lasting
Lasting (by Talkspace) is a seven-module Gottman-based curriculum. The evidence base is sound and the exercises are good. Sameside draws on the same research and the same interventions, but instead of a fixed curriculum it writes a plan from your own answers and rewrites it every week from your check-ins.
| Lasting | Sameside | |
|---|---|---|
| Content | A fixed curriculum, the same for everyone | A formulation and plan written from your answers, adapted weekly |
| AI | No | A coach with a clinical knowledge base and guardrails |
| Real-time support | No | Cool-down, gentle start-up, repair, a private coach chat |
| Parenting and families | Separate app for parenting; couples only | Parenting inside the plan; family circles of adults |
| Price | $29.99 a month | £15.98 a month for two, or £69 once |
The honest verdict
Lasting is a well-made course. Sameside is a coach. If you like working through modules at your own pace, Lasting is fine; if you want something that knows your situation and reacts to how the week went, Sameside.
Is Sameside based on the Gottman Method?
It draws on the Gottman research alongside Emotionally Focused Therapy, IBCT, attachment research and family systems, chosen per circle by a knowledge base. It is coaching, not therapy.
Free to start. Private by design.
Start with twenty minutes, alone. Your personal plan is ready the moment you finish.