Moodify 🎭

A playful neo-brutalist mood tracker and podcast scrapbook that helps you notice, name, and nurture your feelings.

Summary

Moodify combines journaling with sentiment analysis to provide personalized mental health resources. Users can track their emotional journey, discover curated content, and explore community-shared podcast recommendations—all in a vibrant, accessible interface.

Features

• 📝 Mood Journaling - Write daily entries with automatic sentiment analysis
• 📊 Emotional Dashboard - Visualize mood trends over time with interactive charts
• 🎯 Smart Resource Matching - Get articles, videos, and podcasts based on your current mood
• 🎙️ Community Podcast Scrapbook - Explore mental health podcasts curated by the community
• 🆘 Crisis Resources - Quick access to verified emergency hotlines and support services
• 💬 Peer Stories - Read and share anonymous mental health experiences

Tech Stack

Frontend:

• Next.js 14 (App Router), React with Hooks, TailwindCSS (Neo-brutalist design), Chart.js for data visualization

Backend:

• Next.js API Routes, MongoDB with Mongoose, VADER Sentiment Analysis

Scraping & Data:

• Cheerio for web scraping, Axios for HTTP requests, RSS feed parsing for podcasts

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• MongoDB database (local or Atlas)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/moodify.git
   cd moodify

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables

   # Create .env.local file
   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/moodify
   # or use MongoDB Atlas connection string

4. Run the development server

   npm run dev

5. Populate initial data (one-time setup)

   # Visit http://localhost:3000 and add this button temporarily to page.js:
   # <button onClick={() => fetch('/api/resources/scrape', {method: 'POST'})}>
   #   Scrape Resources
   # </button>

6. Open your browser

   http://localhost:3000

Project Structure

src/
├── app/
│   ├── api/              # API routes (journal, resources, stories, emergency)
│   ├── components/       # React components (forms, dashboards, panels)
│   ├── globals.css       # Tailwind + Neo-brutalist styles
│   └── page.js           # Home page
├── lib/
│   ├── scrapers/         # Web scraping (articles, podcasts, videos)
│   ├── utils/            # Helpers (sentiment matching, tagging)
│   └── dbconnect.js      # MongoDB connection
└── models/               # Mongoose schemas (JournalEntry, Resource, etc.)

Usage

1. Journal - Write entries, get automatic mood analysis
2. Dashboard - View emotional trends over time
3. Resources - Discover mood-matched content (articles, videos, podcasts)
4. Community - Browse podcast scrapbook and peer stories
5. Crisis Support - Access emergency hotlines anytime

Future Enhancements

• User authentication and personalized profiles
• Scheduled scraping with cron jobs for fresh content
• Therapist/counselor directory integration
• Mobile app (React Native)
• Social features (follow friends, share entries)
• AI chatbot for immediate emotional support
• Dark mode toggle
• Multi-language support

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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