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It is not a substitute for professional mental health care.\n\nQuestions or feedback: hello@reflection.app\nTerms: https://www.reflection.app/tos\nPrivacy: https://www.reflection.app/pp","facts":{"developer_id":1880353825,"developer_url":"https://www.reflection.app/","first_released":"2020-08-05T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://www.reflection.app/faq","privacy_url":"https://www.reflection.app/pp","website_url":"https://www.reflection.app/","app_version":"7.0.0","release_notes":"Reflection 7 is our biggest update yet, with a new design from top to bottom.\n\n• Coach, rebuilt. Press Enter and Instant Chat replies on the next line of your entry. 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