Welcome to Lifey!
Our sincere desire is to help others. We love you and hope to create something to help you in your life. Several years ago I was a college student at BYU and more than anything I wanted to know what I should do with my life- I prayed to know what I could do to help others, and long story short I felt inspired to start this project. The Lifey project is all about people helping people — by recording short videos of their life experiences and insights.
Every time we add a batch of videos to Lifey we hope it will make someone's life a little easier. Even if it helps just one person- it's worth it to us. We know life can be overwhelming sometimes. Whether you're choosing a college, starting a career, managing finances, improving your health, navigating relationships, or just trying to figure out your next step — we believe that hearing from someone who's been there and done that can make a big difference.
We Our Volunteers
We wouldn't be here without our amazing volunteers — thousands of everyday people who share their stories and insights to help others. They've experienced ups and downs of life firsthand, and they're paying it forward by offering the next person a hand up on their journey.
To all our volunteers: Thank you so much! Without your selfless service, this project would not be possible.
Family-Friendly. Always.
At Lifey, we value the well-being of our users. Every single video is personally reviewed and edited by a real human being — someone with high personal standards — to make sure that:
- There's no explicit content
- No profanity
- No unkindness
In a world where social media is overflowing with inappropriate, harmful content, we're committed to building something different — something wholesome, helpful, and focused on serving others.
Join Us!
We invite you to join us! Help us create the world's largest free library of human experience and insight — a safe, uplifting place where everyone can share their insights, and be empowered to live their best life. A place where everyone can learn from each other's experiences.
If you believe in the power of kindness, experience, and real-world advice — if you believe the world could use more love, and a lot less noise — come join us. Share your story. Record your insights. Help the next person on their path. Together, we can make life a little better, one video at a time.
If you have any questions, ideas, or just want to say hi, reach out anytime at alexbalinski@gmail.com.
Be a Hero!
Lifey is — and always will be — 100% free. But behind the scenes, it takes an enormous effort to make that possible: personally reviewing and editing every video, hosting tens of thousands of them online, and spreading the word so more people can find the help they need.
Right now, our core team is just the two of us — me (Alex) and my 12-year-old son Nephi, who built the entire website and app himself. We're supported by a few amazing unpaid BYU interns during the semester, and thousands of generous volunteers who've shared their life experiences to help others.
We've poured thousands of hours into Lifey as a labor of love. We don't want to add paywalls or clutter the platform with ads. But to scale Lifey into a world-class, family-friendly alternative to mainstream social media, we need your help.
We're trying to leverage AI tools to streamline repetitive tasks. But even the smartest tools can't replace the care and attention of real people. I can personally edit about 10,000 videos a year, but to serve humanity the way we envision, we need to process more than 100,000 videos per year.
If we had the resources to hire 2-3 full-time team members, we could dramatically increase our capacity, launch tons of new topics, and make Lifey much more useful to people around the world.
If Lifey has touched your life — or if you believe in what we're building — please consider donating. Your support helps cover:
- Video editing and hosting costs
- Topic expansion and interview outreach
- App improvements and distribution
You can even direct your donation to a cause close to your heart, for example:
- Donate $100 to Lifey for a specific health condition your loved one is facing — and we'll go out of our way to gather and publish more video interviews on that topic, to serve your family, and countless others.
- Donate $50 to Lifey for a specific mission your child was called to, and we'll go the extra mile to gather and publish insights from more returned missionaries who served there.
Whether you're an individual or a business, your donation is a powerful way to pay it forward and bless lives.
If you'd like to serve regularly, we'd love to have you join our Lifey Ambassador Program — a small, dedicated group that meets monthly to help build Lifey, one section at a time. Just email me at alexbalinski@gmail.com to learn more. We'd love to have you on our team.
Thank you for your love and support!
Alex and Nephi (Lifey Founders)
