Wednesday, June 3, 2026

From a PowerPoint “Virtual Healing Machine” to Custom GPTs: Technology Finally Caught Up to the Vision

Years ago, I created something called “The Virtual Healing Machine”.

It consisted of free guided-meditation and health-improvement videos designed to offer HOPE to people who felt hopeless, helpless, overwhelmed, stressed, or chronically unwell.



The larger vision behind it was simple:

👉 give everyday people free tools they could use to help themselves manage health and life between medical visits — 24/7.

At the time, the technology was limited.

But today, technology has finally caught up to the vision.

While the original guided videos may still help some people today, I am now expanding that same philosophy into articles, books, blogs, and Custom GPTs designed to help people think more clearly, organize symptoms and stress, process difficult situations, and better manage the intertwined nature of health and life.

The goal is not to replace doctors or therapists.

The goal is to provide supportive, human-centered tools that help people:

  • reflect
  • organize
  • communicate
  • cope
  • and navigate difficult periods more effectively between visits and between difficult moments.

I’m currently building Custom GPTs based on these ideas.

My first Custom GPT:

Make Sense of My Health
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-69fa4cd970448191ace058c5d4ca15f2-make-sense-of-my-health

The original Virtual Healing Machine project:

https://sites.google.com/site/thevirtualhealingmachine/

I believe many people today are looking not just for information, but for ongoing support, reflection, clarity, and practical help navigating modern life and chronic stressors.

Technology can now help provide some of that support in ways that were difficult or impossible years ago.

Thanks to GenAI for help in making this article.

Disclaimer - For informational purposes only.  This article is not a substitute for professional medical advice.  Always consult a qualified healthcare provider.  Additional Disclaimers here.

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https://www.amazon.com/author/tomgarz



 

 

 

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