About us
Why we exist
A world where people connect more openly and honestly — without shame, without pretense, without the walls that usually keep real conversation from happening.
Our mission
No Shame Media exists to help people have real conversations — the kind that go beyond small talk and actually bring people closer. Through products built for connection rather than competition, we create space for honesty, curiosity, and genuine exchange between people who might otherwise never really talk.
Our vision
A world where people connect more openly and honestly with each other — without shame, without pretense, and without the walls that usually keep real conversation from happening. Our products are small tools toward that; what they earn is put to work building the rest.
Our values
Radical honesty
We believe the most valuable conversations are the honest ones, even when they're uncomfortable.
No shame
People connect more freely when they aren't afraid of being judged. It's the principle this whole organization is named for.
Connection over competition
Our products are designed to bring people together, not just to declare a winner.
Playfulness
Happiness and lightness matter as much as depth.
Ownership, and where the money goes
No Shame Media is a non-profit organization in formation. CardTalk operates as its for-profit engine — but rather than existing to enrich shareholders, its profits are directed back into No Shame Media's mission-driven projects. Every subscription, every premium feature CardTalk earns helps fund the work below, on our products and off them.
What it funds
The School of Happiness and Happy Life
A free school built around the same principle CardTalk is named for: radical honesty. A place where children and adults learn and teach each other subjects rarely taught elsewhere — flow, yoga, permaculture, languages, music, harmonic and non-violent communication, and radical honesty itself. The project draws inspiration from communities like Tamera, The Venus Project, Auroville, and Open Source Ecology, and its current focus is finding land to establish the school's first home.
House of meaningful encounters
A free club built to fight depression and loneliness by giving people a place to genuinely connect: real conversations, tutoring, meditation, tea ceremonies, and courses in non-violent communication — all grounded in the same cornerstones of harmony, honesty, freedom, and radical honesty. Entry is free; the club runs on donations and volunteers.
“When you use one of our products, you're not just using a tool — you're funding real conversation, and other worthy endeavors, on it and off it.”