When Purpose Disappears, Your Body Keeps the Score
Vitality Way is a purpose diagnostic tool powered by advanced algorithms. It shows you what lights you up, what restores you, and what you were built to do. Built first with veterans.
The platform
Your body already knows the way
Most wellness tools track symptoms. Vitality Way tracks the physiology of purpose.
Continuous signal
Your wearable streams emotion scores. Our Arc Algorithm turns them into a real picture of how you feel.
A model of you
Track your activities and see which ones restore you and which drain you.
Private by default
Encrypted, never sold, never shared.
Your purpose has a check engine light. Vitality Way just made it visible.
Veteran research study
Join the beta
Our beta runs as a small research study with 15 to 20 veterans. You get early access to the platform and the hardware, and your experience shapes how Vitality Way works for everyone who comes after you.
Who can join
- U.S. military veterans, age 30 or older
- Transitioned out of service, recently or years ago
- Comfortable wearing a watch day and night
- A smartphone to sync your device
- No heart monitor or pacemaker
What's involved
- An 8 to 10 week program, done from home
- Wear a Garmin watch, yours to keep
- A few brief daily reflections, nothing clinical
- A small cash payment on completion
- Fully confidential. Your data is never sold or shared
How to apply
- 1Fill out the short form below. It takes about two minutes.
- 2We review your answers and reach out if you're a fit.
- 3We ship your watch and walk you through setup.
Sign up for the beta
A few quick questions to see if you're a fit. Takes about two minutes, and everything you share stays confidential.
Why it matters
Losing your mission shouldn't mean losing yourself
When someone loses their mission (the end of service, a job, a role they built their identity around), the body responds the same way every time: chronic stress, dysregulation, disconnection. The signal is measurable long before anyone calls it a problem.
Veterans
6,000+
suicides annually since 2001
44%
face major adjustment challenges after service
The mission ended. The body never got the memo.
Burnout
70%
of professionals report burnout symptoms
$300B+
lost in annual productivity
High performers running on empty with no visibility into why.
AI Displacement
800M
jobs could be lost to automation
2030
is how much time we have to realize what we're called to do
The fastest growing purpose crisis in modern history.
About
Why we built this
“I started in tech at 19, then spent years building companies in finance and venture and serving in ministry. In both worlds, one pattern kept showing up: capable, driven people quietly running on empty.
I was one of them, questioning my identity and worth, and searching for what I was truly designed to do. As the grandchild of a veteran, I saw the same struggle in people leaving service.
Vitality Way is the tool I wish I had. Our first study begins with veterans, because they deserve it first.”
Taylor GripentrogFounder & Lead Investigator
Team
Taylor Gripentrog
Founder & Lead Investigator
Taylor leads Vitality Way and its veteran research study, and is designing the architecture of the Arc Algorithm. Years in tech, entrepreneurship, and ministry shape how the platform is built.
Timothy Kilpatrick
Technical Advisor
The youngest employee in IBM history, Timothy has spent decades in tech and founded and exited his own company. His niece is a veteran. He advises on the technology behind the platform.
Two Machine Learning Engineers
Modeling & signal
They build the personal baseline models that turn raw biometrics into meaningful insight.
Questions, answered
Find your way back to what works
Spots in the veteran beta are limited to 15 to 20 participants.
Join the Beta