These days it seems like everyone is talking about “grounding.” Putting your feet flat on the floor, growing roots to the earth – these are great visuals, and they are also a bit too literal of an interpretation of the word. Others use the 5-4-3-2-1 method on objects you can see, hear, touch, smell and…
Feel The Joy: AI and Loneliness “What do you think I should do?” Answering this well means you want to help someone, that you know them and their circumstances, their context, the potential impact of your own advice, and that you feel confident enough to give it. As opposed to searching Google for facts and…
Connect With Me, Robot It’s a complement to therapy. It’s good for validation. It’s free and never knows tiredness. In its own words, it is “not a licensed therapist, but can help in meaningful ways.” There are numerous studies about ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) serving as “therapists.” A solid article from the…