From a therapist who’s lived through the loneliness epidemic, late-stage capitalism, and at least three rounds of Silicon Valley trying to “disrupt” human connection By: Jessica Eiseman, MS, LPC-S, NCC Let me be clear: AI is not going to take over therapy. Not real therapy. That’s not because AI can’t learn to ask [...]
Redefining Rest Written By: Kimberly Harkey, M.Ed., LPC-S I’ve recently seen many self care shops selling things that say ‘Rest is productive', but is rest productive? It always makes me take a long pause. I first notice how resentful I feel that even my rest has to be productive. Why can’t my rest be [...]
First Demi Lovato, Michael Phelps, and Jen Hatmaker. Now Ariana Grande is the latest celebrity to partner with BetterHelp to "give away" therapy. It seems that a lot of celebs lately are "partnering" (and mind you these are paid partnerships) with large digital mental health platforms. These celebs are all such an influence in [...]
How the Commercialization of Mental Health Impacts Independent Private Practices Mental health needs have drastically impacted the mental health system. According to NAMI, it is estimated that “20.6% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2019 (51.5 million people).” That is 1 out of 5 U.S. adults. Since the pandemic began the National Institute of [...]
