In this mind-expanding episode of Couch Chronicles, we dive into the growing intersection between therapy and artificial intelligence — and it gets real. 🧠 Can a chatbot really understand your trauma? 🤖 Is AI helping or hurting our mental health journey? 💬 How are people using AI tools like journaling bots, emotion trackers, or even AI therapists? 🧘🏽‍♀️ And what happens when technology meets deep emotional healing? The team opens up about their own experiences with therapy, digital mental health tools, and the fine line between connection and convenience. We ask the tough questions: Is AI a helpful supplement or a dangerous shortcut? What are the ethical limits of tech in emotional spaces? Can AI really replace human empathy? This episode is full of bold opinions, surprising insights, and an honest conversation about the future of healing in the digital age.

Welcome to Couch Chronicles: Therapist After Dark, where therapy meets real talk. We’re your hosts, Judeline, Tyler, and Stephanie three therapists, three perspectives, and one mission: to bring the conversations that usually stay behind closed doors out into the light. We started this podcast because healing isn’t always buttoned-up and clinical; sometimes it’s messy, funny, raw, and deeply human. So join us as we share stories, insights, and truths that remind us all growth doesn’t just happen in session, it happens after dark. Challenges- In this episode, we’re diving into how policy changes shape the future of mental health care — specifically within Medicare and Medicaid. These aren’t just policy shifts on paper; they determine who gets access, how quickly, and what kind of support is available. We’ll break down what’s changing, why it matters, and the real impact on both providers and the people we serve. Let’s get started.”

In this eye-opening and necessary episode of Couch Chronicles, we explore the realities of living with ADHD as a Black person — and how many of us were undiagnosed, mislabeled, or misunderstood for years. 🎙️ The hosts open up about their own journeys with late ADHD diagnoses and unpack what so many in our community have experienced: What childhood signs were missed or dismissed? How did race, gender, and culture mask the symptoms? Why is ADHD still so underdiagnosed in the Black community? How does masking, respectability politics, and perfectionism hide the truth? What does ADHD look like in Black women vs. how it’s portrayed in the media? How do we begin to heal after internalizing shame, laziness, or “not trying hard enough”? 💥 From unspoken struggles in school to misunderstood coping mechanisms, this episode brings vulnerability, validation, and liberation to those still figuring it all out. 🧠 You are not alone. You are not broken. And you are not lazy. 📌 New episodes drop bi-weekly! 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms 📲