About this episode

In this episode, Sarah and therapist Catia Holm discuss the impact of AI on marriage and family dynamics, exploring its role in therapy and parenting.

People are forming romantic relationships with AI. A licensedtherapist is watching it happen in real sessions, with real clients. In this episode, Sarah sits down with Catia Hernandez Holm,licensed marriage and family therapist, conscious parenting coach, TEDx speaker, and founder of Bright Light Marriage and Family Therapy in Wimberley, Texas. Catia works with individuals, couples, and families every week, and AIis showing up in the room in ways that are layered, nuanced, and increasingly common. They talk about what healthy AI use actually looks like, whyhuman relationships are supposed to feel hard, what to tell your kids about AI, and how using AI for the mental ticker might be one of the most meaningful things parents can do for their families right now. WHAT WE COVER Meet Catia: spinning plates in Wimberley, two kids, two dogs, and a life built intentionally Why they left Austin for small-town life and what that taught Catia about what her family actually needed How Catia structured her work schedule around being present, not just available The radio show: how Catia asked a stranger for a hosting slot and got a yes TEDx Talk "Choose Joy or Die": the bold title, the…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Dooley

Guest: Catia Hernandez Holm

Topics covered

• AI in relationships
• marriage therapy
• parenting
• mental health
• family dynamics
• technology impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bright Light Marriage and Family Therapy

Places: Wimberley, Texas

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