Parental Guilt, Digital Wellness, and Why AI Falls Short with Israa Nasir (November 2025)
About this episode
Mehak discusses parental expectations and digital mental health care with psychotherapist Israa Nasir.
In this episode of Love-ly, Mehak sits down with psychotherapist and @well.guide founder Israa Nasir to discuss life as a third-culture kid and why she doesn’t feel guilty about not having children, despite parental expectations. Their conversation also turns to the future of digital mental health care, inspired by Israa’s essay, “Outsourcing Emotional Labor to ChatGPT,” and to how we should be using AI in therapy (hint: definitely not your Hinge replies). Hosted by: Mehak @whathemehak on TikTok | @whathemehak_ on IGCredits: Producer: Shei Yu | Content Writer: Mehak | Sound Designer & Editor: Lou Raskin | Love-ly Theme Music: Lou Raskin | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover Art: Josephine Chai | Executive Producer: Saadia Khan Subscribe & Listen to Love-ly on Apple Podcasts — $3.99/month or $34.99/year for ad-free episodes and more. Leave a Review: If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify — it helps more people find us. 🔗 Subscribe to Hyphenly, our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for…
People in this episode
Host: Mehak
Guest: Israa Nasir
Topics covered
- parental guilt
- digital wellness
- AI in therapy
- third-culture kids
- mental health care
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: well.guide, Immigrantly Media
Books & works: Outsourcing Emotional Labor to ChatGPT
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