# AI & Mental Wellness: Can Technology Help Burnout?

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Podcast: [Mental Health Today Show | Mental Wellness & Overthinking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mental-health-today-show-mental-wellness-overthinking-2467)
Published: 2026-05-06T10:00:18+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mentalhealthtodayshow.com
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## Resource

Explore how AI and technology can support anxiety management and emotional wellness, without replacing human therapy. In this episode, John Cordray, LPC, breaks down the evidence-based mental wellness tools helping professionals manage anxiety, shares which anxiety coping strategies work best with AI assistance, and reveals where technology falls short. Perfect for overthinkers seeking practical mental health solutions, cognitive techniques, and burnout. www.mentalhealthtodayshow.com/rate-the-show www.mentalhelthtodayshow.com Host, John Cordray, LPC www.johncordraylpc.com Sources: Benefits & Advances Sohn et al. (2026) — Systematic review and meta-analysis of chatbots in the management of depressive and anxiety symptoms. npj Digital Medicine . Published March 2026. DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-02566-w. This covers the Hedges’ g effect sizes (0.31 for depression, 0.28 for anxiety) across nearly 7,400 participants. Feng et al. (2025) — The Effectiveness of AI Chatbots in Alleviating Mental Distress and Promoting Health Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 27:e79850 (2025). DOI: 10.2196/79850. This includes the standard mean differences for anxiety (-0.37), stress (-0.41), and psychosomatic symptoms (-0.48). Heinz et al. (2025) — Randomized Trial of a Generative AI Chatbot for Mental Health Treatment (Therabot). NEJM AI (2025). This is the first RCT showing clinically significant reductions in MDD, GAD, and related symptoms, with therapeutic alliance ratings comparable to human therapists. Cachia et al. (2025) — AI for Proactive Mental Health: A Multi-Institutional, Longitudinal, Randomized Controlled Trial (Flourish app). Harvard University working paper / arXiv preprint (2025). This cove…

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