{"podcast":{"title":"BroBots: Technology, Health & Being a Better Human","slug":"brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-1152092","podcast_index_feed_id":1152092,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/c8ac56/feeds.libsyn.com/131998/rss/?redirect=false","website_url":"https://www.brobots.me","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/7f744f91-28f0-4fcd-9cf6-df25f1d2b6bb/logos/9db8d5ed-43c0-4236-a280-f0f2f4cf393e.png","author":"Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth","episode_count":345,"summary":"Exploring AI, wearables, mental health apps, and how you can thrive as technology changes everything. Welcome to the Brobots Podcast, where we plug into the wild world of AI and tech that's trying to manage your mental (and physical) health. Join your hosts, Jeremy Grater and Jason Haworth, every Wednesday for a no-holds-barred, often sarcastic, and always fun discussion. Are wearables really tracking your inner peace? Can an AI therapist truly understand your existential dread? We're diving deep into the gadgets, apps, and algorithms promising to optimize your well-being, dissecting the hype with a healthy dose of humor and skepticism. Expect candid conversations, sharp insights, and plenty of laughs as we explore the future of self-improvement, one tech-enhanced habit at a time. Tune into the Brobots Podcast – because if robots are going to take over our brains, we might as well have some fun talking about it! 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Emma Klint, a writer and Substack creator, accidentally discovered she was doing exposure therapy by typing 'I don't know' over and over into an AI chat window. In this episode, Jeremy and Jason sit down with Emma to stress-test what AI-assisted self-reflection actually looks like: the real benefits, the obvious limits, and the uncomfortable question of whether outsourcing your feelings is the same thing as actually feeling them. If you've wondered whether talking to a robot about your problems is legitimate or just avoidance with extra steps — this conversation will give you a clearer answer. Guest website: (Over)thinking Out Loud - Emma Klint Topics discussed: Why using AI for anxiety isn't the same thing as outsourcing your feelings How one writer accidentally discovered she was doing exposure therapy in her chat window What makes AI different from journaling — and why that difference matters for anxious brains When AI mental health use helps, and when it's just avoidance with extra steps Why neurodivergent people may be getting the most out of these conversations How to tell the difference between AI that's helping you think and AI that's just telling you what you want to hear Chapters: 0:00 — The 2AM Chatbot Question: Is This Therapy or Avoidance? 0:42 — Using AI for Anxiety: What We're Actually Testing 3:04 — The Judgment-Free Space: Why 'I Don't Know' Changes Things 5:01 — AI as a Journal That Writes Back 9:23 — Is the Advice Good, or Is Naming the Feeling Enough? 11:00 — When AI Tries to Be Blunt (And Still Fails) 13:00 — Why Prompt Engineering Is Already Outdated for This 15:50 — ADHD, Neurodivergence, and Why AI Might Be the Real Unlock 18:18 — Outsourcing vs. Externalizing:…","meta_description":"Most people using AI for anxiety aren't following a protocol — they stumbled into it. 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