My daughter called me the other night via FaceTime.

It was all about a boy, a dilemma, and a conversation she'd had... with ChatGPT.

She read us the entire transcript. Word for word.

The advice was thoughtful. Structured. Strangely familiar. Because it echoed the very guidance I've given her for years. From my book. From our conversations. From my work.

And still, to her, ChatGPT felt clearer. More helpful. More precise.

That moment stayed with me.

Not because the advice was wrong, it wasn't. But because it revealed something deeper about where we're sourcing our wisdom, and why so many are turning toward AI to meet emotional needs that (I believe, in my decades of experience) requires something far more human.

In this episode, I unpack that moment, and the larger shift it signals for all of us.

We explore:

• Why AI is becoming a source of emotional support

• What well-worded advice can't replace

• The gap between resonance and true relationship safety

• What gets lost when guidance isn't rooted in lived experience

• And why embodiment, not information, is the portal to real change

This isn't about resisting innovation. It's about remembering what technology is great at…and what it can never hold.

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Dr. Shyam XO

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