
Episodes: 275
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Female
Location: USA
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Jessica Leigh, PhD - Psych Talk host (listed as @jessicaleighphd). Runs psychology and self-growth content with an emphasis on mental health education, mindset shifts, and practical tools for listeners. Also creates/ho...
Elizabeth Abbruzza, MA, LMHC, LPC, CCPS - Artificial Intimacy; Ai/tech-enabled Intimacy And Its Effects; Destabilization Risk Areas; Artificial Intimacy Recovery Model And Healing Steps
Jenny Chan - Pacific Wwii-era History In The Asia-pacific Region; Collective/historical Trauma And Modern Mental Health; Healing From Historical Wounds; Prevention And Resilience
Episode 274 | Artificial Intimacy with Elizabeth Abbruzza, MA, LMHC, LPC, CCPS
May 18, 2026
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Elizabeth Abbruzza, licensed therapist, about artificial intimacy. Liz defines for listeners what artificial intimacy is and how she has seen it show up in her clinical practice. We discussed why people are turning to AI for intimacy and connection, the benefits of having an AI companion, as well as the negative consequences of artificial intimacy. Liz shares how these relationships can become confusing or destabilizing for individuals with a traum...
Episode 273 | Pacific Atrocities: Collective Trauma's Impact on Modern Day with Jenny Chan
May 11, 2026
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Jenny Chan, co-founder of Pacific Atrocities Education. We start the episode with Jenny discussing what Pacific Atrocities Education is and the inspiration behind the organization. We talk about how western narratives overlook and silence stories from World War II in the Asia-Pacific region and the impact of these stories being overlooked and silenced. We discuss the human cost of collective traumas and how historical trauma informs present day men...
Episode 272 | Media Literacy and Mental Health
May 04, 2026
Happy Mental Health Awareness Month and 6 year anniversary of Psych Talk. In today's solo episode of Psych Talk I discuss media literacy and the impacts on mental health. I start the episode by defining what media literacy is and discuss media literacy education and why it is so important. I discuss the impact of AI on media literacy and the challenges it brings to deciphering real from misleading information. I discuss the impact of media literacy on youth, as well as the relationship betwee...
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