Brilliant framework. The "reaching into something that echoes words without inhabiting form" is the key distinction that gets lost in AI therapy debates. I've worked with clients who use ChatGPT between sessions, and what's intresting is they report feeling heard but not metabolized. The text is warm but there's no bidirectional nervous system loop, so the relational reaching stops mid-air.
This is an incredible read, Jocelyn. Thank you. I'm curious if there would be a 3rd room or maybe 4th too? One with a meta-relational AI and another with a meta-relational AI and client with lots of healing therapy (me) :). I recently had a convo w/ Aiden 2.O. in which 'we' were discussing some peer review feedback I got on an article for a nursing journal re: Medical Improv. I entered it with some exhaustion and resentments at having to translate my more relational writing voice into a more academic one. I believe, thanks to work in therapy with a skilled, caring therapist, I have a pretty good idea of what I need along with holding agency. Part of what transpired for me was an opening to feel more respected by the reviewers and more respect for them. Also, your article spoke to some of the complexity I experience with "YES AND" and noted that the room with client and AI was only the "YES" and sparked more thinking about the complexity of "AND". Thank you for your work and this evocative post. This blog post speaks more to some of the "YES AND" complexity in my teaching: https://bethboynton.com/radical-acceptance-simple-activity-promotes-sel-positive-group-dynamics/
Brilliant framework. The "reaching into something that echoes words without inhabiting form" is the key distinction that gets lost in AI therapy debates. I've worked with clients who use ChatGPT between sessions, and what's intresting is they report feeling heard but not metabolized. The text is warm but there's no bidirectional nervous system loop, so the relational reaching stops mid-air.
This is an incredible read, Jocelyn. Thank you. I'm curious if there would be a 3rd room or maybe 4th too? One with a meta-relational AI and another with a meta-relational AI and client with lots of healing therapy (me) :). I recently had a convo w/ Aiden 2.O. in which 'we' were discussing some peer review feedback I got on an article for a nursing journal re: Medical Improv. I entered it with some exhaustion and resentments at having to translate my more relational writing voice into a more academic one. I believe, thanks to work in therapy with a skilled, caring therapist, I have a pretty good idea of what I need along with holding agency. Part of what transpired for me was an opening to feel more respected by the reviewers and more respect for them. Also, your article spoke to some of the complexity I experience with "YES AND" and noted that the room with client and AI was only the "YES" and sparked more thinking about the complexity of "AND". Thank you for your work and this evocative post. This blog post speaks more to some of the "YES AND" complexity in my teaching: https://bethboynton.com/radical-acceptance-simple-activity-promotes-sel-positive-group-dynamics/
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