Parental Guilt, Digital Wellness, and Why AI Falls Short — with Israa Nasir

07/11/2025 41 min
Parental Guilt, Digital Wellness, and Why AI Falls Short — with Israa Nasir

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Love-ly, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mehak⁠⁠⁠⁠ sits down with psychotherapist and @well.guide founder Israa Nasir to discuss life as a third-culture kid and why she doesn’t feel guilty about not having children, despite parental expectations.

Their conversation also takes a turn into the future of digital mental health care, inspired by Israa’s essay, “Outsourcing Emotional Labor to ChatGPT,” and how we should be using AI for in therapy (hint: definitely not your Hinge replies).

Hosted by: Mehak ⁠⁠⁠@whathemehak⁠⁠⁠ on TikTok and ⁠⁠⁠@whathemehak_⁠⁠⁠ on IG

Producers: Saadia Khan and Shei Yu | Content Writers: Mehak | Sound Designer & Editor: Lou Raskin I Love-ly Theme Music: Lou Raskin | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover art design: Josephine Chai | Executive Producer: Saadia Khan

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