For me, the central challenge of Embodied AI in telemental health is not what the technology can do, but how we maintain embodied human presence and relational integrity as these systems become more capable. Technological innovation alone does not guarantee therapeutic benefit; in some cases, it can quietly erode the very conditions that make therapy healing. Embodied cognition research has long suggested that experience, regulation, and meaning-making are grounded in bodily awareness and...

Something new is coming in 2026 and it’s designed especially for psychotherapists who want to deepen presence, embodiment, and connection in the digital therapy room. After completing my dissertation research on virtual intercorporeality, interoceptive awareness, and therapeutic presence in telehealth , I’ve spent the past year developing a new training for clinicians who are curious about what happens beyond the screen , in the subtle, embodied space where healing actually occurs. In early...

This weekend offered me a rare chance to experience two powerful yet contrasting sensory worlds within twenty-four hours: a live hockey game and a free jazz concert. One pulsed with speed, competition, and impact. The other dissolved time into sound, stretching emotion and awareness into abstraction. Both left a deep imprint on my body and psyche. Together, they revealed something profound about how the body processes intensity, adapts to its environment, and finds equilibrium between chaos...