"In a world on the cusp of massive change, uncertainty, and complexity due to artificial intelligence, I believe it's necessary to remind everyone of what psychotherapy actually means, because its human-centered importance is more needed now than ever. The word psychotherapy originates from two ancient Greek roots: psyche, meaning "soul," and therapia, meaning "healing" or "tending to." I can't stress the meaning of combining these two words enough."
"To be a psychotherapist in the truest sense of the word is to care for and tend to the human soul."
"The human soul, which so far as we know, did not ask to be incarnated or created in flesh and bone. No one consulted the human soul before it was thrust into a random set of human circumstances. No human soul chose its parents, its genetics, or the geographic location it would be born into with all of its political, social, and economic implications. No human soul chose its race or ethnicity, its biological sex, its sexual orientation, or how well its body would function. The human soul doesn't choose whether the family it was born into would be marked by love and belonging or bitterness and disconnection. Souls don't choose to be born into 14th century Europe, marred by the Black Death, or mid-19th-century China, during the Century of Humiliation, and today's human souls haven't asked to exist in a period of time where the most influential voices in artificial intelligence are saying quite loudly that massive upheaval and change are coming very, very quickly."
AI leaders openly admit uncertainty about the societal impact ahead, indicating rapid, complex change. Psychotherapy originates from Greek roots meaning soul and healing, emphasizing tending to the human soul. Human souls did not choose their bodies, families, genetics, or historical circumstances, nor the inequities that shape lives. Psychotherapy entails disciplined, non-anxious presence, compassionate witnessing, and reverent care that restores agency and stability. Therapy provides a safe, steady human-centered practice that supports people facing destabilizing times, technological upheaval, and existential uncertainty. The humane role of psychotherapy remains essential for tending vulnerability and promoting resilience.
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