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Empowering high-achievers to transcend perfectionism and lead with confidence, ease, and joy | Order my book! 💎 The Perfectionist’s Dilemma

What if the real “empathy app” was never technolog

What if the real “empathy app” was never technology, but us?

In this Part 2 of my Substack Article, I explore AI, intimacy, attachment, and the irreplaceable nature of human connection. Through the story of my beloved childhood stuffed animal, Rango, I ask an important question for our time:
What happens when artificial companionship begins to replace the messy, vulnerable, deeply human experience of real relationships?

This piece is an invitation to reflect on compassion, presence, selfhood, and what no algorithm can truly replicate.

I’d love for you to read and reflect with me.

Read here: https://taracousphd.substack.com/p/what-if-we-are-the-empathy-app

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You don’t have to prove yourself to everyone to fe

You don’t have to prove yourself to everyone to feel good about what you do.

A gentle reminder from the book 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩'𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖

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𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 Reminder 💛 #SelfCompassi

𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 Reminder 💛

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Perfectionism can look like overworking or avoidin

Perfectionism can look like overworking or avoiding altogether. How is it showing up for you?

From 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩'𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖

#ThePerfectionistsDilemma #PeacefulPerfectionist #LetGoOfPerfect #ChooseWhatMatters

𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 💛 What if you stopped st

𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 💛

What if you stopped striving to be more and started believing you are already enough, just as you are?

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As generative AI becomes more present in the emoti

As generative AI becomes more present in the emotional lives of young people, we may need to ask deeper questions about connection, attachment, and what it truly means to be human.

Technology can support us. But can it replace presence, repair, empathy, and the beautiful messiness of real relationships?

In my newest Article, I explore AI, mental health, adolescence, and the kind of stewardship we need in a rapidly changing world.

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#AI #MentalHealth #SelfCompassion #Parenting #EmotionalWellbeing #YouthMentalHealth #Technology #HumanConnection #ThePeacefulPerfectionist

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