Feature Spotlight: Up Against Reality Podcast

In this episode of Up Against Reality, Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz joins hosts Larry Bentley and Chris Ippolito to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming mental health practice, therapy, and human connection. Drawing on her expertise as a social work leader, founder of MABD Consulting, and author of The AI Social Worker blog, Dr. Badillo-Diaz explores the ethical integration of emerging technology into caregiving fields, while testing the boundaries of AI-driven empathy in an experimental session with the podcast's AI co-host, RAINA.

Credits: Hosts: Larry Bentley, Chris Ippolito, and RAINA (Up Against Reality) | Website: upagainstreality.com