Unfinished Notes: How to Deal With "Jerky" People

Can AI Replace Human Connection?

In this episode of After the Session, we explore whether AI can replace human connection in therapy and emotional support. We examine its strengths, limitations, and risks, including empathy simulation, accountability, and relational depth, while asking what truly drives human change: information, or authentic relationship and community.

When Everything Isn't Either/Or

In this episode of After the Session: Unfinished Notes, we explore why life rarely fits into neat either/or categories. From relationships and personal growth to faith and mental health, we discuss the dangers of black and white thinking and how wisdom often emerges through nuance, tension, curiosity, and both/and perspectives.

Are We Being Formed or Just Informed?

In this episode of After the Session: Unfinished Notes, we explore why transformation is about more than acquiring information. We discuss how habits, attention, relationships, and repeated behaviors shape who we become. Are we simply consuming knowledge, or are we being formed into wiser, healthier, more grounded, and more loving human beings?

Do You Want Me, or Just Need Me?

In this episode of After the Session: Unfinished Notes, we explore the tension between wanting a partner and needing a partner in couples. When emotional desire blends with dependency, relationships can become pressured and unclear. We also consider how couples can recover curiosity and connection as a path back toward healthier attachment and emotional presence.

The Circle Keeps Moving: Music, Meaning, Memories, and Mortality

Before listening to this episode, take a few minutes to listen to the song Circle by Harry Chapin and then return to it again afterward. The song serves as a companion to this conversation and captures much of the heart behind what we explore here. In this episode of After the Session, we reflect on how music, memory, loss, meaning, and mortality shape the human experience. We discuss the emotional circles we revisit throughout life, the stories we carry, and how growth often means learning to move forward while honoring what remains behind.