Leia is shaping a new frontier of AI & spiritual neuroscience—where emotional memory, gentle biosignals, & multimodal models meet the subconscious.
Her stealth-stage company explores how imagination stores truth, how technology can hold the nervous system, and how healing can be quietly designed into engineering itself.
Ranked in the top 0.004% globally, she studies CS & Economics at UC Berkeley—blending technical elegance with poetic intuition to craft systems that don’t just respond, but remember you.
She believes the future belongs to those who protect the part of them that still dreams.

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In this episode, we explored how AI is being used in mental health and therapy, from supporting emotional healing to helping users reconnect with their inner child. We discussed the role of crying, nostalgia, and introspection in healing, as well as the challenges of designing emotionally intelligent AI. Consciousness, free will, and the future of AI-driven therapy also came up, blending philosophy, UX, and innovative mental health solutions.

Parts

00:00 Understanding the Inner Child

06:29 Healing Through Emotion and Crying

08:52 The Role of AI in Mental Health

11:14 Navigating Trauma and User Experience

13:53 The Intersection of Spirituality and Technology

16:27 The Importance of Emotional Expression

18:54 AI as a Tool for Introspection

21:15 Building Trust in AI Therapy

23:40 The Future of Mental Health Solutions