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'We don't impact the loss of enough parental credit' - ABC Everyday

In the winter my father died of cancer, focusing on work became very difficult. In the normal world of work, people are given mourning leave: a sign of two days to grieve and attend funerals. I need more than this to reflect and reassemble myself. I took a few weeks to slow down, think, and follow the urge to get back to basics. I spring clean my house, go for bush walks, do my own health check, and take over the dining table with a thousand-piece puzzle. After school hours, I read stories with my kids — huddle together and immerse myself in a fantasy world full of magic and solvable problems — and take them out for chai lattés. (Kids of today.) That time made me reflect a lot on my purpose, and how to spend the next part of my time on earth. The ABC Everyday perspective is all about giving you the opportunity to share what you’re going through. It is likely that others have faced the same ups and downs and life experiences. In a short paragraph, send us your offer via email: dai

Can AI-chatbots promote healthy lifestyle changes?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are capable of imitating human interactions with the help of spoken, written, or verbal communication with users. AI chatbots can provide critical health-related information and services, ultimately leading to promising technology-facilitated interventions. Study: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Chatbots in Promoting Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Overview. Image Credit: TippaPatt / Shutterstock.com AI chatbot in healthcare Today’s telehealth and digital therapeutic interventions are associated with several challenges including discontinuity, low adherence, and inflexibility. AI chatbots are able to overcome these challenges and provide personalized on-demand support, higher interactivity and higher sustainability. The AI ​​chatbot utilizes input data from various sources, followed by data analysis that is completed through natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML). The data output then helps users achieve their he

A psychologist's friendly reminder of the little things we can do to be okay in difficult times - ABC Everyday

There’s been a lot recently, hasn’t it? Another COVID-19 spike, a terrible flu season, floods in New South Wales, monkeypox, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the overthrow of Roe v Wade in the United States, soaring cost of living. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and closed off, you’re not alone. I’ve spent the last few weeks lying on the couch unconscious after work, wreaking havoc. I feel anxious, apathetic, lonely and sad. If you or anyone you know needs help: I had hoped it would be a good year with more certainty, but in the middle of the year I found myself in a space that was just as restless as the last two years, but with less expectations and more cognitive fatigue to boot. When things get so tough and we start to realize that maybe the world as we know it has shifted, we have to give ourselves time to adjust to the new realities and build the skills we need to adapt. Meanwhile, it’s very easy to forget the little things we need to do to be okay, or to remember why we do these thi