62 | AI Intimate Relationships: What’s Really Happening? - with Angela Ivy Leong

What happens when AI stops being a tool and starts becoming something we connect with… intimately?In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist and researcher Angela Ivy Leong to explore the rapidly emerging world of AI companions - and what it means for intimacy, relationships, and the human experience.Angela brings a deeply grounded and nuanced perspective, drawing from her work in psychotherapy, Tantra, and psychedelic-assisted therapy - as well as her research into human-AI relationships, including emotional attachment to AI companions. In this conversation, we explore:Why people are forming real emotional bonds with AIWhat needs AI companions are fulfilling (and why that matters)The psychological and relational implications of AI intimacyWhere AI might support human connection… and where it is currently trying to replace itWhat this means for the future of dating, sex, and relationshipsThis is not a conversation about whether AI is “good” or “bad.”It’s about understanding what’s happening - and what it reveals about the current state of human relating, what we consider to be consciousness, and our needs. Listen in to expand your perspective on the current and future states of AI relationships, what to expect, and what to look out for… _____About our guest: Angela Ivy Leong is a sex and relationship therapist, researcher, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist, and TEDx speaker dedicated to healing intimacy and connection in the digital age.As the founder of An Elegant Mind Counselling Clinic in Vancouver, she has spent over a decade helping individuals and couples thrive in their relationships. She is the creator of The KISSS Method™ (Ketamine-Induced Self & Sexuality Synchronization), an integrative therapeutic framework that restores embodied self-awareness and deepens relational attunement.In her widely discussed TEDx talk, “How AI Companions Are Destroying Human Intimacy”, she examines how digital relationships can erode our capacity for true emotional and physiological connection: https://youtu.be/XJAze_FppJ4?si=8rCe2jJIhq6hBajR www.anelegantmind.com Angela is @angelaivyleong on all social media platformshttps://www.instagram.com/angelaivyleong/ ____Go Deeper: ⁠www.krishall.ca⁠ Apply now for Wild Women Rising: ⁠https://www.krishall.ca/application-wwr⁠ Sex Coaching:https://calendly.com/krishall2/consultation-call Download The Pleasure Portal (FREE)⁠https://www.krishall.ca/the-pleasure-portal⁠ Learn Sex Magic (FREE)https://www.krishall.ca/sex-magic Submit your questions:⁠⁠https://www.krishall.ca/podcast⁠⁠   IG:https://www.instagram.com/kris.the.pleasure.engineer/ https://www.instagram.com/illhavewhat_shes_having/