Helen Blaby

🎭 More Effective Than Therapy? AI, Emotional Support, and the Goblin in the Mirror

The times they are a-changing as someone once said. Thoughts on AI as emotional support. Backed up by statistics and everyfin.
#ai #therapy #artificialintelligence

PhD: Powered by Goblins, Grudges, and Glitter This is not the tidy academic journey you’re looking for. It’s messier. It’s louder. And it’s wearing mismatched socks.

A year and a bit in I am currently without supervision. So I’ve decided to write about what I’m doing. Please have a look and subscribe. You might just help me get through it. At least until supervision is back in place #academicsky #phd #neurodiversity #AI #VR #research

I’m looking for conferences next year that align with my research into Ai-driven VR Therapy for perpetrators of Domestic Violence. What would you suggest? Thanks

#academicsky #phdsky #AI #virtualreality #psychology #behaviour #conference #therapy

If you’re a #baker #insomniac #musiclover you might enjoy my new substack.

Show me that a cat stood on your keyboard without showing me your cat on the keyboard.

A tabby cat looks askance at the camera.

Hattie will be having none of you nonsense thank you very much. #cat

Cat leaning post. #cat

Massive imposter syndrome today #phdvoice #academicsky #phdsky

Imagine how it makes me feel!! 🤣🤣

Tell me you’re middle-aged without telling me you’re middle-aged (varifocals, computer glasses and readers 🙄)

The sequel *snortle*

There are two books (they're the same book) wrapped up in festive wrapping paper. On top of each of them is a bar of chocolate and a pack of Pukka tea. If you join the Big Green Book Swap, you and a new online buddy will be matched up and you'll each get a book, some choc and a lovely cup of tea.

THE FESTIVE BIG GREEN BOOK SWAP

You let me know what kind of stuff you like reading.

I'll match you up with someone with similar tastes.

I'll post you both a book I think you'll like (+ choc & tea!).

Read & chat with your book buddy.

Just £15

DETAILS HERE!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php

Biscuit making

Bashed out 2000ish words for my lit review this evening. Tomorrow I will read it and probably delete it. And repeat. #phd #phdvoice #phdsky #academicsky #psychology

👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 Me too! X

A cover of Herr Dumpidump by Roger Hargreaves that says "Herr Dumpidump by Roger Hargreaves" and with an illustration of Herr Dumpidump looking especially dumpidumpish (forgive me but I can't stop repeating the word dumpidump... DUMPIDUMP!)

My six favourite European Mr Men character names...

6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump

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Things that are not helpful number 371

Laptop dying when you’re on a #phd roll. #phdsky

barack obama sitting in a chair with his hands up ALT: barack obama sitting in a chair with his hands up

Wait just a minute now. A week on Sunday it’s DECEMBER

Bantz. But also a massive giveaway that will pay off my overdraft. That would be good kthanxbi

It is TOO EARLY to hear The Pogues on the radio.

Car in for service and MOT. I am doing a literature search whilst waiting. Chap just asked me what I was doing but glazed over when I started explaining 😂 #phdlife

In case you can’t access Instagram, here’s the full text of Robbie Williams’ response to former Take That manager Nigel Martin Smith’s appearance on the BBC’s “Boybands Forever” documentary.

Powerful, revealing and emotional. (1/3)

Sunday evening. Kahlua and Baileys
Yum. 🤪

Sad news. He was a man who made time for everyone.

Not only is it a yes, it’s a oh hell yes from me.

Do you ever get the feeling the world’s gone crazy? With this in mind, I play the Flintstones theme in the style of the Russian classics.

Been thinking about my Dad a lot today. I keep hearing him say “it’s upstairs in the jug” is that a Northamptonian thing?!

I remember when I joined over there how nice it was. Ah the good old days.

It’s alright here I think.