AI For Parents with Sarah Dooley

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We explore how to set down part of the mental load by using AI as a quiet co-pilot, not a replacement for connection. With Sarah Dooley of AI Empowered Mom, we share practical workflows, safety guardrails, and small wins that protect time, energy, and joy.

• naming the mental load and why it burns us out
• AI as a tool to protect connection, not replace it
• Sarah’s path from enterprise AI to family-focused tools
• practical meal planning and grocery workflows
• temperature-based coat reminders and kid agency
• avoiding AI slop with human judgment and voice
• choosing tools by values, privacy, and safety
• teaching kids AI literacy and clear boundaries
• myths about “keeping AI out” of the home
• where a maxed-out parent should start
• using AI to interview you and solve tech snags
• resources to follow Sarah and learn more

Show Guest:

Sarah Dooley is the founder of AI-Empowered Mom and host of the AI-Empowered Mom podcast, where she helps parents offload the mental load using responsible AI. After a career in tech consulting and AI strategy roles at companies like Ernst & Young, Visa, and Waste Management, she launched her own platform to support families navigating AI in everyday life. Sarah lives in Austin with her husband and three daughters. You can connect with her at AI-Empowered Mom and on her Instagram AI-Empowered Mom

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• US: 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
• UK: Samaritans at 116 123
• Australia: Lifeline at 13 11 14
• Or find local resources through findahelpline.com

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Show hosted by:

Catia Hernandez Holm, LMFT-A

Supervised by Susan Gonzales, LMFT-S, LPC-S

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