Rosebud, AI Therapy & the Religion of the Future?

In this episode: Sean Dadashi, the founder of the mental health AI app Rosebud, joins us to unpack the collapse of traditional therapy—and why LLMs might become your next therapist.We dive into how childhood trauma, spiritual epiphanies, and ancient Buddhist practices shaped Sean’s journey… and how AI is now helping people do the inner work that human therapists often can’t.We also debate the hierarchy of religion, how Buddhism became a luxury belief, and why the future of mental health might be on your phone—not a therapist’s couch.Follow Dilan: https://x.com/dilanFollow Ben: https://x.com/btaubsterFollow Sean: - X: https://x.com/seandadashi - Instagram: : https://www.instagram.com/dadashi/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seandadashi - Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/dadashiTry Rosebud: https://rosebud.appListen to the podcast: https://www.almostgotitpod.comChapters:00:00 – Intro & Guest Welcome01:24 – Sean's Background and Rosebud’s Vision03:06 – Journals, Habits, and Personal Mentors04:19 – Growing Up in Conservative Orange County05:59 – First Encounter with Depression07:05 – How a Forum Led Sean to Meditation08:24 – Spiritual Epiphany at Age 1411:02 – “I Am God” and What That Actually Means13:05 – Escaping the Mental Cage of Religion15:43 – When Buddhism Fails You (Literally)17:33 – Trust vs. Faith in Religion20:30 – Integration: The Real Goal of Spirituality25:36 – The Hierarchy of Religion (Poor vs. Rich Man’s Belief)28:33 – Therabody: AI Therapy Gets Real30:29 – Why Sean Built Rosebud37:17 – Depression, Isolation & the 3am Spiral41:09 – Finding a Therapist is Broken44:17 – Can AI Replace Your Therapist?47:08 – “Most Therapists Are Useless” Debate51:16 – When Friends Just Project Their Trauma53:42 – Why Men Might Open Up to AI First55:10 – HelpBench, GPT-4 & LLMs in Healthcare57:35 – How to Measure Healing with AI59:44 – The Big Question: Can AI Teach Compassion?