I’m a Manhattan psychotherapist—and life coach for the rich. My clients are captains of industry, the kind who close billion-dollar deals while running on triple espressos, cortisol, and, occasionally, cocaine. They come to me when the workouts, retreats, and relentless pursuit of dominance stop working. Smart people, but not exactly introspective. Just ask their spouses. One of them, a hospital executive with a taste for disruption, recently let slip that his company had just acquired an airline—and planned to staff flights with robots. “Flight attendants?” I asked. “Fully automated,” he nodded. “Gendered designs. Sleek and angular for the male models,…
Author: Harvey Lieberman
Harvey Lieberman
Harvey Lieberman, PhD is a clinical psychologist and writer exploring memory, identity, and absurdity—from AI ethics to rogue emotions, unruly ants, and leaking robots handing out pretzels. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, Humor Times, and Medium.