249 - Jewel: Mental Health in a Virtual World: Unpacking the Details with Jewel and Noah Robinson
Amy Morin talks to Jewel about her struggles with mental health and the metaverse platform she's built with Noah Robinson called Innerworld.
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Show Notes
Singer/songwriter Jewel has always made her struggles with a rough childhood, homelessness, and mental health issues public. She's on a mission to create a platform that will make mental treatment and social support accessible to everyone.
She partnered with psychology doctoral candidate Noah Robinson to create Innerworld, a virtual platform where people can get help free of charge while using an avatar.
Jewel talks about her mental health struggles and the tools that have helped her over the years. Then, Noah Robinson explains the science behind this virtual world they've created and he explains how it helps people.
To learn more about what they're doing or to try it for yourself, check out Inner.World
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