Episode 348: Transforming Addiction Recovery: Harnessing AI for Personal and Family Support with Brad Sorte
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.8 • 621 Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Brad Sorte, co-founder of Sober Companion AI, shares his remarkable journey from battling addiction to harnessing the power of AI to transform recovery processes. With nearly two decades of experience under his belt, Brad provides insights into how AI is making addiction treatment more personal and accessible. By integrating compassionate care with advanced technology, AI is opening doors to treatment for more individuals and families, offering new hope and reshaping therapeutic interactions.
Our conversation takes a closer look at AI's broader applications in family education and support services. With the rise of tools like ChatGPT, Brad envisions a world where conversational AI companions serve as 24-hour coaches for families, guiding them through challenges and helping manage boundaries and anxiety. These AI advancements strive to reconstruct family support structures, particularly in a post-COVID landscape, addressing the entire familial ecosystem to prevent generational issues and foster holistic healing.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Exploration of AI's transformative role in addiction recovery, emphasizing personal and accessible treatment
- Insights from Brad Sorte on integrating compassionate care with technology in mental health services
- AI's potential in democratizing family education and support, using conversational AI as 24-hour coaches
- Ethical considerations and risks of forming dependencies on AI in mental health care
- Use of real-time data from mobile devices for early detection and intervention in addiction relapse
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, everyone, welcome back to the Addicted Mind podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Dwayne Ostrilland, your host, and I am truly grateful you've joined me today. |
| 0:12.3 | Our guest is Brad Sordy, a social worker, entrepreneur, and health care executive who brings |
| 0:19.2 | nearly two decades of experience in addiction, |
| 0:21.7 | recovery, and mental health. As co-founder and president of sober companion AI, Brad is pioneering |
| 0:29.1 | a digital platform that combines compassionate insight with cutting-edge technology to support |
| 0:34.6 | individuals and families on their recovery journey. |
| 0:38.2 | Brad also co-founded Yes Consulting, specializing in strategic interventions and complex family |
| 0:45.7 | systems work. |
| 0:46.5 | As the former CEO of Karen Treatment Centers, he offers a unique perspective that blends |
| 0:53.1 | critical expertise, lived experience, and innovative leadership. |
| 0:58.3 | And today, we're going to be exploring how AI is quietly transforming addiction recovery, |
| 1:05.6 | making care more personal and accessible than ever before. |
| 1:11.0 | We'll discuss how technology can democratize treatment access and examine the profound |
| 1:18.0 | impact AI is having in therapeutic spaces. |
| 1:21.4 | And this conversation offers hope and practical insights for anyone touched by addiction. |
| 1:28.9 | And if the Addictive Mind podcast has been meaningful to you, please take a moment to rate |
| 1:35.3 | and review us in your podcast app. |
| 1:37.6 | Even better, write us a brief review. |
| 1:40.0 | It really helps others discover this important content when they need it the most. |
| 1:45.2 | And you can also connect with us in our community on Facebook by searching the Addicted |
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