Startups, Social Media, and Modeling Good Tech Habits with Dr. Vivian Oberling

Dr. Vivian Oberling is a clinical psychologist in Orange County. She works with a wide range of clients, including kids and teens. Vivian also has a foot firmly planted in the tech startup world. She is the founding psychologist at Pace, which is backed by Sequoia and focuses on the power of groups for adult connection in the digital age.
OUTLINE
00:00 Sizzler
00:36 Introduction
01:14 How Vivian decided to become a clinical psychologist
04:13 What would you say to a parent whose child was just diagnosed with autism?
05:50 Autistic superpowers
07:51 Making moves into the tech startup world by joining Pace
11:53 Words of advice for therapists who are interested in, but skeptical of, the technology startup world
13:08 Advice for startup founders who want to work in the mental health space
14:37 Insights from being at an early-stage tech startup
16:25 Social media and youth mental health
22:56 What parents can do to facilitate their kids' healthy relationships with and through social media
27:54 What parents can do to improve their own relationships with tech
30:46 Discerning information online with mindfulness and critical thinking
38:24 Connecting with Vivian
Check out Pace: https://pace.group + @pace.groups on Instagram
Bring your kid back to reality: https://virgils.io