When AI Reshapes Work, Who Takes Care of the People? — Podcast

When AI wipes out 28,000 jobs every single month, who's actually taking care of the people behind those numbers? [PAUSE] Here's what's happening right now. In 2026, the financial and tech sectors — the two industries with the fastest AI adoption rates — are shedding jobs at an accelerating pace while the rest of the labor market stays relatively healthy. That contrast is everything. These aren't broad economic collapses. These are targeted hits on educated, mid-career professionals who never saw themselves as vulnerable. And the emotional fallout is something workplaces are completely unprepared to handle alone. That's where practitioners in psychotherapy, coaching, and hypnotherapy come in — and IMUnlimited's Carlene Charlemagne is making the case that this moment is less a disruption and more a calling. [PAUSE] First — AI job loss isn't just financial stress, it's a grief response. When someone loses a high-identity role — think finance analyst, software engineer — they're not just losing income. They're losing the story they told themselves about who they are. Clients are presenting with disrupted sleep, strained relationships, and a collapse in self-worth. Hypnotherapy specifically offers tools to reprogram the subconscious beliefs that tie self-esteem to a job title — beliefs that stay buried until a layoff forces the question. [PAUSE] Second — enterprise AI adoption is no longer experimental, it's institutional. Microsoft just launched Microsoft Frontier, a customer advisory organization combining AI engineers, researchers, and business strategists to guide large-scale AI deployment. Meanwhile, government ERP platforms are earning Microsoft certified designations, meaning even the employers people considered most stable are automating fast. The pace is only accelerating. [PAUSE] Third — the most emotionally intelligent leaders are already turning to coaching. Culture and talent leaders inside organizations are being asked to champion AI adoption while managing the human cost of it simultaneously. That's an impossible ask without support. Coaching frameworks help leaders communicate change with empathy, hold psychological safety, and actually show up for their teams during transitions that feel anything but safe. [PAUSE] Here's your one action item. If you're a practitioner in therapy, coaching, or hypnotherapy — or a leader inside an organization going through AI transformation — pull up your client roster or your team today and ask yourself: who in this group just lost a role they built their identity around? That's your highest-leverage conversation right now. Don't wait for them to come to you. [PAUSE] Read the full article on the Midas blog at agentmidas.xyz. And if you want AI-generated content like this for YOUR business every single morning, start your free trial at agentmidas.xyz.