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Proxi He · Confidence coach for men

You can't think your way out
of a pattern you can't see.

Proxi He is a direct, grounded coaching tool built on 30 years of Dr. John Schinnerer's work with men. It responds like John would: naming the pattern, asking the sharp question, and giving you something concrete to do next. Available whenever you need it, with no appointments and no waiting.

AI-only $29/mo  ·  Add live group coaching for $147/mo  ·  Cancel anytime

or try it free first

3 sessions  ·  20 messages each  ·  no credit card

What's actually going on

You don't need to be in crisis to want more clarity.

Most men were never given a vocabulary for what they feel. You learned to push through, stay focused, and handle it. And most of the time, that works. But there's a version of stress that doesn't lift when the project ends. A kind of irritability that surprises even you. A disconnection in the relationships that matter most that you can't quite explain or fix by just trying harder.

Those things have names, and they have patterns, and there are concrete things you can do about them. The problem isn't willpower or attitude. It's that no one ever gave you the tools or the language to work with what's actually happening underneath the surface.

Proxi He does that. It meets you where you are, gives you words for what you're carrying, and helps you figure out what to do next. No couch, no waiting room, no explaining your whole history from the beginning. Just the conversation you actually need, when you need it.

Built on real work

Dr. John Schinnerer, Ph.D.

John earned his doctorate in psychology from UC Berkeley and has spent 30 years translating research and clinical psychology into tools men can actually use. He consulted on Pixar's Inside Out, coached leaders at Meta, Stanford, Airbnb, and Bank of America, and has taught more than 20,000 students. His micro-courses on anger and forgiveness reached nearly 200,000 listens in their first year.

Proxi He is built on that body of work. Not a generic AI wellness product, but a specific, grounded point of view about what men need and how change actually happens. When you talk to Proxi He, you're working with John's frameworks, his research, and his way of cutting through to what's really going on.

30
Years in psychology
and coaching
20K+
Students in his
courses on anger
200K
Podcast listens
in year one
Ph.D.
Psychology,
UC Berkeley

How it works

Three moves, every conversation.

Every session with Proxi He follows the same structure: you bring what's real, it names what's actually going on, and you leave with something concrete to work with.

1
You describe what's actually happening
Not the polished version. The real one: the irritability, the loop you can't get out of, the conversation that keeps not happening. The more honest you are, the more useful it gets.
2
Proxi He names the pattern and asks the question
Not a list of suggestions and not a pep talk. A specific response: what's driving what you're experiencing, the question that cuts through it, and one thing you can actually do next.
3
You build the habit of the daily rep
Change happens through consistent engagement with the patterns that run your life. Proxi He is where those reps happen. The more you show up, the more the work compounds.

Growth you can see

The more you engage, the more you grow.

Proxi He is the only coach on the platform with a full progression system built in. Every conversation earns you experience across nine areas of development. As you grow, you move through six levels, earn track badges, and build a visible record of real work.

L1 — Unexamined Man
L2 — Aware
L3 — Accountable
L4 — Regulated
L5 — Inner Leader
L6 — Evolved Man

Nine mastery tracks

Earn XP and unlock badges across stress regulation, anger awareness, emotional intelligence, thought patterns, relationship skills, identity, and more. Your badge gallery fills as you build it.

Growth that compounds

The science of behavior change is clear: consistency matters more than intensity. Proxi He rewards you for showing up regularly, because that's when the real shifts happen and actually stick.

Milestones that mean something

Badges like Zen Master, Relational Hero, and Evolved Man aren't handed out easily. They mark the kind of sustained work that actually changes how you think, feel, and act under pressure.

A record of who you're becoming

Most growth is invisible. The progression system makes it visible, so you can see how far you've come and what you're still building toward. The work shows up. So does the man doing it.

What you'll work on

Four areas where men get stuck.

These aren't abstract topics. They're the patterns that show up in everyday life, in your work, your relationships, and your sense of who you are and where you're going.

Stress, Burnout & Overload
When the pressure doesn't let up, most men push harder. Proxi He helps you understand what's actually driving the stress, why you can't just shake it off, and what to do instead of running on empty until something gives.
Anger, Irritability & Reactivity
Irritability that comes out of nowhere. A short fuse that surprises even you. Proxi He gives you language for what's underneath the anger and tools for catching it before it costs you something important.
Relationships & Communication
The conversations that always seem to go sideways, the things that keep not getting said, the disconnection you can feel but can't quite fix. Proxi He helps you understand the patterns under the conflict and figure out how to actually get through to each other.
Identity, Meaning & Midlife
You've done everything right on paper and something still feels off. Proxi He is built for the moment when the external markers of success stop being enough and you start asking what you actually want your life to look like.

In John's words

I built this to sound like me. Actual me.

Not the corporate wellness version. Not generic coaching language with a PhD attached to it. Proxi He is built to respond the way I actually respond in a coaching conversation: naming the pattern you're in, asking the question that cuts through it, and giving you something real to do next. Not a list of suggestions, not a pep talk. Something concrete.

"I've spent 30 years watching men carry things they don't have words for. Most of it isn't weakness. It's a vocabulary problem. Once you have the language, you can actually work with it."

Proxi He isn't a substitute for working with me directly, and I want to be straight about that. But most of the real work doesn't happen in a coaching call. It happens at 11pm on a Tuesday when your mind won't shut off. It happens before the hard conversation you've been avoiding for three days. It happens when something feels off and you can't name it yet. That's what Proxi He is built for.

When you're ready to go deeper, the Group Coaching plan adds live biweekly Zoom calls with me into the mix. Same ecosystem, a different level of human accountability and connection.

Proxi He is built for

  • Late nights when your mind won't shut off
  • Rehearsing the conversation before you have it
  • The thing you haven't said out loud yet
  • Catching the pattern before it costs you
  • Daily reps, not just when things break

Group Coaching adds

  • Live Zoom calls with Dr. John, biweekly
  • Real-time coaching in a small group
  • Human accountability and co-regulation
  • Community with other men doing the work
Start with Proxi He — $29/mo Add Group Coaching — $147/mo →

Plans & Pricing

Choose your level of support.

Start with the AI coach or add live biweekly group coaching with Dr. John. All plans are month-to-month with no contracts.

AI Coaching Only
$29
per month · cancel anytime · no contracts
  • Unlimited AI coaching, 24/7
  • All four coaching areas
  • Full gamification system: XP, levels, and badges
  • Built on John's 30 years of frameworks
  • No scheduling · no app download
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Most complete
AI + Live Group Coaching
$147
per month · cancel anytime · no contracts
  • Everything in AI-only
  • Biweekly live group coaching on Zoom
  • Led by Dr. John Schinnerer, PhD
  • Small group · accountability and community
  • Human co-regulation and pattern work

Group call schedule: Dates & times coming soon — members notified by email.

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3 sessions · 20 messages each · no credit card