by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 20, 2026 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
How to Be a Better Man: The 7-Part EVOLVED Framework for Modern Masculinity Most men I work with don’t need another motivational quote. They don’t need a cold plunge challenge or a 4 AM alarm clock. They need a framework — something real, evidence-based,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 25, 2026 | Anger & Reactivity, Emotional Intelligence, Stress & Burnout
I need to start with a confession. I’m not interested in winning political arguments anymore. I’m interested in lowering the emotional temperature of this country. Because the background hum in America right now doesn’t feel like healthy disagreement. It feels like a...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 10, 2026 | Anger & Reactivity, Emotional Intelligence, Men's Mental Fitness, Stress & Burnout
Why So Many Men Feel Chronically On Edge—and What Actually Helps If you’ve felt irritable, restless, impatient, or constantly on edge, you’re not alone. NOTE: You can listen to the full podcast episode here on Apple Podcasts or wherever you find your podcasts. If...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 5, 2026 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
Why Do Men Get Annoyed When We Are In The Wrong? Your nervous system isn’t “bad”—it’s just convinced you’re under attack. This morning I was driving through my gym parking lot when a guy cut me off—hard—while speeding through an unprotected left turn like he was...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 5, 2026 | Emotional Intelligence, Relationships & Communication
Sex, Desire & Intimacy: What Science Says Men Get Wrong Sexually – You’re Not Broken. You’re Just Under-Informed. What the science of sex (and the Kinsey Institute) says that most men never got taught. Most of us learned about sex from a toxic curriculum...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 4, 2026 | Anger & Reactivity, Emotional Intelligence, Men's Mental Fitness, Self-Leadership & Inner Work, Stress & Burnout
A practical, science-backed meditation for men who want more calm, more grit, and less “why am I so damn reactive?” If you hear “lovingkindness meditation” and your brain immediately goes, “Cool, so we’re all wearing linen pants now?!”—stay with me. Lovingkindness...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jan 28, 2026 | Anger & Reactivity, Emotional Intelligence, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
One of the most common things we see in relationships isn’t a lack of love or commitment—it’s a lack of emotional literacy. Two people can care deeply about each other and still end up stuck in cycles of misunderstanding, distance, or conflict. Not because they’re...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Aug 19, 2025 | Relationships & Communication
Dr. John Schinnerer | TheEvolvedCaveman.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | GuideToSelf.com Many partners go to couples counseling with dreams of healing their once-happy relationship, only to find themselves frozen in dysfunctional patterns of hurt, arguments and...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Aug 18, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Emotional Intelligence, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Self-Leadership & Inner Work, Stress & Burnout
Beyond Healing: Psychedelics Mark A New Frontier in Men’s Mental Health Dr. John Schinnerer GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com Men today are at a crossroads. Rates of depression, anxiety, addiction, and loneliness among men are climbing....
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Aug 7, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Emotional Intelligence, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
Dr. John Schinnerer | GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com | What if your emotional patterns at age 5 could predict your relationships, career trajectory, mental health, and even your lifespan? That’s not a punchline—it’s the insight at the...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jul 28, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication
By Dr. John Schinnerer | GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com “What the hell am I feeling… and why does it matter?” If you’re like most men raised in Western culture, you’ve probably been taught to ignore, suppress, or power...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jul 23, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Self-Leadership & Inner Work
Dr. John Schinnerer GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com Avoidance. That sneaky little bastard that convinces you scrolling Instagram is somehow more important than feeling your feelings… having that tough conversation… or, God forbid,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jul 12, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
You Want to Feel Closer. He Just Wants to Avoid Feeling Attacked. You bring up couples counseling… He shuts down, changes the subject, or says, “We’re fine.” Sound familiar? If your bid for deeper connection is met with resistance, sarcasm, or silence—you are...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jul 1, 2025 | Relationships & Communication
To my love: I’ve started and stopped writing this letter more times than I can count. Every time I try to find the words, I get scared—scared of saying too much, of being too much. But silence has only ever made the ache louder, and I don’t want to keep hiding what’s...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 24, 2025 | Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication
By Dr. John Schinnerer | GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net My Dearest Love, There are words I should have spoken long ago—words buried in the quiet spaces between us. I know that in those silences, my emotional distance may have made you question your value. And...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 1, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Self-Leadership & Inner Work
What’s the biggest gift you can give your loved ones? Help them to take your bad moods less personally. Thirty years ago, the wisest professor I had at UC Berkeley, Meji Singh, dropped this truth bomb on me: “John, we make the mistake of taking 95% of what other...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 29, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Stress & Burnout
Stress vs. Overwhelm vs. Burnout: What’s The Difference? Ah, burnout—when your soul starts buffering and never quite loads. Burnout isn’t just being tired. It’s a full-body, full-mind, full-spirit crash-and-burn brought on by chronic stress, often from work,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 28, 2025 | Relationships & Communication
Top 10 Podcasts Every Woman Over 35 Should Be Listening To Something shifts after 35. Maybe it’s the subtle (or not-so-subtle) realization that life is speeding up—or that you’ve been living parts of it on autopilot. Maybe your kids are growing, your relationships are...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 28, 2025 | Relationships & Communication
Top 10 Podcasts for Navigating Love and Relationships in 2025 (Without Losing Your Mind) Let’s be real: Love is beautiful, messy, confusing, exhilarating—and occasionally makes you want to hide under the covers until further notice. Whether you’re in a long-term...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 28, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity
Top 10 Podcasts Every Man Should Be Listening To (Unless You Enjoy Being Emotionally Constipated) Or, The Top Podcasts for Men Let’s face it — your brain is a hot mess of thoughts, your emotional intelligence was last seen somewhere around 9th grade health class, and...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 27, 2025 | Emotional Intelligence, Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication
Bids for Attention: How to Not Emotionally Ghost Your Partner (and End Up Lonely with a Dog That Judges You) By Dr. John Schinnerer, your friendly neighborhood shrink and emotional survival guide GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com ...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 26, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication
Let’s talk about dudes. Manfolk. Bros. Gentlemen. Kings. Whatever you call yourself, chances are, if you were born with a Y chromosome and grew up on this planet, you got stuffed into The Man Box before you could spell “testosterone.” I’ve been working with men for...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 21, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
“Dude, Take Off the Mask” — Authentic Masculinity and the Secret Every Man’s Hiding Dr. John Schinnerer | GuideToSelf.com | TheEvolvedCaveman.com | LoveIsntEnough.net You ever feel like you’re faking it? Like you’re showing up to the world in some Frankenstein...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 18, 2025 | Self-Leadership & Inner Work
By Dr. John Schinnerer LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com | GuideToSelf.com | JoreeRose.com | MindfulnessAndTherapyCenter.com Alright, you beautiful recovering doormat—you made it to Part 3 of how to stop being a people pleaser. Gold star for you! In Part 1,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 18, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Self-Leadership & Inner Work
By Dr. John Schinnerer LoveIsntEnough.net | GuideToSelf.com | JoreeRose.com Welcome back, brave soul. Here is how you can stop being a people pleaser! If you survived Part 1, where we sliced open the people pleasing beast and poked at its guts (a.k.a. crappy...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 18, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Self-Leadership & Inner Work
By Dr. John Schinnerer How to stop being a people pleaser! Let’s be real –: people pleasing is emotional self-sabotage disguised as kindness. You think you’re being generous. You think you’re the “good guy” (or girl). But underneath all that agreeable surface is...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 18, 2025 | Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
Old Dudes. Big Regrets. Savage Wisdom Every Young Man Needs to Hear. I’m a big fan of asking our elders the good stuff. Not just “what was gas priced at?” kind of stuff. I mean real, soul-level, holy-crap-why-didn’t-someone-tell-me-this kind of stuff. Partly,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 15, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
By Dr. John Schinnerer | GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com Let’s cut to the truth—anger is killing your relationships, realtionships at work and at home, and in many cases, it’s doing so quietly and consistently. Unchecked anger is the...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 8, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
Dr. John Schinnerer Jealousy in a relationship is like a smoke alarm—meant to signal danger, but sometimes it just goes off because you burned the toast. It’s not always about what’s actually happening; it’s often about fear, insecurity, or old emotional baggage...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 6, 2025 | Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
By Dr. John Schinnerer I survived a difficult divorce. I have eight years of training in mental health. I coach men in the best ways to survive divorce and thrive following divorce. So, in many ways, I am uniquely qualified to put forth some critical tips to help you...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 4, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness
Dr. John Schinnerer, Guide To Self Depression is the world’s worst houseguest. It shows up uninvited, eats all your emotional snacks, drains your energy, steals what you once enjoyed and then whispers, “You’ll never feel better again, loser.” Oh, and it tries to...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 2, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness
By Dr. John Schinnerer, Host of The Evolved Caveman Podcast Let’s be honest: A lot of young men today are lost—like “took a wrong turn at puberty and now stranded somewhere between apathy and rage with no Wi-Fi” lost. What we’re witnessing isn’t just teenage angst...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 23, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity
By Dr. John Schinnerer GuideToSelf.com | TheEvolvedCaveman.com | LoveIsntEnough.net Let’s not sugarcoat it — life gives us all plenty of reasons to lose our sh*t. Someone cuts you off in traffic. Your kid wipes peanut butter on your suede jacket. The barista spells...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 23, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
By Dr. John Schinnerer | GuideToSelf.com | TheEvolvedCaveman.com Let’s just call it out: the stereotype that men are less emotional than women? Total BS. The truth? We feel just as much—we’ve just been trained since kindergarten not to show it unless it involves a...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 22, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Self-Leadership & Inner Work
By Dr. John Schinnerer GuideToSelf.com | LoveIsntEnough.net | TheEvolvedCaveman.com Let’s be real—between the stress, annoyance, and collective burnout we’re all wading through, just about everyone could use a serious happiness upgrade. And here’s the upside:...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 21, 2025 | Self-Leadership & Inner Work, Stress & Burnout
By Dr. John Schinnerer GuideToSelf.com LoveIsntEnough.net Let’s get real for a second: many of us—especially the chronic overachievers and conflict-avoiders—suck at setting boundaries. We say “yes” when we mean “no way,” all in the name of being liked, loved, or at...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 20, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity
Voted Best Executive Coach in Danville — Dr. John Schinnerer Big thanks to everyone who voted! Dr. John Schinnerer of Guide to Self was honored as Best Executive Coach in Danville. Your support means the world. Want to work with Dr. John? Visit his High Performer Shop...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 10, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
How To Get Your Husband To Go To Marriage Therapy Dr. John Schinnerer LoveIsntEnough.net GuideToSelf.com “How can I get my husband to go to couples counseling?!” This is one of the most common questions I get as a couples therapist. Helping a husband get...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 28, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning
THE DEATH YOU NEED (BUT DON’T WANT): WHY YOUR EGO IS WRECKING YOUR LIFE AND HOW TO BURY IT Let’s talk about ego death. Yeah, I know—it sounds like some woo-woo nonsense touted by a bearded guy in a long linen robe at a Burning Man drum circle. But stick with me here,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 17, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Stress & Burnout
Let’s talk about something we all deal with but most of us don’t manage well: chronic stress. You know, that constant, low-grade tension that never really goes away? The feeling that you’ve got 87 tabs open in your brain, and every time you close one, three more pop...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 2, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
How To Navigate Your Core Wounds In Relationship Like An Expert Couples Counselor What’s the best way to strengthen your connection in your romantic relationship and navigate through the complexities of your deepest core emotional wounds? Join top couples...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 26, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness
Dr. John Schinnerer, The Evolved Caveman Podcast, LoveIsntEnough.net Couples Counseling, GuideToSelf.com Men’s Coaching In recent years, a troubling pattern has emerged among young men in North America—a growing sense of disconnection, frustration, and,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 25, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
This is the transcript from the first episode of Love Isn’t Enough, the new podcast from Joree Rose, LMFT and Dr. John Schinnerer. This podcast seeks to teach couples the skills, tools and awarenesses we need to feel safe and secure in relationship with the...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 24, 2025 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
Hello, courageous readers. It’s Dr. John Schinnerer here, and I’m thrilled to share insights from our latest episode of the Evolved Caveman podcast with the remarkable Joree Rose. Today, we’re delving deep into the intricacies of relationships and...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 27, 2020 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
By Dr. John Schinnerer (Note: There are free audio meditation files down below in this article. Just click on the link to get yours.) A client of mine went through a brutal divorce recently. His wife dragged them into litigation for three years, at a cost of over...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 23, 2020 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
Men Would Rather Shock Themselves Than Be Alone With Their Thoughts. Is It Any Wonder We’re Struggling With Shelter-In-Place? By Dr. John Schinnerer “My mind is a bad neighborhood that I try not to go into alone.” Anne Lamott Men Would Rather Shock Themselves Than Be...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 19, 2020 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
Tragedy masks the opportunity for growth. The surest way out of untenable situations is to change your perspective and view your situation as a #challenge to to which you are meant to rise. Challenge yourself by asking,”What am I supposed to learn from this?“ Your...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 8, 2020 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Stress & Burnout
Clients frequently ask me about the daily habits of gritty, resilient individuals. “What skills can I learn to be more resilient and successful?”, they ask. So here it is – the list of the top 20 habits for success, resiliency and happiness… Practice Gratitude....
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 24, 2020 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness
By Dr. John Schinnerer The opposite of depression isn’t happiness. It is hope. So how do we nourish hope in these trying times of COVID-19 and shelter in place orders? One of the best things about the mind is the ability to look towards a positive future. However,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 15, 2020 | Anger & Reactivity
Dr. John Schinnerer (Guide To Self) was recently voted Best Executive Coach in Danville for 2020. Thank you so much for your continued support and encouragement. Please listen to Dr. John’s new podcast, The Evolved Caveman, found on every podcasting platform...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 15, 2020 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
Dr. John Schinnerer Executive Summary: A recent study (The Harry’s Masculinity Report, USA) looked at which factors are the most important for wellbeing and happiness for American men. Answers from 5,000 men indicate that happiness is predicated on the following (in...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Dec 19, 2019 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
How does being raised in the Man Box Culture impact us as grown men in our relationships? There are a number of possible ways we are affected based on the unspoken rules we learn as boys. These rules are often handed down by the alpha male in our tribes, friends,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Oct 15, 2019 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
Dr. John Schinnerer It was the second half of the varsity high school soccer game. The game was tied 1-1. Play had just been stopped by the referee – injury timeout. I was laying on the ground, writhing in pain after having just been elbowed in the temple by a...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Aug 14, 2018 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
I got an email today from a woman whose husband is estranged from their daughter. The daughter is demanding that he take anger management classes before he can see the grandchildren. Here is part of my response… Thank you for sharing your story with me. I know how...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 25, 2018 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
Here it is – the worldwide release of the much-anticipated interview of anger management expert, Dr. John Schinnerer, by Paul Averill of the ManBits Podcast. Just click below to listen! And if you need more help with anger, irritability and possibly depression,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 16, 2018 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
Dr. John Schinnerer What if I were to tell you there are secrets, scientifically proven tools, that will help strengthen your marriage? Would you be interested? As it happens, there are proven tools that you can learn to improve your marriage. And this same tool, that...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Mar 9, 2018 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
I love to read. I read – a lot. As a result, many people ask me “What should I read?” And, truly, it’s a tough question. Where are you at now? Where would you like to go? What are you trying to accomplish? Become happier? Build a business?...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 16, 2018 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
“I am right, damnit. I am right and she will know it before I am done.” Your energy surges. You feel powerful, justified, electric. Your mind quickly calculates every argument to defend your position and undermine hers. Blood rushes to your fists to prepare you...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Nov 13, 2017 | Stress & Burnout
Dr. John shares the latest and best tools to turn down the volume on stress – new ways to think about stress, tools to interpret stress more productively, 2 different types of stress, and how to deal with it when it arises. For more of the latest info on how to...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Nov 2, 2017 | Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Nov 2, 2017 | Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Oct 31, 2017 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
Dr. John was honored and humbled to be included extensively in an article on anger and health in U.S. News and World Report by Michael Schroeder. Here is a link to the article on the U.S. News site…...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Oct 6, 2017 | Anger & Reactivity, Relationships & Communication
By Dr. John Schinnerer Guide To Self.com How do you best deal with your anger? And what happens when those methods don’t work? Some of the traditional tools for processing anger include exercise, yoga, mindfulness or breathing deeply. These are classic tools to deal...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Sep 22, 2017 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness
From ScienceDaily.com September 21, 2017 Summary: New research from University of Liverpool reports that a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14. Researchers from the University of Liverpool and University College...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Sep 20, 2017 | Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
Dr. John Schinnerer GuideToSelf.com. WebAngerManagement.com My parents were really big on academics. I learned to do well in school as a child in an attempt to make my parents proud. Along the way, I learned to think. I became very good at thinking. By the 7th grade,...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Apr 19, 2017 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning, Relationships & Communication, Stress & Burnout
Manage Your Anger with Mindfulness Anger is a normal, human feeling. Anger, in and of itself, is not destructive. Anger serves us. It demands our attention when our health is in danger, when a boundary has been crossed, or when someone takes advantage of us....
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Feb 7, 2017 | Anger & Reactivity, Stress & Burnout
Frequent Anger and Stress Damage Your Heart So We Must Learn Methods to Manage Them I recently received this email from a man in my online anger management class… ‘Dear Dr. John: Your online anger management class has been extremely helpful to me. The...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Dec 19, 2016 | Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Self-Leadership & Inner Work
Clients frequently ask me about the daily habits of successful C-level executives. “What skills can I learn to be more productive and happy?”, they ask. So, based on 20 years of coaching top executives and intellectuals, here is my list of the most compelling habits...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Dec 9, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication, Self-Leadership & Inner Work, Stress & Burnout
Since my divorce, I have become increasingly curious about dating and relationships. What types of men are most successful in landing first dates? What types of men are most successful in maintaining successful relationships? And what can we learn from both? I talk...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Dec 5, 2016 | Anger & Reactivity
Most people would agree angry employees are bad for business. But why? A new study from UA’s Eller College of Management reports that angry workers are more likely to behave unethically more often. While guilty workers tend to act more ethically. So when hiring...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Sep 12, 2016 | Identity & Meaning, Men's Mental Fitness, Relationships & Communication
By Dr. John Schinnerer Don’t you love comedy? I love stand-up comedy. There are few better feelings than laughing until your sides ache. My appreciation for improv has grown over the past several years, especially after seeing live improv at the local high school. I...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jan 28, 2016 | Anger & Reactivity, Men's Mental Fitness, Self-Leadership & Inner Work, Stress & Burnout
From the study abstract… There are approximately 400,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student athletes and 5 – 7 million high school student athletes competing each year. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jan 28, 2016 | Anger & Reactivity, Emotional Intelligence
The sound of you voice impacts your mood January 11, 2016 Have you ever listened to a depressed person speak? Monotone. Slow paced. Lacking confidence. No excitement or urgency. Now imagine the voice of a happy person – faster rate, higher pitch, excited, and...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jan 26, 2016 | Anger & Reactivity, Stress & Burnout
Effective Treatments for Every Type of Anxiety How Can I Get Rid of Anxiety? Millions of people are searching for an answer to this very question. If you are one of them, you are in the right place! A certain degree of anxiety and worry is normal and even helpful....
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jan 26, 2016 | Stress & Burnout
How Can I Get Rid of Anxiety? Top Tips to Get Rid of Anxiety Dr. John Schinnerer Many clients have asked me ‘How can I get rid of anxiety?’ It’s a question that burns within everyone who has dealt with panic attacks or sporadic anxiety. Anxiety is painful and...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jul 1, 2015 | Anger & Reactivity, Identity & Meaning
Dr. John Schinnerer provided expert consultation to Pixar’s new hit, Inside Out. Dr. John Schinnerer Added Scientific Advice to Inside Out When UC Berkeley-trained educational psychologist, Dr. John Schinnerer, attended the premiere of the record-breaking Pixar...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 18, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools, Emotional Intelligence
Short version: Neura Coach is a goal-tracking app that pairs a generic AI with an assigned human coach — useful if you want productivity and accountability on your goals. Proxi She is built specifically for women’s inner lives, on thousands of hours of...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 18, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools, Men's Mental Fitness
Short version: Most of the “AI coaches” men try are really general chatbots or companionship apps — useful, but not built to coach a man toward change. Below is an honest rundown of the main options in 2026, what each is actually good for, and where...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 18, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools, Anger & Reactivity, Stress & Burnout
Short version: Yes — not because an app is magic, but because the hardest part of anger and stress is catching the pattern in the moment, and that’s exactly when no human coach is available. An AI coach built for men can meet you there, name what’s...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 18, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools
Short version: Therapy treats mental health conditions and works with your past. Coaching builds skills and works toward your goals. AI coaching makes that second kind of support available 24/7, between sessions. They’re not competitors — and knowing which...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 18, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools, Men's Mental Fitness
Short answer: ChatGPT is a brilliant general-purpose tool. But “general-purpose” is exactly the problem when what you need is a coach. ChatGPT is built to be helpful and agreeable about anything. Proxi He is built to do one thing — coach men toward...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | Jun 18, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools
Short version: Proximity Coaching is a hybrid coaching platform I built with my partner and co-coach, Joree Rose, LMFT. It pairs a 24/7 AI coach — trained on thousands of hours of our actual frameworks, courses, and content — with live biweekly group...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 26, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools, Relationships & Communication
By Dr. John Schinnerer, PhD guidetoself.com If you and your partner have been looking for a couples app that does more than send daily questions into the void, you’ve probably come across both Flamme and Proxi We. They’re both AI-powered. They’re...
by Dr. John Schinnerer | May 25, 2026 | AI Coaching & Tools, Men's Mental Fitness
Executive Summary: If you want a supportive conversation, Pi is fine. If you want to understand your patterns, break them, and have a human coach in your corner every two weeks — Proxi He is in a different category entirely. What Is Pi.ai? Pi is a general-purpose AI...
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