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...
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