How to Be a Better Human Are you feeling emotionally stuck? Here’s how to get past it (w/ Yowei Shaw)
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Apr 27, 2026 
Yo-Wei Shah, an emotional investigative journalist and creator of Proxy, pairs people with strangers who have lived similar experiences. She discusses using strangers as mirrors, how that reduces defensiveness, and the method behind pairing and vetting proxies. They explore emotional truth versus facts and how being truly seen can reframe grief and spark change.
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Emotional Investigative Journalism As A Reporting Beat
- Emotional investigative journalism treats feelings as legitimate data worth reporting.
- Yo-Wei Shah investigates feelings by combining research, practitioners, and matched lived-experience conversations to explain why people feel stuck.
Bisexual Wife Guy Created Reciprocal Healing
- In the Bisexual Wife Guy episode Yo-Wei matched a man with a proxy who was her former boss, creating mutual healing.
- The proxy got to ask questions she never asked her ex, and the guest received perspectives he couldn't get from his wife.
Vet Proxies For Emotional Fit And Enthusiasm
- Vet potential proxies by pre-interviewing for emotional alignment, curiosity, and enthusiasm.
- Prioritize proxies who ask follow-ups, hold space well, and actually want a reciprocal conversation.
