How to Cope with Now

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

Anya Kamenetz was having trouble coping with the state of the world. So she decided to report on those feelings. In this conversation, Anya shares what she learned from talking to scientists, activists, and thinkers about our collective emotions - why we feel the things we do, the limits of those feelings, and how to move through them to take action. 


From the episode:

— Anya Kamenetz — writer of the newsletter The Golden Hour

We Are the Great Turninga podcast she produced with eco-spiritual teacher Joanna Macy, about love, courage, and connection in the climate crisis


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— Try Bisexual Wife Guy — one of the clearest examples of what this show does

— Or Nicole Can’t Stop Being Aggro — when the world feels overwhelming and it starts to take over how you feel


For episode liner notes, show gossip, and dispatches from the emotions beat, get File Under Feelings, our free newsletter, at proxyhq.org.


Proxy is an independent show, supported mostly by listeners. Paid members get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, live Proxy hangs, and the satisfaction of keeping emotional investigative journalism alive 🍏


Follow us on Instagram — @proxypodcast @yoweishaw

Visit — proxypodcast.com

Get in touch — proxythepod@gmail.com

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Anya Kamenetz was having trouble coping with the state of the world. So she decided to report on those feelings. In this conversation, Anya shares what she learned from talking to scientists, activists, and thinkers about our collective emotions - why we feel the things we do, the limits of those feelings, and how to move through them to take action. 


From the episode:

— Anya Kamenetz — writer of the newsletter The Golden Hour

We Are the Great Turninga podcast she produced with eco-spiritual teacher Joanna Macy, about love, courage, and connection in the climate crisis


New to Proxy?

— Try Bisexual Wife Guy — one of the clearest examples of what this show does

— Or Nicole Can’t Stop Being Aggro — when the world feels overwhelming and it starts to take over how you feel


For episode liner notes, show gossip, and dispatches from the emotions beat, get File Under Feelings, our free newsletter, at proxyhq.org.


Proxy is an independent show, supported mostly by listeners. Paid members get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, live Proxy hangs, and the satisfaction of keeping emotional investigative journalism alive 🍏


Follow us on Instagram — @proxypodcast @yoweishaw

Visit — proxypodcast.com

Get in touch — proxythepod@gmail.com

2025-08-12 37 min
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