Proxy with Yowei Shaw

Chloe Is Starting to Drink Too Much

September 23, 2026·39 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Chloe is about to start medical school. She loves her life. The only problem: she’s starting to drink too much, and she doesn’t know why. How do you treat a problem before it becomes an emergency? We find her a proxy who got sober at the same age—and went on to become an addiction psychiatrist.Some resources:  Drs4Drs Australian Doctors in Recovery Federation of State Physician Health Programs New to Proxy? Try Bisexual Wife Guy for a classic case, or Sam Doesn’t Know How to Be Rich, another story about trying to understand a troubling pattern before it turns into an emergency.For episode liner notes, show gossip, and dispatches from the emotions beat, get our free newsletter File Under Feelings 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 @yoweishawVisit — proxypodcast.comGet in touch — proxythepod@gmail.com

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