Daniel Smith
Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author known for books such as Hard Feelings, Monkey Mind, and Muses, Mad Men, and Prophets, exploring mental health, memoir, and the experience of difficult emotions.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 39min
Perfection Is the Devil: Daniel Smith on Boredom, Envy, and Why Our Darkest Emotions Aren’t So Dark
Daniel Smith, psychotherapist and writer of Monkey Mind and Hard Feelings, rescues boredom, envy, shame, and regret from moral shame. He argues repetition holds meaning, warns perfectionism stunts growth, and links social media to an envy economy. He also probes hearing voices, psychotherapy’s role, and why our darkest emotions aren’t as dark as they seem.
Feb 27, 2026 • 1h 55min
Hard Feelings: Daniel Smith on Embracing Shame, Envy, Annoyance, and the Wisdom in Dark Emotions
Daniel Smith, psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author, offers a candid tour of shame, envy, annoyance and other hard feelings. He reads childhood memories, links shame to freezing and dissociation, and explores annoyance as a temperamental sensitivity. They discuss cultural forces shaping envy, parenting against social-media comparison, and therapy as a way to reclaim connection.
