Daniel Smith
@morbidorigin
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Psychotherapist. Books (Monkey Mind; Muses, Madmen, and Prophets). Journalism (NYer, NYT Mag, LRB, etc.). HARD FEELINGS out from Simon & Schuster in March.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined March 2020
This podcast ep with @JonathanShedler is more than two years old and the audio stinks but all (or a lot of) psychotherapists should listen to it.
makingtherapybetter.com
Providing information and resources to mental health professionals looking to use measurement-based care and remote therapeutic monitoring to improve patient outcomes and practice success
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For The New Yorker, I wrote about my daughter's transition at age 26--the initial surprise, and the long, edifying period of adjustment, which has transformed us both (and which isn't over yet). https://t.co/QHWzKAHDMS
newyorker.com
When Nat transitioned, I learned that when someone you love changes, you change, too.
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There's a new special out from @eddiepepitone, one of our greatest living stand-up comedians. Get it! Eddie is the best. There's no one like him.
veeps.com
Eddie Pepitone is a master of the dark art of comedy. Hailed as a modern day cross between Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles and Eckart Tolle. Eddie is a force of nature on stage, switching between social...
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Michael Feinberg, threatened with demotion over his friendship with a former official on the FBI director’s “enemies list,” details FBI leadership’s efforts to oust him from the Bureau, and his decision to ultimately resign. https://t.co/qClZCU3fJT
lawfaremedia.org
My resignation from the FBI.
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On his Substack "Psychiatry at the Margins," the psychiatrist @awaisaftab wrote a sensitive and welcome response to my response to his NYT op-ed:
psychiatrymargins.com
On antidepressants, ambivalence, & uncertainty
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If you're in the Boston area, you've got to go!
A reminder: I'll be speaking at Boston's historic First Church on Wednesday night at 7:00. This is essentially the parish of both Emerson and his father, and I'll discuss that troubled father-son relationship, among other things. https://t.co/5fX8ACQvi2
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Emily has a fantastic and fascinating new essay on the "female happiness paradox." (Personal takeaway: I gotta start doing more around the house.)
Women around the world report being both more distressed and more satisfied with their lives than men. WSJ's @EmilyBobrow asks, what’s going on? https://t.co/ObfIfsdbQW
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Psychotherapists! Humans! Samir Chopra's book Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide is out today, and it's fantastic. Samir is a philosophical counselor, and his book helped me to deepen & reconceptualize a lot of what I see in my practice. Highly recommended.
press.princeton.edu
How philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by understanding that it’s an essential part of being human
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My friend @jamesamarcus has written a book about Emerson and it's superb—brilliant, elegant, funny, and deep. I love it. You should buy several copies.
press.princeton.edu
An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers
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Bill Whitworth, who was my boss for a scant three or so years, somehow accounts for about 20% of my writerly superego. A giant. RIP to one of the greats. https://t.co/WWfUrtKhwA
nytimes.com
After writing memorable character sketches and fine-tuning others’ copy at The New Yorker, he spent two decades as editor in chief of The Atlantic Monthly.
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Hear, hear! I just pre-ordered and you should too! James is a brilliant writer and I can't wait to read this.
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To celebrate Tom Waits's 74th birthday, listen to this, the most romantic song that has ever been recorded https://t.co/JvuptabTny
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Dammit the great @eddiepepitone is gonna be in NYC and I'm not able to go see him. https://t.co/Fhi9J4n2fV
eddiepepitone.com
Official site of the comedian and actor
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