{"product_id":"hard-feelings-finding-the-wisdom-in-our-darkest-emotions-9781982103903","title":"Hard Feelings: Finding the Wisdom in Our Darkest Emotions","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a psychotherapist and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMonkey Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, a thoughtful, deeply personal exploration of our most difficult emotions, arguing that they are not obstacles to overcome but essential messengers that can lead us toward wisdom and wholeness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if the emotions we fight hardest against--anger, shame, envy, regret, jealousy, annoyance, despair--are not enemies to be vanquished but essential guides to self-knowledge? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When two birthday gifts--a centuries-old treatise on melancholy and a book of Bosch's hellscapes--arrived just months before the birth of Daniel Smith's second child, he began questioning our culture's dismissal of difficult feelings and his own lifelong struggle against these so-called \"negative\" emotions. Moving between intimate personal narrative and rich intellectual exploration, Smith investigates how our relationship with negative emotions has evolved through history--from the Seven Deadly Sins to modern psychology's sometimes equally damning classifications. He explores what science, psychology, art, and philosophy can and cannot tell us about the nature of emotion itself, challenging conventional wisdom about what our feelings really are and how they function. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With unflinching honesty about his own emotional turbulence and the insights gained from his work as a psychotherapist, Smith makes a compelling case that our negative emotions serve crucial purposes--if only we would listen to what they're trying to tell us. Whether examining the striking absence of anger among the Inuit or confronting his own emotional inheritance as a new father, Smith offers a perspective that is both deeply humane and surprisingly hopeful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is not so much a guide to banishing difficult feelings, but rather an invitation to wholeness--to feeling everything--and discovering that even our darkest emotions contain intelligence, meaning, and the potential for profound transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.80w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982103903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Smith is a psychotherapist and the author of \u003ci\u003eMuses, Madmen, and Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMonkey Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Daniel Smith \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47711973933213,"sku":"9781982103903","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e37f87f3-e7b3-4ae9-a9a7-c089f4e125e5.jpg?v=1773170847","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hard-feelings-finding-the-wisdom-in-our-darkest-emotions-9781982103903","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}