Psychotherapist. Books (Monkey Mind; Muses, Madmen, and Prophets). Journalism (NYer, NYT Mag, LRB, etc.). HARD FEELINGS out from Simon & Schuster in March.
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Tonight. Larchmont. I'll be talking about my book Hard Feelings, and envy, boredom, anger, psychotherapy, & writing. I'll try to tell some jokes! I'd love to see you there. Pro tip: You don't need to buy the book to attend. And there's no game tonight so there are fewer excuses!
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Westchester folks! I'll be coming to Larchmont on Thursday, June 4, to talk about my new book HARD FEELINGS, in collaboration with The Idea Kitchen and J. Anderson's Books. I'd love to see you!
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Mar 15
Guys, @morbidorigin wrote another wise, sharp, and heartfelt book. It’s called HARD FEELINGS and it’s personal—about what to do with and how to think about dark emotions (his, mine, yours)—and it’s out now.
Jan 5
From a psychotherapist and the New York Times bestselling author of Monkey Mind, a thoughtful, deeply personal exploration of our most difficult emotions.
Hard Feelings, available 3/3/2026: bit.ly/45aOYzl
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Feb 27
The Atlantic has published an excerpt from my forthcoming (3/3) book HARD FEELINGS. It's about boredom, and meaning, and being a parent.
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Feb 27
“That I loved my daughter was never in doubt. My problem was that I didn’t much like being a father,” @morbidorigin writes. “From a life of freedom and agency I had entered a life of white-noise machines, parenting manuals, and fatigue.” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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This is a warmly touching, brilliant example of Stephen Koch's prose; & a glimpse into a most unusual friendship.
The Pictures via @Harpers harpers.org/archive/2018/05/…
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6 Nov 2025
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/the-…
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3 Nov 2025
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).
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4 Aug 2025
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/eddiepepitone/8f4b…
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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.
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30 May 2025
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/p/the-…
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8 Jul 2024
Emily on Colm Toibin's latest!
8 Jul 2024
Reviewed Toibin's "Long Island" for @TheEconomist
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1 Apr 2024
If you're in the Boston area, you've got to go!
1 Apr 2024
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.
firstchurchboston.org/events…
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22 Mar 2024
Emily has a fantastic and fascinating new essay on the "female happiness paradox." (Personal takeaway: I gotta start doing more around the house.)
22 Mar 2024
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? on.wsj.com/3VtzkLi on.wsj.com/3VtzkLi
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19 Mar 2024
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/books/ha…
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15 Mar 2024
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/books/ha…
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