Can’t Shake That Feeling? What Your Dark Emotions Are Trying to Tell You | Happiness | E551

The feeling you can’t shake isn’t going away. And there’s a reason.

The regret that keeps coming back. The boredom you feel in a life you actually love. The shame that whispers something terrible about you.

Your instinct might be to fix it. Get over it. Make it stop.

I want you to try something very different.

In this episode, I’m talking with psychotherapist Daniel Smith, author of Hard Feelings, about the emotions most of us would happily delete from our lives, and why getting rid of them might be exactly the wrong goal.

This conversation surprised me. Daniel says some things most people would never admit out loud. We get into regret, boredom, shame, anger, relationships, and the uncomfortable question that can completely change the way you understand what you’re feeling.

You’ll learn:

Why some feelings keep coming back no matter how hard you try to move on

The surprising connection between boredom and the things you love most

What may really be hiding underneath an old regret

Why shame deserves to be questioned, not automatically believed

When a dark emotion deserves your attention (and when you need to push back)