# Living In A World Without Sunlight with Doug Smith, MSSW

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Podcast: [The Trauma Therapist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist-740173)
Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:03+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-in-a-world-without-sunlight-with-doug-smith-mssw--71714985
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## Resource

Doug Smith, MSSW, is the managing partner of D-Degree, a leadership development and coaching practice focused on trauma-informed leadership and personal transformation. A certified trauma-informed coach and author of The Path of Rocks and Thorns: Leadership Lessons from a Prison Cell , Doug draws on his lived experience with mental illness, substance use recovery, and incarceration to help individuals and organizations lead with accountability, self-awareness, and integrity. His work blends solution-focused coaching with trauma-informed principles to support leaders in creating cultures that acknowledge the whole person and cultivate resilience, purpose, and meaningful impact. Doug’s website https://www.d-degree.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support . --- Thank you for listening! If you want to support the show, I've got three options and every bit helps. $5.00 PayPal https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2 $10.00 PayPal https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/495AMDFXQFC3L $15.00 PayPal https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/M7V5RREUKVD8J Thank you to our Sponsors: Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app (https://jane.app/book_a_demo) Novo Psych - novopsych.com/traumapodcast

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