The Memoir Of Ms. Butterfly

Carson Daly was born in Santa Monica, California. The son of a Coachella valley TV personality, patty Daly Caruso (1944-2017), and car salesman J.D Daly. Daly’s mother was from Fayetteville, North Carolina. His father died from bladder cancer when Carson was a child, and his mother married Richard Caruso’s stepfather (1992. when I was introduced to Daly hosted MTV’S TRL from 1998 to 2003. TRL was based on two previous shows, “Total Request” and “MTV Live,” both of which had also been hosted by Daly. Daly’s role as host of the popular live program included introducing the top 10 videos of the day and interviewing celebrity guests. In 2003, the next generation of TRL was ushered in as Carson Daly officially stepped down as host.

 Daly left the show to focus on his talk show which premiered a year earlier on NBC. Unfortunately, he quickly became so busy that he had no time to devote to TRL and parted ways in 2002. However, the show never recovered while Daly went on to bigger things like producing and hosting The Voice.

 In honor of Carson Daly officially joining the TODAY team on Monday, September 16, we look back at the host’s life and television career. Since March, Daly has been a frequent face on TODAY, guest hosting for Willie Geist in the third hour and filling in for Kathie Lee Gifford in the fourth hour. Here, he joins Savannah Guthrie on August 2.

 Personality had a snowmobile accident in 1997 in Aspen, CO, while he was on the road with MTV. He was 24 years old then and suffered a T12 compression fracture.” The doctor said, ‘This is going to be about – I’ll never forget – he goes, ‘pain management.’” That term – pain management – would become a term Daly was all too familiar with over the next 25 years.

 My back pain impacted my mental health and all aspects of my life, including my workouts at Tiger Schulmann’s with my trainer and life coach, Sensei George,” Daly said during a segment of the “Today Show. That documents his recent experience with a breakthrough back surgery called the Intercept procedure.

 Developed by Relievant Medsystems, the Intercept procedure is minimally invasive and FDA-cleared for chronic vertebrogenic low back pain. The doctor uses a probe to deliver targeted radiofrequency energy during the process. For example, to stop the basivertebral nerve from carrying pain signals to the brain. As a result, patients usually go home the same day, and most experience minimal post-op pain and generally quick recovery times.

Carson Daly has recently shared a video wherein he has spoken about his struggle with mental health issues. He has an anxiety disorder and has been living with it for over 20 years.

He was inspired by watching him share his mental health journey, and he feels that talking about his struggles on a public platform could help others open up. As a result, he is associated with a non-profit platform Project Healthy Minds, through which a group of like-minded individuals is working towards creating awareness about mental health and aim to break taboos surrounding this health condition. For example, when Carson’s hosting “The Voice,” he’s always smiling and has his “TV face on,” he said, but in reality, he’s still struggling with anxiety. He recalled once having to put his right hand in his pocket as a coping mechanism.

“You think my right hand’s in my pocket, just casual. ‘I’m on TV, and my life is so great,’” he said. “The truth is, at that moment, I was gripping the flash of my upper right thigh because a wave of panic was coming through me, and I was so scared. I wanted to run off the stage because it’s one of the symptoms of panic. I can’t control my nervous system. Fight or flight kicks in. The threat is real, but there’s nothing there. So I have to ride that wave on live TV.”

“I got through it, and I’m OK. It’s part of how I manage my life,” he added. “You think you know, but you don’t know what someone’s going through.”

Carson revealed in 2018 that he has a generalized anxiety disorder, which means excessive feelings of fear and worry grip him. His first panic attack struck when he hosted MTV’s “Total Request Live.” Even before that, he described himself as a “worrywart kid” with an ulcer in high school. Panic attacks have sometimes gripped him during relaxed moments, like at the playground with his children.

The 48-year-old said he’s in a “much better place” and “on a perfect personal path” since his diagnosis. Carson called those stories inspiring, noting he’s had a chance to talk with Americans who face different struggles from his, such as suicidal ideation or depression. “I’m in such awe of the bravery of people,” he noted.

Carson and his wife, Siri, have been married for seven years and share four kids. Something’s working! Marriage is much hard work. But, of course, not all marriages struggle in the same way — some couples struggle with communication, matching their sex drives, or parenting styles. So no matter what might be rocking your boat, sometimes a little advice goes a long way. And the celebrity marriage advice we’ve heard recently came from Carson Daly. Yes, really. In 2019, Carson revealed that he and his wife, Siri Daly, were getting “divorced,” but in sleep only. When they were expecting their fourth child, Carson said that they realized something wasn’t working.

“We’re both pretty good-sized humans, and it just wasn’t really working when she was in her third trimester, and I also have sleep apnea, which is very sexy for the ladies out there, I’m sure,” Carson said 2020, according to People. “She couldn’t get comfortable, so we were like a commercial you would see, kicking each other and just not sleeping.

So, they came up with a creative solution that worked for both. “We woke up and shook hands like, ‘I love you, but it’s time to sleep divorce. It’ll be the best thing for all of us,’” he said, and that’s what they’ve been doing since. Carson recently shared on The Today Show that the two are mostly sleeping apart since deciding to sleep in separate beds in what they call a “sleep divorce” in 2019. While joking that they’ve “reconciled” and he now considers himself “sleep separated” from his wife, they still believe that getting creative about how you sleep can be a good thing.

During the June 17 segment on The Today Show, Carson introduced the Scandinavian sleep method that’s quickly rising in popularity. It’s similar to what Carson and Siri did when they needed restful sleep, but instead of sleeping in separate beds, it’s different blankets. “You have your comforters or duvets,” Carson explained. “Studies have found that sleeping with the same blanket can result in more interrupted sleep, as much as 30 percent.” According to a Lifestyle Index by Sleep Junkie, which looked at which countries are sleeping the most, among other things, Scandinavian countries tend to rank high in terms of sleep quality — so they must be on to something, right?

Family means everything to Carson, so he doesn’t have to think twice about ever choosing his children over his work as a TV personality. However, the Voice star said that because his appreciation for loved ones stems back to his relationship with his parents, he’s transformed into an overprotective and dedicated father. Carson recalled how his late dad and mom, J. D. Daly and Pattie Daly Caruso, were two of the best role models when he was a kid. Sadly, J. D. died when Carson was just five years old, and Pattie later died in 2017 from a heart attack. Because the loss of his parents was so devasting, Carson revealed that the situation has made him “scared” to be a father. “My parents were overly proud … I sometimes try to love my kids less, almost on purpose because I’m so scared of loving them too much,” he shared with cohost Hoda Kotb during an episode of Today in March 2019.

“My mom especially loved me so much,” Carson continued, noting her death “hurt so much because [he was] so bummed that that love” was gone. “That’s a byproduct of her love for me … that’s the greatest gift you can give your kids, but it’s scary. It’s a frightening proposition too. I find myself falling in love with my kids, and I almost want to put a little bit of a guard out of fear.

Jackson James Daly

Carson kicked off his journey through fatherhood when he welcomed his first child on March 15, 2009. The handsome hunk and Siri announced the news at the time, telling People Jackson weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces. “Parents are both ecstatic. They have a happy and healthy baby boy,” their rep told the outlet.

Etta Jones Daly

Carson became a father of two when his daughter Etta was born on September 6, 2012. The loving parent announced the exciting news on Facebook, writing, “We welcomed the latest addition to our family. Etta Jones Daly weighs 8 pounds and is beautiful! Mom was a rockstar, Jackson James was a proud big bro, and dad drank a cold one. Praise God.

London Rose Daly

London, Carson and Siri’s third child, was born on August 20, 2014. The lovebirds shared the news of London’s arrival at the time, telling Today she weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 22 inches long. “Siri is a warrior, and I’m so amazed by her poise, grace, and strength during this miraculous process,” Carson gushed.

Goldie Patricia Daly

The pair’s youngest arrived on March 25, 2020. Goldie, who also goes by her nickname Go Go, “was born at 4:08 p.m. coming in at 8.2 pounds and 20 inches long,” he wrote on Instagram at the time. “Go Go, and mom are doing great.

Carson Daly is a unique story because of his strength, fearless attitude, and will keep going. Aventura, outside his journey through life and make himself better.

Ms. Butterfly Genesis