Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis

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Interviews with psychoanalysts about their new books.

Doris Brothers and Jon Sletvold, "A New Vision of Psychoanalytic Theory, Practice and Supervision: Talking Bodies" (Routledge, 2023)

March 5, 2024

A New Vision of Psychoanalytic Theory, Practice and Supervision

Doris Brothers and Jon Sletvold
Hosted by Helena Vissing

By viewing psychoanalysis through the lens of embodiment, Brothers and Sletvold suggest a shift away from traditional concept-based theory and offer…

Louis Rothschild, "Rapprochement Between Fathers and Sons: Breakdowns, Reunions, Potentialities" (Karnac, 2023)

March 4, 2024

Rapprochement Between Fathers and Sons

Louis Rothschild

Today I spoke with Dr. Louis Rothschild about his new book Rapprochement Between Fathers and Sons Breakdowns, Reunions, Potentialities (Karnac, 2024).…

Dominique Scarfone, "The Reality of the Message: Psychoanalysis in the Wake of Jean Laplanche" (Unconscious in Translation, 2023)

February 29, 2024

The Reality of the Message

Dominique Scarfone and Avgi Saketopoulou
Hosted by Philip Lance

The Reality of the Message: Psychoanalysis in the Wake of Jean Laplanche (Unconscious in Translation, 2023) compiles papers written by Dominique Scarf…

Helena Vissing, "Somatic Maternal Healing: Psychodynamic and Somatic Trauma Treatment for Perinatal Mental Health" (Routledge, 2023)

December 27, 2023

Somatic Maternal Healing

Helena Vissing

Today we spoke with Dr. Helena Vissing about her new book Somatic Maternal Healing Psychodynamic and Somatic Trauma Treatment for Perinatal Mental Hea…

A Conversation with Austin Ratner, the New Editor of "The American Psychoanalyst"

December 6, 2023

A Conversation with Austin Ratner, the New Editor of "The American Psychoanalyst"

Austin Ratner
Hosted by Karyne Messina

Austin Ratner has an interesting background. After graduating from medical school he decided to change careers. Rather than continuing in medicine he …

Dhwani Shah, "The Analyst's Torment: Unbearable Mental States in Countertransference" (Karnac Books, 2022)

November 25, 2023

The Analyst's Torment

Dhwani Shah

Today I spoke with Dr. Dhwani Shah about his new book The Analyst’s Torment: Unbearable Mental States in Countertransference (Karnac Books, 2022). The…

Joan A. Friedman, "Twins in Session: Case Histories in Treating Twinship Issues" (Rocky Pines Press, 2018)

November 24, 2023

Twins in Session

Joan A. Friedman
Hosted by Judith Tanen

Why would a twin sacrifice her own needs to make sure her same-age sibling is always cared for? What would cause a twin to have panic attacks when he …

Emma R. Jones, "Being as Relation in Luce Irigaray" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)

November 13, 2023

Being as Relation in Luce Irigaray

Emma R. Jones
Hosted by Helena Vissing
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Many scholars have struggled with Irigaray’s focus on sexuate difference, in particular with her claim that it is “ontological,” wondering if this imp…

Linda L. Michaels et al., "Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation: Humanizing Mental Health Policy and Practice" (Routledge, 2023)

November 7, 2023

Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation

Linda L. Michaels, Tom Wooldridge, Nancy Burke, and Janice R. Muhr
Hosted by Judith Tanen
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Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation: Humanizing Mental Health Policy and Practice (Routledge, 2023) brings together a global community of …

Adam Blum et al., "Here I'm Alive: The Spirit of Music in Psychoanalysis" (Columbia UP, 2023)

October 15, 2023

Here I'm Alive

Adam Blum, Peter Goldberg, and Michal Levin

Today we have a group session (read: an hour and a half) with the authors Adam Blum, Peter Goldberg, and Michal Levin discussing their new book Here …

Nancy McWilliams, "Psychoanalytic Supervision" (Guilford Publications, 2021)

September 20, 2023

Psychoanalytic Supervision

Nancy McWilliams
Hosted by Jacob Goldberg
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Drawing on deep reserves of experience and theoretical and research knowledge, Nancy McWilliams presents a fresh perspective on psychodynamic supervis…

James Newlin and James W. Stone, "New Psychoanalytic Readings of Shakespeare: Cool Reason and Seething Brains" (Routledge, 2023)

September 6, 2023

New Psychoanalytic Readings of Shakespeare

James Newlin and James W. Stone
Hosted by Karyne Messina
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Dr. Richard Waugaman is an emeritus supervising and training analyst at the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis. He is also a well-respecte…

Johanna Dobrich, "Working with Survivor Siblings in Psychoanalysis: Ability and Disability in Clinical Process" (Routledge, 2021)

September 5, 2023

Working with Survivor Siblings in Psychoanalysis

Johanna Dobrich
Hosted by Judith Tanen
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Johanna Dobrich, author of Working with Survivor Siblings in Psychoanalysis: Ability and Disability in Clinical Process (Routledge, 2021), is the reci…

Alexander Stille, "The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Commune" (FSG, 2023)

September 4, 2023

The Sullivanians

Alexander Stille
Hosted by Claire Clark

In the middle of the Ozzie and Harriet 1950s, the birth control pill was introduced and a maverick psychoanalytic institute, the Sullivan Institute fo…

B. D'Amato, "Triskele: A Novel" (Atmosphere Press, 2023)

August 21, 2023

Triskele

B. D'Amato
Hosted by Lexa Rosean
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In the unconscious, coincidence does not exist. A bizarre tragedy drives ten-year-old Paul from his dysfunctional home, leaving his younger sister, B…

Mary Edwards, "Sartre’s Existential Psychoanalysis: Knowing Others" (Bloomsbury, 2022)

August 19, 2023

Sartre’s Existential Psychoanalysis

Mary Edwards
Hosted by Stephen Dozeman

Thinking of the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, it is hard to think of him without imagining him in very particular contexts. One will likely…

Michael J Diamond, "Ruptures in the American Psyche: Containing Destructive Populism in Perilous Times" (Phoenix Publishing, 2022)

August 11, 2023

Ruptures in the American Psyche

Michael J Diamond
Hosted by Karyne Messina
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Michael J. Diamond's book Ruptures in the American Psyche: Containing Destructive Populism in Perilous Times (Phoenix Publishing, 2022) describes Trum…

Petra Bueskens, "Modern Motherhood and Women’s Dual Identities: Rewriting the Sexual Contract" (Routledge, 2018)

July 27, 2023

Modern Motherhood and Women’s Dual Identities

Petra Bueskens
Hosted by Helena Vissing
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Why do women in contemporary western societies experience contradiction between their autonomous and maternal selves? What are the origins of this con…

Lee Grossman, "The Psychoanalytic Encounter and the Misuse of Theory" (Routledge, 2022)

July 10, 2023

The Psychoanalytic Encounter and the Misuse of Theory

Lee Grossman
Hosted by Jacob Goldberg
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In The Psychoanalytic Encounter and the Misuse of Theory (Routledge, 2022), Lee Grossman addresses the disjuncture between analytic literature and cli…

Kevin Volkan and Vamik Volkan, "Schizophrenia: Science, Psychoanalysis, and Culture" (Phoenix Publishing House, 2022)

June 29, 2023

Schizophrenia

Kevin Volkan and Vamik Volkan
Hosted by Karyne Messina
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In Schizophrenia: Science, Psychoanalysis, and Culture (Phoenix Publishing House, 2022), Kevin Volkan and Vamık Volkan present a comprehensive study o…