Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis

episodes

Interviews with psychoanalysts about their new books.

M. Guy Thompson, "Existential Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction" (Routledge, 2025)

July 11, 2026

Existential Psychoanalysis

M. Guy Thompson
Hosted by Philip Lance

A fascinating introductory volume, Existential Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 2025) integrates existential philosophy with ps…

Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages

July 8, 2026

Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages

Naomi Seidman
Hosted by YIVO Institute

There is an academic interest in the "Jewish Freud," aiming to detect Jewish influences on Freud, his own feelings about being Jewish, and suppressed …

Nyck Walsh, "Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy: An Anti-Oppressive Model for Whole Person Care" (Norton, 2026)

July 5, 2026

Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy

Nyck Walsh
Hosted by Helena Vissing

A new paradigm that honors the wisdom and wholeness of neurodivergent clients. Focusing on autism and what is medically known as ADHD, neurodivergent …

Arpan Roy, "Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference" (U Toronto Press, 2025)

July 1, 2026

Relative Strangers

Arpan Roy
Hosted by Roberto Mazza

Examining how memory, intergenerational transmission, and kinship work together, Relative Strangers: Romani Kinship and Palestinian Difference (U Toro…

Aliza Einhorn, "Tarot of the Unconscious: Uncovering the Hidden Link Between Psychoanalysis and the Cards" (Weiser Books, 2026)

June 27, 2026

Tarot of the Unconscious

Aliza Einhorn

I spoke with author Aliza Einhorn about her new book Tarot of the Unconscious: Uncovering the Hidden Link Between Psychoanalysis and the Cards (Weiser…

Elizabeth Cotton, "UberTherapy: The New Business of Mental Health" (Policy Press, 2025)

June 27, 2026

UberTherapy

Elizabeth Cotton
Hosted by Judith Tanen

UberTherapy: The New Business of Mental Health (Policy Press, 2025) is the essential guide to the rise of digital therapy for anyone working in, resea…

Charles J. Stivale, "Unfolding the Deleuze Seminars, 1970–1987: Summaries and Commentary" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

June 25, 2026

Unfolding the Deleuze Seminars, 1970-1987

Charles J. Stivale
Hosted by Nathan Smith

From the inside flap: “A rich resource of Deleuze’s research that is unavailable in his published writing Includes summaries of 216 seminar sessio…

Darren Haber, "Addiction, Accommodation, and Vulnerability in Psychoanalysis: Circles Without a Center" (Routledge, 2022)

June 15, 2026

Addiction, Accommodation, and Vulnerability in Psychoanalysis

Darren Haber
Hosted by Isak de Vries

Addiction, Accommodation, and Vulnerability in Psychoanalysis: Circles Without a Center (Routledge, 2022) explores the compulsions and trauma that und…

Adam Phillips, "The Life You Want" (FSG, 2026)

June 5, 2026

The Life You Want

Adam Phillips
Hosted by Helena Vissing

Where do we get ideas about the lives we want? And, what do we do - and fail to do - about actually getting them? In The Life You Want Adam Phillips u…

Gloria Sibson Ayob, "The Concept of Emotional Disorder" (Oxford UP, 2025

June 2, 2026

The Concept of Emotional Disorder

Gloria Sibson Ayob

Depression and anxiety are increasingly commonly diagnosed mental health conditions in modern society, but where does the boundary between ordinary em…

Helen Veit, "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History" (St Martin's Press, 2026)

June 1, 2026

Picky

Helen Zoe Veit
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Are children naturally picky? It sure seems that way. Yet, amazingly, pickiness used to be almost nonexistent. Well into the 20th century, Americans s…

Barnaby B Barratt, "Free Association: A Contemporary Introduction" (Routledge, 2026)

May 28, 2026

Free Association

Barnaby B Barratt
Hosted by Philip Lance

In Free Association: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 2026), Barnaby Barratt presents a compelling and much-needed exploration of the method …

Lara Sheehi, "From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures" (Pluto Press, 2026)

May 16, 2026

From the Clinic to the Streets

Lara Sheehi
Hosted by Amanie Antar

Psychoanalysis is rising in popularity, but it’s not helping patients navigate the pressures and harms of modern capitalism. Instead, it continues to …

Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, "Healing the Oppressed Body: A Therapeutic Guide for Radical Self-Liberation" (Penguin, 2026)

May 12, 2026

Healing the Oppressed Body

Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik
Hosted by Helena Vissing

An essential guide to healing from oppression-based trauma, for everyone left outside of mainstream conversations There are many books on trauma heali…

Roger Frie, "Edge of Catastrophe: Erich Fromm, Fascism and the Holocaust" (Oxford UP, 2024)

May 3, 2026

Edge of Catastrophe

Roger Frie

Erich Fromm, the prominent twentieth-century public intellectual and psychoanalyst, was recognized for his courageous stand against fascism, racism, a…

Empathy Takes Action: An Autistic Therapist on the Radical Work of Connection

April 30, 2026

Empathy Takes Action

Aimee Cliff

Mainstream psychology has long accepted that some people (like those with autism) are naturally more logical and unemotional, while others (like so-ca…

Must We Drown in the Wake? Notes on Addressing Racism in Psychoanalytic Institutes

April 29, 2026

Must We Drown in the Wake?

Tracy D. Morgan
Hosted by Ashis Roy

Tracy Morgan is a psychoanalyst in private practice in NYC seeing individuals, couples and groups. She is a member of the faculty at CMPS, a founding …

Stephen Grosz, "Love's Labour: How We Break and Make the Bonds of Love" (Vintage, 2026)

April 6, 2026

Love's Labour

Stephen Grosz
Hosted by Helena Vissing

When it comes to love why do we find things so difficult? Drawing on over forty years of candid and surprising conversations with his patients, Stephe…

E. and H. Heron, "Flaxman Low: Occult Detective" (MIT Press, 2026)

March 15, 2026

Flaxman Low

E. and H. Heron
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Flaxman Low, literature’s first professional, full-time “occult detective”—that is, an intrepid investigator who deploys the scientific method when ta…

Osamu Kitayama and Jhuma Basak, "Psychoanalytic Explorations into the Primal Relationship in Japan and India" (Routledge, 2025)

March 10, 2026

Psychoanalytic Explorations Into the Primal Relationship in Japan and India

Osamu Kitayama and Jhuma Basak
Hosted by Ashis Roy

In this episode of the New Books Network, I sat down with the contributors of Psychoanalytic Explorations into the Primal Relationship in Japan and In…