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About Akilesh Ayyar
I teach spirituality and meditation in a roughly Hindu tradition. I've had a long-standing interest in psychoanalysis, and have a master's degree in forensic psychology, during which I externed for the New York Psychoanalytic Institute.
NBN Episodes hosted by Akilesh:
June 17, 2025
Ronald Fairbairn
In this concise and introductory book, David Celani examines the work of Ronald Fairbairn, one of the pioneers of Object Relations Theory. Ronald Fair…
March 20, 2025
The Anatomy of a Psychotic Experience
In Anatomy of a Psychotic Experience (Ipbooks, 2022), psychoanalyst Richard Reichbart recounts a psychotic experience when he was in his thirties juxt…
February 25, 2025
Passion, Shame, and the Freedom to Become
Passion, Shame, and the Freedom to Become: Seizing the Vital Moment in Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2025), by Peter Shabad, examines how humans can over…
February 5, 2025
A Psychoanalytic Reflection on Narcissistic Parenthood and its Ramifications
A Psychoanalytic Reflection on Narcissistic Parenthood and its Ramifications: The Forgotten Echo (Routledge, 2024) proposes a new perspective on narci…
January 31, 2025
Life Studies in Psychoanalysis
Life Studies in Psychoanalysis: Faces of Love (Routledge, 2023), by Dr. Ahron Friedberg, consists of four psychoanalytic studies each representing a p…
December 28, 2024
Chaos and Control
In Chaos and Control: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Unfolding Creative Minds (Routledge, 2018), psychoanalyst and painter Desy Safan-Gerard explores…