Understanding the Embodiment of Narrative in the Therapeutic ExchangeSeptember 27, 2025
Lynn Preston MA, MS, LP
I find the word embodiment one of the most ubiquitous, ambiguous and pivotal terms of our time. To enter the realm of Read more
Understanding the Embodiment of Narrative in the Therapeutic ExchangeSeptember 27, 2025
Lynn Preston MA, MS, LP
I find the word embodiment one of the most ubiquitous, ambiguous and pivotal terms of our time. To enter the realm of Read more
Understanding the Embodiment of Narrative in the Therapeutic ExchangeSeptember 27, 2025
Daniel Goldin, MFT, Psy,D
Why does telling a story about a past situation change how we feel? And why have we not wondered more about Read more
Understanding the Embodiment of Narrative in the Therapeutic ExchangeSeptember 27, 2025
Mark Freeman, Ph.D.
Let me begin by confessing that I’m not a therapist. Nor, at the moment, am I Read more
Understanding the Embodiment of Narrative in the Therapeutic ExchangeSeptember 27, 2025
Jack Foehl. Ph.D.
When it comes to narrative, where do we locate meaning? In so many Western traditions, including psychoanalysis, Read more
Saturday, September 27th, 2025Online from 12 Noon-2:00pm/Eastern
Can the narratives that organize psychoanalytic exchanges be conducted without words? The answer according to the presenters in this conversation is a resounding “yes!” They offer different perspectives on how both verbal Read more
The Embodiment of Madness, Wilhelm Reich Center, 17.05.2025
Madness
Though I am aware that many people today self-define as mad, and that the term is widely used, madness is not a word or category I much care for as Read more
How is madness embodied in psychoanalysis?
17 May 2025
These remarks are extracted from a much longer piece entitled: “My Body, My Psyche, My Self: An Empath’s Reflections in Being and Becoming in the World,” that is part of Read more
Saturday, May 17th, 2025Online from 12 Noon-2:00pm/Eastern
Although Freud doubted that psychotic patients could benefit from psychoanalysis, he acknowledged that “suitable changes” in his method might “succeed in overcoming this contra indication.” From a variety of perspectives, the four Read more
How are Blackness and Whiteness Embodied in the Clinical Encounter?
24 February 2025
Here are notes summarizing my opening talk:
The therapeutic alliance between the therapist and the patient is an important process in making changes happen.
Norwegian statistics Read more
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. Online from 12 Noon – 2:00PM/Eastern.
Although therapists and patients have always lived in a world roiled by racism, few psychoanalytic therapists have examined how racial differences affect the clinical situation. In the hope of Read more