Talks On Psychoanalysis

Why I Write: From the Dot to the Line – Drawing a Thread Out and Writing it Through · Jennifer Davids

  Why does the analyst write? And further why might the analyst write different kinds of pieces such as clinical writing, scientific papers, narratives, or poetry? There

The Body as a Pulsing Frontier - Ema Ponce de León

Are the limits of what can be said – the field of the non-verbal, the texture of affects, everything that resists symbolic capture – the true challenge facing psychoanaly

Psychic Change and Enactment: some reflections - Ariel Liberman

"Psychic Change and Enactment: Some Reflections" is the work that Ariel Liberman offers us, to examine psychic change from a relational perspective, placing enactment as

Vicissitudes of Transience - Jhuma Basak

  "How does the psyche navigate the interplay of impermanence and resilience? In 'Vicissitudes of Transience', Jhuma Basak explores the concept of transience through psy

Transience and the prohibition of “Don’t Look” - Osamu Kitayama

    "What happens when we accept that impermanence is not a loss, but the very essence of life? In psychoanalysis, transience is often associated with mourning and the

The Body and Compulsion in Childhood - Christine Anzieu-Premmereur

  In this article, Christine Anzieu-Premmereur explores the relationship between compulsion and the body in childhood and adolescence. Using psychoanalytic theory, she a

The Mystery, Again - Mariano Horenstein

"X". Calle Alcalá, Madrid. Photograph by Ana M. Martín Solar. With the evocative title “Once Again, the Mystery”, the Argentine psychoanalyst Mariano Horenstein poses th

On Paternal Presence - Heribert Blass

In the wake of profound cultural change, the traditional image of the father has been destabilized, prompting renewed psychoanalytic reflection. No longer confined to aut

What Can Psychoanalysis Offer to Alleviate Toxic Polarization - Harriet Wolfe

The current social, political and historical context offers many difficult challenges. We have experienced up close and from a distance awareness of a remarkable number o

Confidentiality in Supervision – Ellen A. Sparer

What happens when the analytic setting—built on confidentiality and silence—meets the institutional demands of psychoanalytic training? Can the frame of supervision truly

Assisted Reproduction and Psychoanalysis - Renata Viola Vives & Ana Teresa Vale

Medical interventions in fertility have transformed how people experience parenthood. How can clinicians navigate the intricate emotional landscape created by assisted re

Building a Space for Thinking - Alberto Carrión García de Parada

What challenges face the patient and analyst in constructing the analytic space? How can the analyst navigate the interplay of intense emotional dynamics to enable meanin

The Desire and Passion for a Child - Dr. Patricia Alkolombre

In today’s context of reproductive technologies, one has the idea that we might have more control over the process of reproduction. No longer necessarily linked to sexual

Freud, his passion for travel, and its impact on psychoanalytic discoveries - Patricia O'Donnell

What is it that is so captivating about travel?  In Freud’s travel letters chronicling his experiences over many decades in different countries, there are the seeds of th

Inanimate Objects in the Frame - Jacqueline Godfrind

What roles do the inanimate objects in the psychoanalyst’s office play in the treatment?  Paintings on the walls, bookcases, armchairs, carpets, sculptures, and of course

Artificial Intelligence and psychoanalysis: meeting the future. - Rosa Spagnolo.

How can neuropsychoanalysis help us to understand Artifical Intelligence? We encounter Artificial Intelligence everyday, which is modeled to a certain extent on human con

The loss of illusions. How does the analyst mourn? - Marc Hebbrecht.

How does a psychoanalyst grapple with the sudden impact of a traumatic loss in their personal life, and how does it reverberate in their professional capacities? How do a

Bernard Penot - The act of the psychoanalyst in the service of subjectivation

What does a psychoanalyst do in his practice with his patients? How can we define the act of the psychoanalyst at work? It is this vast question that Bernard Penot addres

The place of sexuality in psychoanalytic treatment and training today - Rotraut De Clerck

The place of sexuality in psychoanalytic treatment and training today: Can we observe a disappearance of sexuality in case reports and supervisions?      How does the ev

Relentlessness Of Life Instinct As The Source Of Inconsolability And Greed - Salman Akhtar

Still Life with Fruit and Wineglasses on a Silver Plate, c. 1659-1660, Willem Kalf. Courtesy Mauritshuis, The Hague.   Why do some people seem unable to achieve full sa