https://genw.ca/2019/01/20/how-this-psychotherapist-benefitted-from-several-career-changes-karen-dougherty/?fbclid=IwAR1RZ3dRAm61SkRmvxqmKDa-j6i3hiqiV78ehrhGGLyOxHpr6lIRWzcobiw ..read more

Well thought through piece in the New York Review of Books by Avgi Saketopoulou on why and how men and women are only now experiencing decades old events as TRAUMA all as a result of the brave revelations of the #MeToo movement: "Our new understanding of past behaviors or events can rewrite in the present an experience you had in the past." https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/10/11/psychoanalysis-and-metoo-memories ..read more

I came across this marvellous piece the other day by Emma Cameron, a therapist in the UK. It's a short memoir of her first therapy session many years ago and is such a good description of all the emotions a person can feel when they take that first step to talk to someone: fear of judgment, nervousness, shame, anticipation... But then relief, and later, peacefulness and hope. I reached out to Emma to ask if I could link to her blog post here on my blog and she said, "So kind of you to reach out, and it's lovely to hear that you found my blog post resonated. And I'll be delighted to have you li ..read more

Major Depression strikes one in six people. For those struggling with depression, it's agony--like living in the dark when everyone else is in the light. During COVID, unsurprisingly, depression and anxiety have surged with the case numbers. We are isolated, locked in what seems like a never-ending uncertainty, bereft of friends, family, physical contact, and even simple pleasures like haircuts and coffee dates. I thought this was a good time to share an article by Matthew Hutson about the evolutionary purpose of depression. For those suffering from low motivation, fatigue, sadness, rumination ..read more

This is the first in a highly watchable four-part series of educational videos from the Freud Museum in London about psychoanalysis. Yes, it's weird. But that's a good thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxaFeP9Ls5c ..read more

This is a link to an enjoyable interview I did with GenW magazine offering career advice to young women who are interested in training as a psychotherapist. I'm always open to mentoring young people who are as passionate as I am about this work ..read more

I live in a city with two psychoanalytic institutes.  I trained for two years in the newer, “contemporary” institute before switching to the older, “conservative” one. I've now completed all the training requirements at the Toronto Institute and have never regretted the change.  In this paper, published two years ago in "The Candidate Journal," I explain what motivated my decision, the challenges in its execution, and how it has affected me.  I explore the meaning of such a move, how switching institutes might be read and held by the psychoanalytic community, what sibling rival ..read more

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