Psychoanalysis and its Great Contents – Freud and Beyond Part 7

The final post in the Freud and Beyond series - praising the critical role psychoanalysis has in helping people and illuminating the true nature of humankind

Symbolic, Imaginary, Language and Lacan – Freud and Beyond Part 6

The sixth instalment of this series explores a variety of themes based on the work of Jacques Lacan and others around language, illusion and the unconscious

Subjectivity, Narcissism and Self Psychology – Freud and Beyond Part 5

Part 5 of the Freud and Beyond series explores ideas around narcissism and self psychology in more detail - particularly the work of Winnicott and Kohut

Connections, Libido, Genuinity and Fairbairn – Freud and Beyond Part 4

This post is all about the connections we make to sustain life - and the importance of that compassionate, life-affirming essence of one’s true self, Genuinity

Integration, Annihilation, Reparation and Klein – Freud and Beyond Part 3

This post explores ideas influenced by the work of developmental psychologist Melanie Klein - in particular the ambivalent good and bad feelings at the core of every human being

Love, Anxiety, Self and Sullivan – Freud and Beyond Part 2

This post explores a variety of ideas linked to the notion that human beings are better off together

Conflict, Fantasy and Ego – Freud and Beyond Part 1

The first blog in a seven-part series illuminating a variety of psychoanalytic ideas inspired by the book Freud and Beyond