International Journal of Controversial Discussions Issue Volume #4 Issue #2
By Categories: Psychoanalysis
 Click Here to Read: The International Journal of Controversial Discussions Volume #4 Issue #2.  The theme of the issue is Psychedelics and Psychoanalytic Treatment and it is edited by Neal Spira.  It includes articles and commentaries by Neal Spira, C.J. Healy,   Lawrence G. Fischman,  Chistopher W. T. Miller,  Tracy Sidesinger, Thomas Brod, and Robert Galatzer-Levy. This journal is supported by a generous grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation.
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The Inner Frame Film Festival: Saturday, January 16, 2027, 7:30 pm
By Categories: EVENTS, Film, Psychoanalysis

The Inner Frame Film Festival: Saturday, January 16, 2027, 7:30 pm
School of Visual Arts Theatre in NYC  Tickets: https://innerframefestival.eventbrite.com

Garrick Duckler and PEP-Web.org presents an evening of curated short films created by psychoanalysts, writers, and patients of analysis for discussion and reflection. Many members of the analytic community will be participating. Stories of memory, desire, and the analytic process, watched and discussed together in a community of thinkers, artists, and analytic clinicians.

Please come and enjoy this unique and soon-to-be annual event sponsored by PEP-Web.org. All proceeds go to the next year’s filmmakers.

Info at  www.innerframefestival.com and on instagram at #innerframefestivalJoin the mailing list for future cities www.innerframefestival.com

 

It Takes Two to Know One: A Book Talk with Anthony Bass, PhD
By Categories: Books, EVENTS, Psychoanalysis

 


Present
It Takes Two to Know One
A Book Talk with Anthony Bass, PhD
in conversation with Ali Shames-Dawson, PhD
Join us to celebrate the publication of Anthony Bass’s book: It Takes Two To Know One: The Therapy Relationship and Unconscious Dialogues. Framed as an intimate dialogue, this one-hour virtual book talk will explore the ideas at the heart of It Takes Two to Know One, most notably  the author’s development of Ferenczi’s idea of a “dialogue of unconsciousness,” the essential mutuality of the psychoanalytic relationship, and the possibilities for mutual transformation within a flexible analytic frame.

Friday
November 6th, 2026
1:00 to 2:00 PM, Eastern Time
Online via Zoom
Registration HERE
A free event Continue reading It Takes Two to Know One: A Book Talk with Anthony Bass, PhD

How Culture Shapes Language and Shapes Us
By Categories: Literature, Psychoanalysis

ClicK Here to Read: How Culture Shapes Language and Shapes Us: Muhammad Ali’s poem and the influence of pronouns on our psychology by Tamim Mobayed MA on his Emotional Behavior, Behavioral Emotions blog on the Psychology Today Blogs on October 3, 2026.

Interlocked hands of diverse racial backgrounds representing unity. Image: user Wonder woman0731  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

How Mistakes Prevent or Help Create New Possibilities of Mutual Learning
By Categories: Psychoanalysis, Science

Click Here to Read: How Mistakes Prevent or Help Create New Possibilities of Mutual Learning: A collaborative approach to make positive difffences across all contexts that are part of our lives by Kenneth Silvestri on his A Wider Lens Substack on October 19, 2026.

Complex systems topic network Image: HirokiSayama  Public Domain via WIkimedia Commons.