Oct 2025
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 the equally enigmatic question: How do we listen to the language of sexuality today? Through an exploration of th ... Show More
35m 59s
Jul 2025
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 authority alone, the paternal figure is now expected to embody both care and limit. What psychic space does the f ... Show More
27m 4s
Mar 2025
PsychEd Book Club 1: Mind Fixers
Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners.This is our inaugural book club episode centred around the book Mind Fixers by Anne Harrington. Mind Fixers is by the Harvard historian Anne Harrington, and came out from Norton in 2022. It refra ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2023
"The Problem with Clinical Trials" with Jonathan Shedler, Ph.D. - s1, e10
<p>Jonathan Shedler, Phd is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and faculty member at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is author of numerous scientific and scholarly articles, and his article The Efficacy of Psyc ... Show More
1h 5m
Nov 2024
The Sexual Recovery Therapist Helping Men Overcome Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Through Insight and Compassion, w/ Paul Lavergne
<p>In this episode of 'Unhooked', host Jeremy Lipkowitz welcomes Paul Lavergne, a registered psychotherapist and sexual recovery therapist from Ontario, Canada. Together, they delve into the complexities of compulsive sexual behaviors, from the signs and core beliefs of ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2024
EP412 - What You Don’t Know: Women, Sex, Power, and Pleasure
<p>Welcome to Episode 412 of the Sexology Podcast! I’m thrilled to have <a href="https://suzannahweiss.com/" rel="nofollow">Suzannah Weiss</a> with us today as we delve into her powerful new book, <em>Subjectified</em>. In this episode, we explore the book’s central themes, focus ... Show More
30m 36s
Aug 2024
PsychEd Episode 64: Introduction to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry with Dr. Raed Hawa and Dr. Alan Wai
Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners.This episode covers Introduction to Consultation Liaison Psychiatry with Dr. Raed Hawa and Dr. Alan Wai, both from the University of Toronto.Dr. Raed Hawa is an esteemed CL psychiatrist and educa ... Show More
1h 15m
Mar 2023
Todd McGowan, "Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets" (Columbia UP, 2016)
If you have ever gotten excited over buying a new object only to feel let down once you acquire it, then today’s discussion will be relevant to you. My guest is Todd McGowan, author of the book Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets (2016, Columbia University Pre ... Show More
42m 9s
Jul 2024
Kevin Leo Nadal, "Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System" (Lexington Book, 2020)
Throughout US history, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have been pathologized, victimized, and criminalized. Reports of lynching, burning, or murdering of LGBTQ people have been documented for centuries. Prior to the 1970s, LGBTQ people were deemed a ... Show More
36m 54s
Apr 2025
Transference Focused Psychotherapy & Personality Disorders with Dr. Otto Kernberg
In this episode, Dr. Otto Kernberg, a pioneer of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), discusses personality disorders through a psychoanalytic lens. Explore key insights into Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), identity diffusion, primitive defense mechanisms such as spli ... Show More
1h 28m
Themes of hiding abound in the developmental narratives of boys who grow up to be gay. Their need to hide is reinforced by the traumatizing public humiliation that ensues from either open expressions of same-sex desire or gender- nonconforming behavior. The experience of being discovered, punished, and humiliated for showing or acting on such feelings or beh ... Show More