I'd been thinking about perhaps it not being right to confide in those people that maybe you need to be brave and talk to but I think actually comfort and wisdom can be gained from an interaction with a stranger they don't have to know everything about. It's almost like a trial ground for maybe taking it to somebody else potentially or maybe not. The problem is the family dynamic even if you don't realize there are times that my sister or my mum have said something to me and I'm reacting neutrally. That dynamic that's always been there has to come into play yeah because we're attached to these people aren't we?
This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie talks to author and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung. Maxine joins us to discuss her latest book, What Women Want, an intimate examination of female desire.
The two also discuss the importance of making time for yourself, the impulse to keep busy for fear we may break down, why many of our coping mechanisms are developed in childhood, and why eye contact is essential when sharing intimate information.
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