I was struck by the image of Monty's toy of his toy rabbit yeah and because I think toys toys are so important. really good to have these things on display rather than in a box if the meaning is imbued with love. Children share secrets they're also what we call in therapeutic terms transitional objects like this one. They can't go anywhere without it and they might throw it in a fit of rage, he says.
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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