Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis & Culture
Dr. Vanessa Sinclair
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Sep 11, 2026 • 40min
RU422: DR VANESSA SINCLAIR ANNOUNCES 2ND YEAR OF RU CENTER PROGRAMMING + SUPERVISION GROUPS
Watch this RU episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru422-on-upcoming-events-at-ru-center
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RU422: ON UPCOMING EVENTS AT RU CENTER FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS & NEW PSYCHOANALYTIC SUPERVISION GROUPS
Welcome to this special episode of Rendering Unconscious Podcast, where I review the past year of RU Center for Psychoanalysis and delineate what we having coming up in the second year!
Rendering Unconscious episode 422.
On this episode, I discuss upcoming programming at RU Center for Psychoanalysis, including two year long study groups: one on Dr. Lara Sheehi’s From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (2026) and another on Reading Lacan’s Seminar XXIV. I also review what we have done at RU Center over the past year and announce my psychoanalytic supervision groups, which launch in October! https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
Join in any time! All classes and events at RU Center have been recorded and archived at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack under CLASSES so you haven’t missed a thing. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes
You may find the SCHEDULE of upcoming and past events HERE. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule
I am also launching psychoanalytic supervision groups that begin in October! Join Dr. Sinclair’s Psychoanalytic Supervision Groups HERE. https://drvanessasinclair.substack.com/about
News and events:
See you THIS Saturday, September 12th, for the final class in my year long An Introduction to Psychoanalysis course! We’ll be taking a look at the life and work of Frantz Fanon, liberation psychology, R.D. Laing, Thomas Szasz, and the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as Patricia Gherovici’s The Puerto Rican Syndrome (2003). We will be meeting online for 2 hours beginning at 18:00 Stockholm (9AM Vancouver/ 12PM NYC/ 5PM London/ 19:00 Beirut). MORE INFO & SIGN UP HERE. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/see-you-tomorrow-for-an-intro-to
Monday, October 5th: Dr. Lara Sheehi will be joining us to present on Fanon. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2392312
This will provide a foundation for the close reading we will be doing of her book From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (2026), beginning Saturday, November 14th and running through December 11th, 2027.
On Wednesday, October 14th, Mary Wild returns with Neurosis On Film, as part of her Projections series of events on psychoanalysis and cinema. MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurosis-on-film-tickets-1998161293217
Saturday, October 24th, Dr. Dan Collins will introduce his translation of Lacan’s Seminar XXIV. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2394013
This will jumpstart our second year long study group: Reading Lacan’s Seminar XXIV, beginning Saturday, November 21st and running through November 13th, 2027.
Rounding out October, Dr. Mikita Brottman presents The Uncanny as Creative Catalyst, Wednesday, October 28th. MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2341560
All paid subscribers at RU Center for Psychoanalysis receive ZOOM LINKS to attend ALL RU Center events LIVE, PLUS events are recorded and archived under CLASSES, so you may watch them at your own pace. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
The two year-long study groups are reserved for paid subscribers at RU Center for Psychoanalysis.
But you do not have to be a paid subscriber to RU Center for Psychoanalysis to attend the other events! You may register for individual events by clicking on the links provided. Proceeds raised in this fashion go towards paying our presenters.
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious

Sep 7, 2026 • 1h 36min
RU421: Sobre la traducción de Género sin Identidad (On the Translation of Gender Without Identity)
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Welcome to this special episode of Rendering Unconscious!
RU421: Sobre la traducción de Género sin Identidad (On the Translation of Gender Without Identity)
https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru421-sobre-la-traduccion-de-genero
Sobre la traducción de Género sin Identidad y otros retos para el psicoanálisis contemporáneo (On the Translation of Gender Without Identity and Other Challenges for Contemporary Psychoanalysis)
Rendering Unconscious episode 421.
On this episode, authors Ann Pellegrini and Avgi Saketopoulou join translators Carolina Besoain, Tomás Ojeda and Andrea Rihm of Colectivo Trenza, to discuss the Spanish translation of Gender Without Identity, Género sin Identidad, published by Alejandro Cerda Rueda of Paradiso Editores. Hosted by Erika Olmos Rosas of Casa Trieb.
Follow Paradiso Editores on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/paradisoeditores/
Check out previous episode(s):
RU413: ON THE SPANISH TRANSLATION OF GENDER WITHOUT IDENTITY BY PARADISO EDITORES: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru411-ann-pellegrini-avgi-saketopoulou
News & events:
September 12th is the final class in my Intro to Psychoanalysis year long course! We'll focus on Frantz Fanon and liberation psychology, and take a look at Thomas Szasz, R.D. Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as Patricia Gherovici’s The Puerto Rican Syndrome. That will set us up nicely for what we’re diving into next: a close reading of From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (2026) by Dr. Lara Sheehi.
Paid subscribers at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack gain access to all RU Center events! https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu
Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence.
If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious
Enjoy!
Thank You.

Sep 1, 2026 • 13min
RU420: DR LUCA DI GREGORIO ON LACAN IN ITALY: CLINIC, POLITICS, AESTHETICS
Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru420-luca-di-gregorio-on-lacan-in
Rendering Unconscious is now at Substack: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com
RU420: DR LUCA DI GREGORIO ON LACAN IN ITALY: CLINIC, POLITICS, AESTHETICS
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Luca Di Gregorio to the podcast! He’s here to talk about his new book Lacan in Italy: Clinic, Politics, Aesthetics (2025). https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-91528-4
Rendering Unconscious episode 420.
On this episode, Luca discusses his book, Lacan in Italy: Clinic, Politics, Aesthetics (2025), which explores the reception and impact of Lacanian psychoanalysis in Italy. Luca elaborates on the ways in which his doctoral project expanded from the aesthetic domain to include clinical, political, and social aspects. He highlights the mainstreaming of psychoanalysis in Italy, its public discourse, and the contributions of Italian Lacanians like Massimo Recalcati. Luca emphasizes the transformative power of psychoanalysis, its integration into medical education, and shares his own personal journey. We also touch upon the potential for psychoanalysis to address contemporary issues and the importance of cross-cultural exchange in psychoanalytic thought.
Luca Di Gregorio is Senior Teaching Fellow in Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton, UK, and Deputy Director of the Southampton Centre for Medical and Health Humanities.
News & events:
Next up at RU Center, The Poetry of Psychoanalysis series with author and astrologer Emmalea Russo continues September 6th on DH Lawrence and his Fantasia of the Unconscious for the Autumn Equinox: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2315469
September 12th is the final class in my Intro to Psychoanalysis year long course! We'll focus on Frantz Fanon and liberation psychology, and take a look at Thomas Szasz, R.D. Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as Patricia Gherovici’s The Puerto Rican Syndrome. That will set us up nicely for what we’re diving into next: a close reading of From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (2026) by Dr. Lara Sheehi.
Paid subscribers at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack gain access to these and all RU Center events! https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu
Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence.
If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
As always, huge thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for providing the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast. https://linktr.ee/CarlAbrahamsson
The song at the end of this episode is "Transmit" from the album "Dream exploded". https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/dream-exploded-7
Support indie artists and musicians! Visit Pete's Bandcamp: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com
Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious
Enjoy!
Thank You.

Aug 21, 2026 • 16min
RU419 JASON HAAF & SCOOTER LAFORGE ON WASTELAND, CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS & MADONNA
Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru419-jason-haaf-and-scooter-laforge
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RU419: JASON HAAF & SCOOTER LAFORGE ON WASTELAND, THIRD MINDS & MADONNA WEARING SCOOTER'S DESIGN
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Jason Haaf and Scooter LaForge to the podcast!
Rendering Unconscious episode 419.
On this episode, Jason and Scooter discuss their collaboration on the book Wasteland and share various personal anecdotes, start brewing plans for potential future projects, and were pleased to have a special cut-in by Little Annie. Jason delves into his interest in cut-ups and the work of William Burroughs, while Scooter highlights his art show now on view at Material for the Arts NYC, as well a mural he recently painted in the East Village on 2nd Street between Avenues C and D, a collaboration with Barrier Free Living. He also mentions the launch of his new website Scooter LaForge Studio, featuring his t-shirts including a shirt Madonna recently wore on the Graham Norton show when promoting Confessions II.
Follow Jason Haaf https://www.instagram.com/haafwit/
Scooter LaForge https://www.instagram.com/scooterlaforge
Scooter LaForge Garments https://www.instagram.com/scooterlaforgegarments/
You may find your favorite RU Podcast episodes and guests here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/episodes
News & events:
Next up at RU Center, The Poetry of Psychoanalysis series with author and astrologer Emmalea Russo continues September 6th on DH Lawrence and his Fantasia of the Unconscious for the Autumn Equinox: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2315469
September 12th is the final class in my Intro to Psychoanalysis year long course! We'll focus on Frantz Fanon and liberation psychology, and take a look at Thomas Szasz, R.D. Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as Patricia Gherovici’s The Puerto Rican Syndrome. That will set us up nicely for what we’re diving into next: a close reading of From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (2026) by Dr. Lara Sheehi.
Paid subscribers at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack gain access to these and all RU Center events! https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu
Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence.
If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
As always, huge thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for providing the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast. https://linktr.ee/CarlAbrahamsson
The song at the end of this episode is "High Strung" from the album "Nervous Shakedown" by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy, featuring Little Annie: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/nervous-shakedown
Support indie artists and musicians! Visit Pete's Bandcamp: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com
Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious
Enjoy!
Thank You.

Aug 18, 2026 • 14min
An Intro to Psychoanalysis: Laplanche, Queer Theory, Self & Transpersonal Psychology
Watch the full lecture here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/recording-an-intro-to-psychoanalysis
This is the 10th class in An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, which you may read about here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/introduction-to-psychoanalysis-with
We looked at the work of Jean Laplanche and the ways in which his ideas lend themself well to queer theory, reviewed The Queerness of Psychoanalysis (2025), Heinz Kohut and Self Psychology, before venturing into Transpersonal Psychology a la Abraham Maslow and Stanislav Grof. Finally, the class concluded with a look at Israel Regardie, a Reichian lay analyst at the crossroads of 20th-century psychoanalysis and occultism.
Our final Intro class will be on Saturday, September 12th! We will focus on Frantz Fanon and liberation psychology, Thomas Szasz, R.D. Laing, and the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as Patricia Gherovici’s Gradiva award-winning The Puerto Rican Syndrome (2003).
This will set us up nicely for what we’re diving into next: a close reading of From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (2026) by Dr. Lara Sheehi.
Lara will be joining us here at RU Center on Monday, October 5th to present on Fanon and set us up to dive into her book. Stay tuned, more on that to come!
You may join in anytime! The recordings of all previous classes in this course are archived under CLASSES, where you may watch them at your own pace. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes
News & events:
Next up at RU Center, The Poetry of Psychoanalysis series with author and astrologer Emmalea Russo continues September 6th on DH Lawrence and his Fantasia of the Unconscious for the Autumn Equinox: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2315469
All paid subscribers at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack receive zoom links to attend all RU Center events LIVE plus are able to access the recordings of ALL RU Center events at the Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
RU Center for Psychoanalysis offers quality psychoanalytic classes and lectures online: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
For a full schedule of events visit: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule
Philip K Dick: Paranoid Iconoclast with Author Carl Abrahamsson, Begins September 6 via Morbid Anatomy Museum: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/philip-k-dick-paranoid-iconoclast-with-author-carl-abrahamsson
If you are interested in pursing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision, please feel free to contact me directly: https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
Thank You.

Aug 17, 2026 • 13min
RU418: ALIZA EINHORN READS VANESSA SINCLAIR'S NATAL CHART UTILIZING ASTROLOGY & TAROT
Listen to the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru417-aliza-einhorn-reads-vanessa
Rendering Unconscious is now at Substack: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com
RU418: ALIZA EINHORN READS VANESSA SINCLAIR'S NATAL CHART UTILIZING ASTROLOGY & TAROT
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Aliza Einhorn back to the podcast! She’s here to read my natal chart.
Rendering Unconscious episode 418.
On this episode, Aliza reads my natal chart. We delve into my astrological profile, focusing on my Cancerian traits. Aliza highlights Jupiter's transit from my 12th house of Cancer and the unconscious to my 1st house of Leo and the self, and its significance, as well as my being a Leo rising, born on a full moon in Capricorn in the sixth house of work, plus having Venus, Mars, Chiron and Midheaven in Taurus in the 10th house, indicating career success. We also discuss Aliza’s book Tarot of the Unconscious. https://amzn.to/4gINByi
Aliza is a Tarot reader, Tarot teacher, astrologer, and lifelong writer (and graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop). She’s the author of the brand new Tarot of the Unconscious: Uncovering the Hidden Link Between Psychoanalysis and the Cards (2026). She‘s a psychoanalyst-in-training in New York City. And, yes, she does do readings and is also available for in-person psychoanalytic treatment. https://alizaeinhorn.com
https://www.instagram.com/psychoanalysisbookshelf/
https://moonplutoastrology.com
Be sure to check out RU406: ALIZA EINHORN ON TAROT OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
You may find your favorite RU Podcast episodes and guests here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/episodes
News & events:
Next up at RU Center, The Poetry of Psychoanalysis series with author and astrologer Emmalea Russo continues September 6th on DH Lawrence and his Fantasia of the Unconscious for the Autumn Equinox: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2315469
September 12th is the final class in my Intro to Psychoanalysis year long course! We'll focus on Frantz Fanon and liberation psychology, and take a look at Thomas Szasz, R.D. Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, as well as Patricia Gherovici’s The Puerto Rican Syndrome. That will set us up nicely for what we’re diving into next: a close reading of From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (2026) by Dr. Lara Sheehi.
Paid subscribers at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack gain access to these and all RU Center events! https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com
Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu
Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence.
If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
As always, huge thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for providing the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast. https://linktr.ee/CarlAbrahamsson
The song at the end of this episode is "Open the Portal" from the album "Indulgence, Not Abstinence" by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/indulgence-not-abstinence-12
Support indie artists and musicians! Visit Pete's Bandcamp: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com
Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious
Enjoy!
Thank You.

Aug 14, 2026 • 7min
RU417: CHRISHAUNA DISHEL ON THE MENTAL ILLNESS OF PATRIARCHY & RACISM, EMBRACING THE DARKNESS, RE-WILDING & BREAKING THE MATRIX
Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru417-chrishauna-dishel-on-the-mental
Rendering Unconscious is now at Substack: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com
RU417: CHRISHAUNA DISHEL ON THE MENTAL ILLNESS OF PATRIARCHY & RACISM, EMBRACING THE DARKNESS, RE-WILDING & BREAKING THE MATRIX
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Chrishauna DiShel to the podcast!
Rendering Unconscious episode 417.
On this episode, Chrishauna and I dish about presenting in our dear friend Katelan Foisy’s recent course “Break the Frame.” Chrishauna discusses her work as a multimedia artist and love embodiment coach, sharing her journey as an intuitive and magician. She delves into the challenges of societal expectations, including the mental illness of patriarchy and racism, and highlights the importance of embracing one’s darkness and authenticity in order to re-wild and break the matrix. We also touch upon the intersection of psychoanalysis, magic, and art, and the need for curiosity, exploration, and open-mindedness.
Chrishauna is a multi-media artist based in Paris.
Follow her on Instagram at CarbonBloc: https://www.instagram.com/carbonbloc/
LoveEmbodiedCoaching at Instagram & TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/loveembodiedcoaching/
Check out her music at Spotify/Apple Music/Deezer (all streaming platforms) CarbonBloc.
You may find your favorite Rendering Unconscious Podcast episodes and guests here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/episodes
RU Center news & updates:
Our next event is Saturday, August 15th, with the next installment of An Introduction to Psychoanalysis. On Jean Laplanche, queer theory, Heinz Kohut, Self Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology, Abraham Maslow and Stanislav Grof, as well as Israel Regardie, an interesting character at the crossroads of 20th-century psychoanalysis and occultism. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/an-intro-to-psychoanalysis-continues-c7e
Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu
Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence.
If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
As always, huge thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for providing the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast. https://linktr.ee/CarlAbrahamsson
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The song at the end of this episode is "Keep Movin' On" by CarbonBloc and Dyem Sighta. Available at Spotify and other streaming services.
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious
Enjoy!
Thank You.

Aug 10, 2026 • 18min
RU416 KLARA NASZKOWSKA & ANA TOMČIČ ON THEIR UPCOMING COURSE, EARLY WOMEN PSYCHOANALYSTS
Watch the full discussion here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru416-klara-naszkowska-and-ana-tomcic
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Drs. Klara Naszkowska and Ana Tomčić back to the podcast!
Rendering Unconscious episode 416.
On this episode, Klara and Ana discuss their upcoming course "Early Women Psychoanalysts," which will span 14 sessions, starting in September. The course will cover 17 early women psychoanalysts, with Klara focusing on historical and cultural aspects and Ana on clinical applications. Each session will last two hours, including a 10-minute break. The course aims to rewrite and update psychoanalytic history and contemporary thought by integrating these often-overlooked figures' theories and practices, emphasizing the importance of historical justice and the relevance of these women’s contributions today.
Klara Naszkowska, PhD (she/her) is an educator, research scholar, and writer whose work focuses on the intersections of Jewish women’s history, psychoanalysis, Nazi persecution, migration, and memory. She is Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Montclair State University (NJ).
Ana Tomčić, PhD (she/her) is a cultural historian and psychoanalytic trainee at the Society for Social and Critical Psychoanalysis in Cornwall, UK.
Be sure to check out:
RU399: EARLY WOMEN PSYCHOANALYSTS WITH KLARA NASZKOWSKA, ANA TOMČIC, CANDICE DUMAS, HÅVARD NILSEN & DÓRA SZABÓ: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru399-early-women-psychoanalysts
You may find your favorite Rendering Unconscious Podcast episodes and guests here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/episodes
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Fourteen-session online course: Early Women Psychoanalysts
Co-taught by Klara Naszkowska and Ana Tomčić
Format: 14 Saturdays, spread over the academic year, 12:00-2:00 PM (New York), from September 26, 2026 to June 26, 2027
Includes: Free digital copy of Early Women Psychoanalysts
For more information and to register, please visit:
https://www.earlywomenpsychoanalysts.com/
Composing with Spielrein: Contemporary Applications of Sabina Spielrein’s Work, International interdisciplinary conference, September 5-6, 2026 online.
Registration is now OPEN! More info and REGISTER HERE. https://www.spielreinassociation.org/register
Conference fee: £10
Second International Conference on Early Women Psychoanalysts
The International Association for Spielrein Studies is pleased to announce the Second International Conference on Early Women Psychoanalysts, dedicated to women who engaged with psychoanalysis before the end of World War II. The conference will be held online on April 10–11, 2027.
For further details and the Call for Papers please visit: https://www.spielreinassociation.org/conference-early-women-psychoanalysts
RU Center news & updates:
Our next event is Saturday, August 15th, with the next installment of An Introduction to Psychoanalysis. On Jean Laplanche, queer theory, Heinz Kohut, Self Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology, Abraham Maslow and Stanislav Grof, as well as Israel Regardie, an interesting character at the crossroads of 20th-century psychoanalysis and occultism. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/an-intro-to-psychoanalysis-continues-c7e
Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu
If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
As always, huge thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for providing the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast. https://linktr.ee/CarlAbrahamsson
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious
Thank You.

Aug 7, 2026 • 13min
RU415: DR MARCO POSADAS – CONFESSIONS II: ON MADONNA, LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY & MAKING PSYCHOANALYSIS ACCESSIBLE
Watch the full video here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru416-marco-posadas-confessions-ii
Rendering Unconscious is now at Substack: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com
RU415: MARCO POSADAS – CONFESSIONS II: ON MADONNA, LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY & MAKING PSYCHOANALYSIS ACCESSIBLE
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Marco Posadas back to the podcast!
Rendering Unconscious episode 415.
On this episode, Marco and I explore a variety of topics ranging from the challenges and rewards of our profession to the impact of Madonna’s music and activism. We dish about her new album Confessions II. Marco shares personal anecdotes, including his early exposure to psychoanalysis and what Madonna’s music and support has meant to the LGBTQI+ community. We also discuss the significance of psychoanalysis and the importance of its accessibility, as well as unique aspects of Latin American psychoanalytic traditions.
Dr. Marco Posadas is a psychoanalyst with a clinical practice in Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, Clinical Supervision and Consultation in Toronto, Canada. He is co-editor of Working Psychoanalytically with Gender Diversity and Sexualities: Resistances to Differences published by Routledge (2025). https://link.amazon/B0az7AyzB
Be sure to check out our previous conversation:
RU414: MARCO POSADAS ON CELEBRATING PRIDE & PSYCHOANALYSIS AS ESSENTIALLY QUEER
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RU Center news & updates:
Our next event is Saturday, August 15th, with the next installment of An Introduction to Psychoanalysis. On Jean Laplanche, queer theory, Heinz Kohut, Self Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology, Abraham Maslow and Stanislav Grof, as well as Israel Regardie, an interesting character at the crossroads of 20th-century psychoanalysis and occultism. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/an-intro-to-psychoanalysis-continues-c7e
Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu
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The song at the end of this episode is "Potentially epic, that kick" from the album "Indulgence not Abstinence" by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/indulgence-not-abstinence-12
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Aug 6, 2026 • 11min
TWO RENEGADE SEXOLOGISTS WITH PSYCHOANALYST & TRUE CRIME AUTHOR DR MIKITA BROTTMAN
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TWO RENEGADE SEXOLOGISTS: ON PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS & THE SEXUAL CRIMINAL: A PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY with Dr. Mikita Brottman
This lecture considers the life and work of two renegade sexologists: Richard von Krafft-Ebing, and J. Paul de River. The aristocratic Krafft-Ebing was a German psychiatrist and author of the seminal Psychopathia Sexualis. J. Paul de River was the chief psychiatrist of the Los Angeles Sex Offense Bureau during the 1940s and author of The Sexual Criminal: A Psychoanalytic Study. The work of these two eccentric, obsessive, and sometimes deluded psychiatrists provide compelling time-capsules into the dark underbelly of 19th century Vienna, and the sordid backstreets of mid-century Los Angeles.
Mikita Brottman is Professor of Literature at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. She has a D.Phil from Oxford University in English Language and Literature, and is an NAAP certified psychoanalyst. She performs forensic evaluations for the National Institute for the study, prevention and treatment of sexual trauma. She is also the author of 15 nonfiction books, the latest of which, Guilty Creatures (Simon & Schuster, 2024) was described by the New York Times as “an unputdownable read.” https://mikitabrottman.com
News & updates:
Our next event is Saturday, August 15th, with the next installment of An Introduction to Psychoanalysis. We'll look at Jean Laplanche and his influence on queer theory, Heinz Kohut and Self Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology a la Abraham Maslow and Stanislav Grof, as well as Israel Regardie, an interesting character at the crossroads of 20th-century psychoanalysis and occultism. MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/an-intro-to-psychoanalysis-continues-c7e
RU Center’s next event with Mikita is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28th: The Uncanny as Creative Catalyst with Dr. Mikita Brottman. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2341560
This will be a taste of a 4 week course she is giving via Morbid Anatomy Museum: The Uncanny as Creative Catalyst with Author and Psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman, Ph.D., Begins November 11. https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/syo9i8m3saiiszq3b97cc6e5kr251e
And before that she is teaching Reading and Writing True Crime with Author and Psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman, PhD, Begins September 15 via Morbid Anatomy Museum. https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/reading-and-writing-true-crime-with-true-crime-author-and-psychoanalyst-mikita-brottman-phd
All these events are online and will be recorded!
If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment or supervision with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/
As always, huge thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for providing the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious. https://linktr.ee/CarlAbrahamsson
https://thefenriswolf.substack.com
https://anartapart.substack.com
The song at the end of this episode is "Invisible Womb" from the album "Indulgence not Abstinence" by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/indulgence-not-abstinence-12
Support independent artists and musicians! Visit Pete's Bandcamp: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com
Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY
Links to everything can be found at: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious
Enjoy!
Thank You.


