Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis & Culture

JOIN US TOMORROW Friday, August 8th, online for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Trans Childhoods and the Family Romance with M.E. O'Brien. Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-trans-childhoods-and-the-family-romance-tickets-1503646018719?aff=oddtdtcreator August 17th join us for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Transitioning our theories and practices hosted by Liberate Mental Health: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6e376e9a-c1b0-4832-b07b-f38bb72c57c1@2e9f06b0-1669-4589-8789-10a06934dc61 https://www.instagram.com/liberatementalhealth/ August 21st, Eman Abdelhadi presents Writing Liberatory Futures: A Workshop for Speculative Fiction: https://www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/writing-liberatory-futures Then beginning September 13th, join me for An Introduction to Psychoanalysis! To enroll, simply become a paid subscriber to https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Everyone who becomes a paid subscriber for RU Center for Psychoanalysis will be atomically registered for the event on The Queerness of Psychoanalysis on August 8th (and all upcoming events in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series) and will be enrolled for my 12 month course An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, which will meet once a month beginning September 13th! More info here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/join-me-for-intro-to-psychoanalysis To celebrate, I’ve uploaded my previous discussions with M.E. O’Brien here to Substack! Check out: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/podcast RU337: MYRIAM SAUER, GRIFFIN HANSBURY, M.E. O’BRIEN & TOBIAS WIGGINS ON THE QUEERNESS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS RU274: M.E. O’BRIEN ON FAMILY ABOLITION: CAPITALISM & THE COMMUNIZING OF CARE RU210: M.E. O’BRIEN & EMAN ABDALHADI ON EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK COMMUNE, 2052–2072 RU73: NYC TRANS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT WITH MICHELLE O’BRIEN & NICO FUENTES Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU357: AUTHOR DEREK HUNTER ON SHAKESPEARE, TAROT, WRITING & COLLABORATIONS: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru357-author-derek-hunter-on-shakespeare Rendering Unconscious episode 357. Rendering Unconscious welcomes Derek Hunter back to the podcast! Derek Hunter is an author of 20 books, creator of the Love Chaos philosophy, host of Human Recovery meetings, occult practitioner, and counselor living in Los Angeles. His books explore the nature of reality in autobiographical, surrealist, realist, psychological, experimental fashion, exploring the creation of the Shakespeare Canon, the Tarot and more. His books include Anonymous Agnostic Antichrists, The Lover, The Youth, The Dark Lady, and The Human Drama series with David H. Sekulla (Illustrator). https://amzn.to/3GTlAVA Follow Derek at Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/lovechaosdh/ Follow David Sekullla: https://www.instagram.com/yetipopst_art/ Check out our previous discussion: RU299: DEREK HUNTER ON SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY, ANONYMOUS AGNOSTIC ANTICHRISTS & PASSIONATE PILGRIMS Rendering Unconscious Podcast received the Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement for Psychoanalysis (NAAP). News and updates: On Friday, August 8th, join me for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Trans Childhoods and the Family Romance with M.E. O'Brien. Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-trans-childhoods-and-the-family-romance-tickets-1503646018719?aff=oddtdtcreator Then beginning September 13th, join me for An Introduction to Psychoanalysis! To enroll, simply become a paid subscriber to https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Everyone who becomes a paid subscriber for RU Center for Psychoanalysis will be atomically registered for the event on The Queerness of Psychoanalysis on August 8th (and all upcoming events in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series) and will be enrolled for my 12 month course An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, which will meet once a month beginning September 13th! More info here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/join-me-for-intro-to-psychoanalysis Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU356: EVA BIRCH ON LACANIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS, HER NEW BOOK OF POETRY, PEARL, & CO-FOUNDING THE MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF LITERATURE: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru356-eva-birch-on-lacanian-psychoanalysis Rendering Unconscious episode 356. Rendering Unconscious welcomes Eva Birch to the podcast! She’s here to talk about her new book of poetry Pearl (2025). On this episode, Eva discusses her new book of poetry, "Pearl," which spans an eight-year period and reflects her psychoanalytic journey. Eva shares her process becoming both psychoanalyst and poet, and how they are intertwined. She began writing poetry after starting analysis, her Lacanian analyst at times influencing her work through subtle jokes and analytic insights. Eva highlights her collaborations with other poets, transition from the world of publishing to psychoanalysis, and experience starting a school of literature. She also mentions the active poetry scene in Melbourne and the importance of diverse representation in psychoanalysis. Eva Birch is a poet, psychoanalyst and registered counsellor living in Melbourne, on Wurundjeri country. She offers the treatment of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and counselling services. She is the author of Pearl (Rabbit, 2025), Megalodon (SOd Press, 2019) and The Secret Object of Sacrifice after Luce Irigaray, PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, 2019. She co-founded of The Melbourne School of Literature. https://evabirch.com Follow her at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eva_me_birch/ News and updates: On Friday, August 8th, join me for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Trans Childhoods and the Family Romance with M.E. O'Brien. Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-trans-childhoods-and-the-family-romance-tickets-1503646018719?aff=oddtdtcreator This event will be recorded and the recording will be shared with those who registered. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Everyone who becomes a paid subscriber for RU Center for Psychoanalysis will be atomically registered for the event on The Queerness of Psychoanalysis on August 8th (and all upcoming events in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series) and will be enrolled for my 12 month course An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, which will meet once a month beginning September 13th! More info here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/introduction-to-psychoanalysis-with Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU355: TODD MCGOWAN ON PURE EXCESS: CAPITALISM & THE COMMODITY https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru355-todd-mcgowan-on-pure-excess Rendering Unconscious episode 355. Rendering Unconscious welcomes Todd McGowan back to the podcast! He’s here to talk about his new book Pure Excess: Capitalism and the Commodity (2025). https://amzn.to/4lV4m9b Todd McGowan teaches theory and film at the University of Vermont. His books include The Impossible David Lynch (2007), Emancipation after Hegel: Achieving a Contradictory Revolution (2019), Embracing Alienation: Why We Shouldn’t Try to Find Ourselves (2024), and Pure Excess: Capitalism and the Commodity (2025). McGowan contributed a chapter “The sex in their violence: eroticizing biopower” to the anthology On Psychoanalysis and Violence: Contemporary Lacanian Perspectives (Routledge, 2019) edited by Vanessa Sinclair and Manya Steinkoler. https://amzn.to/4nKklsi Follow RU Center for Psychoanalysis HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com News and updates: On Wednesday, July 16th, join us for the inaugural event of RU Center for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Emptiness is the Cure for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/join-us-for-the-inaugural-event-of This event will be recorded and the audio recording will be shared with those who registered. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Sign up at eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-emptiness-is-the-cure-for-psychoanalysis-tickets-1438613725379?aff=oddtdtcreator Everyone who becomes a paid subscriber for RU Center for Psychoanalysis will be atomically registered for the event on The Queerness of Psychoanalysis on July 16th (and all upcoming events in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series) and will be enrolled for my 12 month course An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, which will meet once a month beginning September 13th! More info here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at the Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU352: CARTER J. CARTER & VANESSA SINCLAIR ON PSYCHOANALYTIC FORMATION OUTSIDE OF INSTITUTIONS https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru352-carter-j-carter-and-vanessa Rendering Unconscious episode 352. On this episode of Rendering Unconscious, I sat down with Carter Carter to brainstorm the multitude of possibilities of studying psychoanalysis outside of institutional structures. Enjoy! Follow RU Center for Psychoanalysis HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Support Carter J. Carter's work at Substack. https://carterjcarter.substack.com Follow p__hole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p__hole/ News and updates: Beginning THIS SUNDAY, July 6th, Carl will be teaching a 4-week course: Psychosexual Reverberations: The Avant Garde Occultism of Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth (TOPY) with Carl Abrahamsson, Begins July 6th online via Morbid Anatomy Museum https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/psychosexual-reverberations-the-avant-garde-occultism-of-thee-temple-ov-psychick-youth-topy-with-carl-abrahamsson-begins-july-6 Please note: classes will be recorded for those who can’t attend live. Then on Wednesday, July 16th, join us for the inaugural event of RU Center for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Emptiness is the Cure for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/join-us-for-the-inaugural-event-of This event will be recorded and the audio recording will be shared with those who registered. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Sign up at eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-emptiness-is-the-cure-for-psychoanalysis-tickets-1438613725379?aff=oddtdtcreator Everyone who becomes a paid subscriber for RU Center for Psychoanalysis will be atomically registered for the event on The Queerness of Psychoanalysis on July 16th (and all upcoming events in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series) and will be enrolled for my 12 month course An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, which will meet once a month beginning September 13th! More info here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at the Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU354: KARIN VALIS ON AI & PSYCHOANALYSIS https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru354-karin-valis-on-ai-and-psychoanalysis Rendering Unconscious episode 354. On this episode of Rendering Unconscious, I sat down with Karin Valis to talk about AI, psychoanalysis, cut-ups and magic. This is how AI summarizes our conversation (with some minor edits): Karin Valis, a machine learning engineer based in Berlin, discusses the intersection of AI and psychoanalysis, highlighting the dangers of AI therapists exacerbating mental health issues. She notes the rise of AI psychosis on Reddit, where AI's helpful programming can deepen users' delusions. Karin also explores AI's role in reflecting and influencing the unconscious, comparing it to a language virus a la William S. Burroughs. Karin plans to publish a book on AI's impact, focusing on female/femme perspectives, and is developing an AI journaling tool to aid personal growth and self-reflection. Follow her Substack, Mercurial Minutes. https://mercurialminutes.substack.com Follow her at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karin.valis/ https://www.instagram.com/evakadm0n/ News and updates: Beginning THIS SUNDAY, July 6th, Carl will be teaching a 4-week course: Psychosexual Reverberations: The Avant Garde Occultism of Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth (TOPY) with Carl Abrahamsson, Begins July 6th online via Morbid Anatomy Museum https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/psychosexual-reverberations-the-avant-garde-occultism-of-thee-temple-ov-psychick-youth-topy-with-carl-abrahamsson-begins-july-6 Please note: classes will be recorded for those who can’t attend live. Then on Wednesday, July 16th, join us for the inaugural event of RU Center for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Emptiness is the Cure for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/join-us-for-the-inaugural-event-of This event will be recorded and the audio recording will be shared with those who registered. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Sign up at eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-emptiness-is-the-cure-for-psychoanalysis-tickets-1438613725379?aff=oddtdtcreator Everyone who becomes a paid subscriber for RU Center for Psychoanalysis will be atomically registered for the event on The Queerness of Psychoanalysis on July 16th (and all upcoming events in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series) and will be enrolled for my 12 month course An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, which will meet once a month beginning September 13th! More info here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at the Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me, joining the group I run for those who have relocated to another country, or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

RU353: CELEBRATING PRIDE WITH RENDERING UNCONSCIOUS CENTER FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS! https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru353-celebrating-pride-with-rendering Rendering Unconscious episode 353. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com For this special episode of Rendering Unconscious celebrating PRIDE, I edited together some of my favorite guests, celebrating the wonderful spectrum of gender expression, queerness, and sexuality. Join us Wednesday, July 16 for the first event celebrating the launch of Rendering Unconscious Center for Psychoanalysis! https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Emptiness is the Cure for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/join-us-for-the-inaugural-event-of Full episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU352: CARTER J. CARTER & VANESSA SINCLAIR ON PSYCHOANALYTIC FORMATION INDEPENDENT OF INSTITUTIONS RU337: MYRIAM SAUER, GRIFFIN HANSBURY, M.E. O’BRIEN & TOBIAS WIGGINS ON THE QUEERNESS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS RU334: ÙNA MARIA BLYTH ON MUSES NO MORE: PORTRAITS OF OCCULT WOMEN RU333: GEOFFREY HERVEY, MOLLY MERSON & SIMONE A. MEDINA POLO ON THE QUEERNESS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS RU329: MIRIAM MORRISSETTE ON CREATIVITY, TAROT, CUT-UPS, COLLAGE, QUEER, TRAUMA, ABLEISM, EDUCATION RU292: DRS EMMA LIEBER & ANNA FISHZON ON THE QUEERNESS OF CHILDHOOD RU247: ANN PELLEGRINI & AVGI SAKETOPOULOU ON GENDER WITHOUT IDENTITY RU163: LANGSTON KAHN ON DEEP LIBERATION: SHAMANIC TOOLS FOR RECLAIMING WHOLENESS IN A CULTURE OF TRAUMA

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU351: JULIE RESHE, TODD MCGOWAN & SIMONE A. MEDINA POLO ON DEATH & LOVE: PSYCHOANALYTIC & PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru351-julie-reshe-todd-mcgowan-and Rendering Unconscious episode 351. I sat down with Julie Reshe, Todd McGowan, and Simone A. Medina Polo to talk about their new book Death and Love: Psychoanalytic and Philosophical Perspectives (2025): https://www.routledge.com/Death-and-Love-Psychoanalytic-and-Philosophical-Perspectives/Reshe-McGowan/p/book/9781032663425 This episode centers on a new edited volume exploring the intersections of death and love, edited by Julie Reshe and Todd McGowan, to which Simone A. Medina Polo contributed. The book is dedicated to Mari Ruti, who passed away before completing her contribution. Key chapters include Lacanian perspectives, existentialist and theological analyses, and a tribute to Sabina Spielrein. Contributors explore the death drive and its implications, delving into the philosophical and psychoanalytic nuances of love and death. The conversation also touches on the challenges and significance of Spielrein's work and its impact on contemporary psychoanalysis. Julie Reshe is a leading researcher in psychoanalysis and professor of philosophy at the Global Centre for Advanced Studies (GCAS) where she directs the Institute of Psychoanalysis. She completed her PhD under the supervision of Alenka Zupančič at the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. She works at the intersection of philosophy, psychoanalysis and neuroscience, and her research topics include sexuality, emotions and cognition, childhood, and trauma studies. Be sure to check out her book Negative Psychoanalysis for the Living Dead: Philosophical Pessimism and the Death Drive (2023). https://www.juliereshe.com You can support her work and gain access to the book chapters at her Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/juliereshe/posts Follow Julie at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julie.reshe/ Todd McGowan teaches theory and film at the University of Vermont. His books include The Impossible David Lynch (2007), Emancipation after Hegel: Achieving a Contradictory Revolution (2019), Embracing Alienation: Why We Shouldn’t Try to Find Ourselves (2024), and Pure Excess: Capitalism and the Commodity (2025). https://vermont.academia.edu/ToddMcGowan Simone A. Medina Polo (she/her) is a philosopher and PhD candidate at the Global Centre for Advanced Studies (GCAS) for Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. Follow her at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pseudo_antigone/ Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at the Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me, joining the group I run for those who have relocated to another country, or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious episode 350. RU350: MARY WILD & VANESSA SINCLAIR TALK SHRINKS ON SCREEN (TV): https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru349-mary-wild-and-vanessa-sinclair I sat down with Freudian cinephile Mary Wild to dish about shrinks on screen. This episode was originally recorded for Mary’s Patreon channel. Mary has just launched her own Substack. Be sure to give her a follow and support independent thinkers: https://psycstar.substack.com/about Follow her at: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/marywild/posts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psycstar/ In this conversation, Mary and I discuss the portrayal of mental health professionals in television shows. The conversation begins with "The Sopranos," focusing on Tony Soprano's therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi, highlighting the dynamic between a mobster and his therapist. The discussion then moves to "Mr. Robot," examining Elliot Alderson's sessions with his therapist, Krista, and his internal monologue. "In Treatment" is analyzed, exploring the crisis of faith experienced by therapist Paul Weston. The episode concludes with a look at "Hannibal," where Dr. Hannibal Lecter's sessions with his therapist, played by Gillian Anderson, are examined. Mary Wild is the Freudian Cinephile – a pop psychoanalyst exploring film, philosophy, and the strange contours of modern life. She’s been hosting the Projections series of events at the Freud Museum London for more than a decade. Join her for whimsical cinematic interpretation and witty cultural critique. No one tops Mary for psychoanalytic interpretations of cinema! Stay tuned for her forthcoming book Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema (Routledge, 2025). https://www.routledge.com/Psychoanalysing-Horror-Cinema/Wild/p/book/9781032545097?srsltid=AfmBOorqpeove7e8PlV8GNwGRfi1mes8MEdFFvN_YsbtdSrZY8qpP7-b News and events: Coming up on Thursday, June 5th Mary is hosting her next online event PROJECTIONS: Lynchian Women. Not to be missed. You know I’ll be there! https://www.freud.org.uk/event/projections-lynchian-women/ Projections: Death Scenes in Cinema with Mary Wild, Begins September 21: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/projections-death-scenes-in-cinema-with-mary-wild-september Check out our previous discussion: RU349: MARY WILD & VANESSA SINCLAIR TALK PSYCHOANALYSTS & THERAPISTS ON FILM: https://soundcloud.com/highbrowlowlife/ru349-mary-wild-vanessa?si=69420d5f2b0343c5a18cec5f443ee6f0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at the Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me, joining the group I run for those who have relocated to another country, or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious episode 349. RU349: MARY WILD & VANESSA SINCLAIR TALK PSYCHOANALYSTS & THERAPISTS ON FILM https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru349-mary-wild-and-vanessa-sinclair I sat down with Freudian cinephile Mary Wild to dish about shrinks on film. This episode was originally recorded for Mary’s Patreon channel. Mary has just launched her own Substack. Be sure to give her a follow and support independent thinkers: https://psycstar.substack.com/about Follow her at: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/marywild/posts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psycstar/ In this conversation, Mary and I chat about the portrayal of mental health professionals in film and TV. We discuss the accuracy and impact of these portrayals, including the stigma around mental health and the challenges faced by therapists. We analyze scenes from films like "Spellbound," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and "Girl, Interrupted," highlighting issues such as the misrepresentation of therapists, the impact of funding cuts on mental health services, and the societal pressures on identity and diagnosis. The conversation also touches upon the importance of making psychoanalytic concepts accessible and the role of therapists in empowering their patients. Mary Wild is the Freudian Cinephile – a pop psychoanalyst exploring film, philosophy, and the strange contours of modern life. She’s been hosting the Projections series of events at the Freud Museum London for more than a decade. Join her for whimsical cinematic interpretation and witty cultural critique. No one tops Mary for psychoanalytic interpretations of cinema! Stay tuned for her forthcoming book Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema (Routledge, 2025). https://www.routledge.com/Psychoanalysing-Horror-Cinema/Wild/p/book/9781032545097?srsltid=AfmBOorqpeove7e8PlV8GNwGRfi1mes8MEdFFvN_YsbtdSrZY8qpP7-b News and events: Coming up on Thursday, June 5th Mary is hosting her next online event PROJECTIONS: Lynchian Women. Not to be missed. You know I’ll be there! https://www.freud.org.uk/event/projections-lynchian-women/ Projections: Death Scenes in Cinema with Mary Wild, Begins September 21: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/projections-death-scenes-in-cinema-with-mary-wild-september Check out our previous discussions: RU315: MARY WILD ON FEMININE JOUISSANCE & DEATH SCENES IN CINEMA RU257: MARY WILD & EMMALEA RUSSO ON JIM MORRISON, CINEMA, POETRY, PSYCHOANALYSIS, PHILOSOPHY & CULTURE RU233: MARY WILD ON DAVID BOWIE & PSYCHOANALYSING HORROR CINEMA RU208: THE MAGIC OF CINEMA & THE UNCONSCIOUS WITH MARY WILD RU158: MARY WILD ON PSYCHOANALYSIS & CINEMA, TAXIDERMY IN ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S “PSYCHO” RU68: MARY WILD, PROJECTIONS CINEPHILE ON THE FREUD NETFLIX SERIES RU49: MARY WILD, FREUDIAN CINEPHILE ON PROJECTIONS Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at the Substack. 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 all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me, joining the group I run for those who have relocated to another country, or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.