Talks On Psychoanalysis

Medical interventions in fertility have transformed how people experience parenthood. How can clinicians navigate the intricate emotional landscape created by assisted reproduction? In this episode, Renata Viola Vives and Ana Teresa Vale explore the complex relationship between assisted reproduction and psychoanalysis, drawing from their edited book, "Pregnancy, Assisted Reproduction and Psychoanalysis," published by Routledge. Conceived through years of clinical work and shaped by the collaborative encounters fostered by COWAP, the IPA Women and Psychoanalysis Committee, they explore how contemporary practices redefine our understanding of parenthood, identity, and desire.     Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors address the historical tensions between psychoanalysis and reproductive technologies, and highlight the need for a nuanced approach. By examining the emotional impact of procedures like gàmete donation and sùrrogacy, they emphasize the importance of understanding the anxieties and fantasies that accòmpany these kinds of journeys to parenthood.   Renata Viola Vives is a Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, a member of the Brazilian Society of Psychoanalysis in Porto Alegre, and currently COWAP's Latin-American representative. She is an editor and organizer of books on parenting, assisted reproduction, and adoption. Ana Teresa Vale is a Clinical Psychologist and a Psychoanalyst, member of the Portuguese Psychoanalytic Society, teaching in her Society’s training program. She is Assistant Director of the Portuguese Psychoanalytic Journal, and currently COWAP's European representative.   This episode is presented in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. The English version is read by Ana Teresa Vale.   french portuguese spanish   This Podcast Series, published by the International Psychoanalytical Association, is part of the activities of the IPA Communication Committee and is produced by the IPA Podcast Editorial Team. Co-Editors: Gaetano Pellegrini and Nicolle Zapien. Editing and Post-Production: Massimiliano Guerrieri.   To stay informed about the latest podcast releases, please sign up today.

Alberto Carrión García de Parada, a Clinical Psychologist and Training Psychoanalyst, shares his vast knowledge in child and adolescent psychoanalysis. He dives into the nuances of building a shared analytic space, discussing challenges such as managing emotional dynamics, transference, and countertransference. Alberto emphasizes the transformative potential of the analytic setting and the importance of empathy in healing. He also highlights the role of effective communication in family dynamics, particularly for children with autism, fostering emotional recovery through understanding.

Dr. Patricia Alkolombre, a leading expert in psychoanalysis and reproductive technologies, delves into the evolving landscape of parenthood in the age of technology. She discusses how biotechnical innovations have reshaped desires and identities regarding motherhood and fatherhood. The intense desire for children can sometimes become an obsession, raising complex emotional challenges linked to femininity and loss. Alkolombre advocates for a broader psychoanalytic understanding of these new dynamics, urging a reevaluation of traditional beliefs surrounding motherhood.

What is it that is so captivating about travel?  In Freud’s travel letters chronicling his experiences over many decades in different countries, there are the seeds of the advance of non-clinical experiences of psychoanalysis.  Travel takes us to another place with unfamiliar surroundings so that we might see anew that which we may otherwise take for granted.  Awe and beauty are often experiences we have while abroad.  And these are described by Freud over and over again in these captivating letters. In this podcast episode, Dr. Patricia O’Donnell discusses Freud’s travel letters and his musings on the pleasures of travel, art, and architecture, as experiences that inspire awe and transcendence.  She links these experiences to the unconscious fantasizing that stems from curiosity, rooted in infantile sexuality and that gives rise to the desire to know and triggers of experiences of passion.    Dr. Patricia O’Donnell is a psychiatrist, a full member and training analyst of the Argentine Psychoanalytic Association and a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association.  She is also an Associate Professor at the Department of Mental Health at the Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin.  She has presented papers at national and international conferences and delivered workshops and lectures on psychoanalytic art research.  She has written numerous articles and co-authored books on topics ranging from psychoanalysis and creativity, art and literature.   A subtitled version of this podcast is available on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhxiwE76e0QaOquX3GujdwNLFsgxUQNXz&si=yf381EDu3pess6Yz   You can download a copy of the paper here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-dthE_sMLxYjtDl4uWWTuEdYD4THtjSN/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=100400904585889441765&rtpof=true&sd=true   This Podcast Series, published by the International Psychoanalytical Association, is part of the activities of the IPA Communication Committee and is produced by the IPA Podcast Editorial Team. Co-Editors: Gaetano Pellegrini and Nicolle Zapien. Editing and Post-Production: Massimiliano Guerrieri.   To stay informed about the latest podcast releases, please sign up today.   This episode has also been published in Spanish.      

Jacqueline Godfrind, a psychoanalysis expert, discusses the role of inanimate objects in therapy. She explores how objects in the analyst's office can become transferential objects, affecting the progress of treatment. By discussing psychological theories and personal clinical experiences, she illustrates the significance of objects in the analytic process.

Dr. Rosa Spagnolo, a child neuropsychiatrist and co-founder of the Italian Psychoanalytic Dialogues Association, dives into the intriguing relationship between artificial intelligence and neuropsychoanalysis. She explores how AI, modeled after human consciousness, shapes our identity and psychological experiences in both virtual and physical realms. Spagnolo discusses the implications of superintelligent AI on human subjectivity and ethical concerns surrounding AI's limitations in replicating the depth of human cognition. A fascinating intersection of technology and psychology!

Psychoanalyst Marc Hebbrecht discusses how analysts grapple with personal loss and aging, including the loss of illusions. He explores the impact on their professional work, ethical dilemmas, and challenges faced. Using a film as an example, he delves into mourning, trauma, and the changing role of psychoanalysis. He also addresses working with psychotic and borderline patients, navigating disillusionment in long-term analysis, and the importance of questioning diagnoses.

What does a psychoanalyst do in his practice with his patients? How can we define the act of the psychoanalyst at work? It is this vast question that Bernard Penot addresses in this podcast, talking about the act of the psychoanalyst in the service of subjectivation. Referring to Freud's work on transference and then to Lacan's work on the psychoanalytical act during the years of student revolts in France in may 1968, he manages to show us the active involvement of the psychoanalyst in the practice of the cures he provides.   Bernard Penot is a french psychoanalyst. He lives and works in Paris. He has been a full member and training analyst of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society  since 1990. As neuropsychiatrist, he was the director of a day hospital for adolescents in Paris for many years. He is the author of several books published in french, and of numerous articles published in the French journal of psychoanalysis and the International journal of psychoanalysis. Link to the paper https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YtXzBF8rEX4-Gpf6tGsajv6-tShQxbwT/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112457875385152358388&rtpof=true&sd=true     This episode is available also in French   A subtitled version of this podcast is available on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhxiwE76e0QaOquX3GujdwNLFsgxUQNXz&si=yf381EDu3pess6Yz   This episode has been produced in collaboration with Julia-Flore Alibert. This Podcast Series, published by the International Psychoanalytical Association, is part of the activities of the IPA Communication Committee and is produced by the IPA Podcast Editorial Team. Head of the Podcast Editorial Team: Gaetano Pellegrini. Editing and Post-Production: Massimiliano Guerrieri. Music: Chopin_Waltzes_Op.69. Performer Olga Gurevich. https://musopen.org/music/4415-waltzes-op-69/ Cover Image: Blue human figure and fox in cage on black paper. Blum, Alexandra, artist - Courtesy Library of Congress. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Rotraut De Clerck, psychoanalytic practitioner and educator, discusses the evolving discourse on sexuality in psychoanalytic practice and training. The episode explores the potential diminishing of sexual themes in case reports, the contradiction between the media dissemination of sexuality and a decline in personal sexual activity, and the role of sexuality in psychoanalytic treatment and training. It also examines Freud's analysis of Dora's desires and the challenges of his approach.

Discover why some people struggle to find satisfaction even after achieving their goals. Salman Akhtar redefines classical concepts, exploring the impact on clinical practice. Explore the disconnect between gratification and true satisfaction in money, security, and relationships. Dive into the complexities of life instinct and its implications for psychoanalytic theory. Unpack the relentless pursuit of progress and its impact on behavior and societal structures.