In today’s context of reproductive technologies, one has the idea that we might have more control over the process of reproduction. No longer necessarily linked to sexuality, reproduction and parenthood can occur in a multitude of ways, pushing the boundaries of what was not thought to be possible or acceptable. These biotechnical innovations have …

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…

What roles do the inanimate objects in the psychoanalyst’s office play in the treatment? Paintings on the walls, bookcases, armchairs, carpets, sculptures, and of course, the couch are simultaneously objects of external reality which are part of the frame, and they may also become part of the internal reality of the patient. Can these objects have …

How can neuropsychoanalysis help us to understand Artifical Intelligence? We encounter Artificial Intelligence everyday, which is modeled to a certain extent on human consciousness, and so AI gives us a view into what we know and what we may not know about ourselves. In addition, we now develop our sense of self and others both within the virtual a…

How does a psychoanalyst grapple with the sudden impact of a traumatic loss in their personal life, and how does it reverberate in their professional capacities? How do analysts navigate the challenges associated with illness or the inevitable effects of aging?Moving beyond the various losses in real life, analysts face the challenge of dealing wit…

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 psychoan…

The place of sexuality in psychoanalytic treatment and training today: Can we observe a disappearance of sexuality in case reports and supervisions? How does the evolving discourse on sexuality influence psychoanalytic practice and training? In an era where sexual dysphoria is seemingly on the rise, particularly among younger generations, questions…

Still Life with Fruit and Wineglasses on a Silver Plate, c. 1659-1660, Willem Kalf. Courtesy Mauritshuis, The Hague. Why do some people seem unable to achieve full satisfaction in things? What keeps them dissatisfied even after achieving their goals? And why does the Ego persist in avoiding mourning and sticking to the same solutions? In this episo…

A plea for a third topicality. An intrapsychic representation of the intersubjective bond, even before the discovery of the object. Can psychoanalysis be useful with infants? How can we think through concepts of metapsychology with infants? The two Freudian topics are in reference to the instances which are fruit of the completed intrapsychic diffe…

How can we think about the Oedipus complex today in a contemporary society beset by a crisis of ideals and the emergence of new forms of sexuality? Neurosis has not disappeared, but borderline states have become a prevalent adaptive mode in a world lacking solid authority figures and sinking into symbolic misery. In this episode, François Richard i…

Our self is always there and present throughout our whole life. Despite the many social, environmental and ecological changes as well as the major bodily changes, our self remains one and the same throughout the changes of our life. Where and how is the temporal continuity of our self coming from? Georg Northoff is a philosopher, neuroscientist and…

What is the relationship between the mind and the body, and how does it shape our understanding of the self? In this episode, Rosa Spagnolo presents her reflections on the topic, published in her recent book, written with Georg Northoff. In the book, she delves into how out-of-body experiences can shed light on the complex dynamics between the self…

Happiness is humans' undeniable desire, but why does it seem so within reach for some, and so rare and difficult for others? What makes it possible from the psychic perspective? In this episode, Dr. Marion Minerbo shares with us, in a clear and concise voice, her studies on the aptitude for happiness. The author describes brief moments of happiness…

A Retail God in a Wholesale World - John 1:29-39 - from Sunday, January 15, 2023By Hope CRC

This paper was published in The Italian Psychoanalytic Annual issue 16, in 2022. The full text can be found on the publisher Raffaello Cortina's website: https://riviste.raffaellocortina.it/scheda-articolo_digital/stefano-bolognini/hidden-unconscious-buried-unconscious-implicit-unconscious-Annual_2022_7-3814.html The Italian Psychoanalytic Annual 2…

Hank and Gert - Matthew 3:13-17 - from Sunday, January 8, 2023By Hope CRC

Inconsolable - Matthew 2:13-23 - from Sunday, January 1, 2023By Hope CRC

How it Happened - Luke 2:1-20 - from Sunday, December 25, 2022By Hope CRC

For those interested in the extensive written version on which this short talk is based, please contact the author at jfartaloytia@gmail.com . From the Freudian conception of psychic bisexuality to the current approaches of transgenderism, the question of gender has knocked at the door of psychoanalysis to account for its articulation in the social…

Trampled by Joy - Isaiah 35:1-10 - from Sunday, December 11, 2022By Hope CRC

What Isaiah Saw - Isaiah 2:1-5 - from Sunday, November 27, 2022By Hope CRC

How do recent external and internal changes emerge in the theoretical-technical and clinical understanding of psychoanalysis today? How to think psychoanalytically about the topic of war today more than ever? In this episode entitled External and internal changes in recent times, Mercedes Puchol reflects, among other things, on the impact of these …

In Conversation with Criminals - Luke 23:32-43 - from Sunday, November 20, 2022By Hope CRC

When It All Falls Down - Luke 21:5-19 - from Sunday, November 13, 2022By Hope CRC

In this episode, Mary Adams delve into issues related to the trauma of being a replacement child. She illustrates this with the example of James Joyce, as "he seemed to overcome the debilitating effects of this early trauma and survivor guilt by using his writing". Mary Adams is a psychoanalyst with the British Psychoanalytic Association, having co…

Resurrection Mechanics - Luke 20:27-40 - from Sunday, November 6, 2022By Hope CRC

Saving Zacchaeus - Luke 19:1-10 - from Sunday, October 30, 2022By Hope CRC

The paternal function is one of the most embedded concepts both in the singular dimension of clinical thinking and in the extended of social functioning. It underlies, for example, one of the foundational elements of the psychoanalytic method: the very idea of “Analytic Setting” could not exist without a paternal function. In today's episode, thank…

Mercy - Luke 18:9-14 - from Sunday, October 23, 2022By Hope CRC

Wearing Down God - Luke 18:1-8 - from Sunday, October 16, 2022By Hope CRC

Disobeying Jesus - Luke 17:11-19 - from Sunday, October 9, 2022By Hope CRC

Veterans come home from war with shifted personalities, survival guilt after having lost comrades in battle, denial of feelings and shattered selves. A holding environment of safety if they ever had one is lost. How can a clinician gain the veteran’s trust and create the transitional space necessary for therapy that heals? In this podcast we will l…

More than Disposition - Luke 17:1-10 - from Sunday, October 2, 2022By Hope CRC

Mind the Gap - Luke 16:19-31 - from Sunday, September 25, 2022By Hope CRC

Back to Basics - Philippians 2:1-11 - from Sunday, September 18, 2022By Hope CRC

The impact of reality on the psychoanalytical treatment and on the work of renunciation of the patient and the analyst. Which realities are involved in the cure? In this episode Bernard Chervet talks about the impact of reality on psychoanalytic treatment. In light of recent contexts of the global pandemic and upheavals it has caused, Bernard Cherv…

Relentlessly Pursued - Luke 15:1-10 - from Sunday, September 11, 2022By Hope CRC

Allegiance - Luke 14:25-33 - from Sunday, September 4, 2022By Hope CRC

Social Convention - Luke 14:1-14 - from Sunday, August 28, 2022By Hope CRC

In this episode dr. Marion Minerbo brings us an original hypothesis about the constitution of the cruel superego – the one that, according to Freud, plants its roots in the id and is pure culture of the death drive. In her hypothesis, the hatred with which the superego attacks the ego comes from the identification with unconscious micro-vows of dea…

Bigger than the Container - Luke 13:10-17 - from Sunday, August 21, 2022By Hope CRC

A Controlled Burn - Luke 12:49-56 - from Sunday, August 14, 2022By Hope CRC

(Re)Orientation - Psalm 33 - from Sunday, August 7, 2022By Hope CRC

Sundowning - Psalm 107:1-3, 17-32 - from Sunday, July 31, 2022By Hope CRC

Speaking Shalom - Psalm 85 - from Sunday, July 24, 2022By Hope CRC

To sleep, perchance to believe - Psalm 127 - from Sunday, July 17, 2022By Hope CRC

A Full-Orbed Spirituality - Psalm 25 - from Sunday, July 10, 2022By Hope CRC

Route 66 - Psalm 66 - from Sunday, July 3, 2022By Hope CRC

This podcast discusses the political nature of psychoanalytic audacity in our era of fake news and disinformation. Today, gullible populations accustom themselves to the lies and misrepresentations of anti-thinking, often through the rumor-mills of social media, where any and every thought, no matter how bizarre, is leveled to an equality of consid…

Freedom - Galatians 5:1, 13-26 - from Sunday, June 26, 2022By Hope CRC