Best Aodhan Moran Podcasts (2024)

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New Book (Interview): Guilt: A Contemporary Introduction 30:03

1y ago30:03

30:03

In this episode, Dr Carveth is interviewed by Aodhán Moran regarding his latest book Guilt: A Contemporary Introduction. Purchase the book: https://www.routledge.com/Guilt-A-Contemporary-Introduction/Carveth/p/book/9781032382661 Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán for podcast production at aodhanpmoran@gmail.c…

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Psychoanalysis of Sociology and the Sociology of Psychoanalysis 34:34

1y ago34:34

34:34

In this episode, Dr Carveth questions whether or not the psychoanalytic theory of acculturation is anything more than a projected castration phantasy. Was the turn away from guilt and the superego in psychoanalysis part of the neo-liberal attack on regulation? Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán for podcas…

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Are Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Guilt Still Relevant in the Culture of Narcissism? 1:15:09

1y ago1:15:09

1:15:09

In this episode, Dr Carveth wrestles with the question: is Tragic Man Guilty? He then goes on to discuss the superego as aggression turned on self or deployed against scapegoats, and how authoritarians are marching under the banner of the superego. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán for podcast production…

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Marxism 16:38

1+ y ago16:38

16:38

In this episode, Dr Carveth teases apart Marxism and Leninism. For Don, they are not the same thing. He then goes on to discuss democratic Marxism, social democracy, and anti-authoritarianism. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán for podcast production at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.…

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Marching Under the Banner of the Superego: Notes on the Mania for Reproaching 1:34:48

1+ y ago1:34:48

1:34:48

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses the “Woke” authoritarianism and the new Puritanism. A PDF of the talk is here: https://www.doncarveth.com/_files/ugd/8ad211_dd32806eb3bc4e2ea8866bfd08e0cee9.pdf Presented to the British Psychoanalytic Society on May 30, 2023. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán for pod…

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Self-Esteem and Psychoanalysis 36:12

2y ago36:12

36:12

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses self-esteem regulation, Freud's ego-ideal, and conscience. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.By Donald Carveth

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Mourning: Freud and Klein 39:32

2y ago39:32

39:32

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses mourning from a Freudian & Kleinian perspective. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.

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Reality Testing 51:26

2y ago51:26

51:26

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses reality testing by diving into philosophical realism vs. radical constructivism, the three worlds hypothesis. interpersonal reality-testing, transcending narcissism in science and in personal life, illusions, & delusions. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. If you'd like to inquire about…

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Otto Kernberg: Theory and Practice 1:16:45

2y ago1:16:45

1:16:45

Here is the chart of Kernberg's model of the emotional and psychological development mentioned in this lecture: https://bit.ly/3wMbXP7 In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses Kernberg's theoretical and clinical contributions. Don dives into Kernberg's Ego Psychology/Object-Relations approach, his rejection and then the introduction of Klein, his "tro…

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The Sins of The Fathers 12:42

2y ago12:42

12:42

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses The Sins of the Fathers. The analysands of corrupt analysts are suspected of being corrupt too unless they undergo the ritual purification of a second analysis with an analyst in good standing. But do bad parents always have bad kids? Do good parents always have good kids? Does this socially deterministic theor…

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The Still Face: Implications for Psychotherapy 25:09

2y ago25:09

25:09

In this episode, Dr Carveth critiques the ideology of the "Still Face" in psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, & psychoanalysis. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.By Donald Carveth

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Psychoanalysis as Meditation 28:59

2+ y ago28:59

28:59

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses psychoanalysis as meditation: Observing ego. Inner watcher. Symbolic subject vs. Imaginary Ego. Deconstruction. Disillusionment with disillusionment. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.By Donald Carveth

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Psychoanalysis as Evolution 22:22

2+ y ago22:22

22:22

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses psychoanalysis as biological, psychological and social evolution. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. If you'd like to inquire about Aodhán's services, contact him here.By Don Carveth

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Psychoanalysis as Religion 37:51

2+ y ago37:51

37:51

In this episode, Dr Carveth frames psychoanalysis as religion. The human psyche is characterized by two levels of functioning— primary and secondary process (Freud), PS and D (Klein) —so all religion, spirituality and mysticism are similarly split. But so is psychoanalysis itself. There is primitive and mature religion, spirituality and mysticism— …

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Psychoanalysis IS Spirituality 52:38

2+ y ago52:38

52:38

In this episode, Dr Carveth delivers a lecture on his paper, 'Psychoanalysis is Spirituality' to the Michigan Psychoanalytic Society at its 45th Annual Conference. The paper was published in the online journal Vestigia, Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2020: pp. 49-61 and can be accessed by clicking here. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast.…

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Schizoid Personality Disorder 41:19

2+ y ago41:19

41:19

In this episode, Dr Carveth dives into Schizoid Personality Disorder. Don describes the patient as detached, introverted loners who move away from rather than toward or against others. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. If you'd like to inquire about Aodhán's services, contact him here.…

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The Oedipus Complex 52:23

2+ y ago52:23

52:23

In this episode, Dr. Carveth discusses the Oedipus complex as a universal, narcissistic trauma. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. If you'd like to inquire about Aodhán's services, contact him here.By Don Carveth

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Horney, Sullivan, & Fromm 38:48

2+ y ago38:48

38:48

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses the differences among Horney, Sullivan and Fromm in relation to biologism, sociologism and existentialism. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. If you'd like to inquire about Aodhán's services, contact him here.By Donald Carveth

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Freudian and Kleinian Visions 1:06:00

2+ y ago1:06:00

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In this episode, Dr Carveth delineates the fundamental difference between the Freudian and Kleinian visions of the human predicament. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. If you'd like to inquire about Aodhán's services, contact him here.By Donald Carveth

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The Analytic Cure Across the Schools 1:56:33

2+ y ago1:56:33

1:56:33

In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses the analytic cure as conceived by the different psychoanalytic schools of thought: Freud, Klein, Bion, Lacan, Winnicott, Kohut, et al. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.By Donald Carveth

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Fairbairn & Guntrip: Origins of Object-Relations 45:12

2+ y ago45:12

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In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses Object-Relations Theory, Fairbairn's cartography of endo-psychic structure, Guntrip's addition, Carveth's revisions and additions, and the romanticism of Fairbairn and Guntrip. This lecture summarizes Dr Carveth's paper here: http://www.yorku.ca/dcarveth/Fairbairn.htm…

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What Cures: An Exploration of Psychoanalysis 13:44

2+ y ago13:44

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In this episode, Dr Carveth inquires into what it is that 'cures' in psychoanalysis. Insight? Relationship? Both? The therapist’s warmth and empathy are essential to building a working alliance. But his or her intelligence and learning are crucial to being able to use the alliance to help cure.By Don Carveth

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Transference Neurosis 22:32

2+ y ago22:32

22:32

In this episode, Dr Carveth details transference neurosis as the defining element of psychoanalysis per se, as distinct from psychoanalytic psychotherapy.By Don Carveth

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Jesus & Freud: Are We Responsible For Our Thoughts? 16:32

2+ y ago16:32

16:32

In this episode, Dr Carveth explores the relationship between Jesus & Freud. Whether or not Freud himself thought so, many psychotherapists, even some analysts, Don suspects, think we are responsible only for our actions, not for our thoughts, impulses, desires and feelings. Jesus famously disagrees. Dr Carveth explains why he thinks Jesus is right…

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The Walking Dead: Are We Dead or Alive? 14:27

2+ y ago14:27

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In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses Donald Winnicott's wish to 'be alive when he dies'. Implicit in Winnicott's quip is that many people are not fully alive - they are walking dead. Psychoanalysis is about the ways we deaden ourselves as defences against the terror of being alive.By Donald Carveth

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Use Me Up: Masochism Revisited 6:38

2+ y ago6:38

6:38

In this short episode, Dr Carveth revisits masochism. Yes, I wanna spread the news That if it feels this good gettin' used Oh, you just keep on usin' me Until you use me up Until you use me upBy Don Carveth

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On Death 49:00

2+ y ago49:00

49:00

In this episode, Aodhán Moran interviews Dr Carveth on death.

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Clinical Series: Psychoanalysis as Deconstruction 38:48

2+ y ago38:48

38:48

In this lecture, the eighth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses psychoanalysis as the deconstruction of literalized myth. Instead of getting caught up in the derivatives of the core unconscious phantasy or myth, analysts should listen for what is behind the conflicts and inhibitions it generates and deliteralize or deconstruct the core pha…

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Clinical Series: Masochism 35:41

2+ y ago35:41

35:41

In this lecture, the seventh in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses Freud, Fairbairn, and Berliner on masochism, focusing on Berliner's paper, 'The Role of Object Relations in Moral Masochism.'By Don Carveth

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Clinical Series: Phantasy, Dreaming, and Awakening in Psychoanalysis 1:21:19

3y ago1:21:19

1:21:19

In this episode, the sixth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth delivers a lecture on his paper, 'Phantasy, Dreaming and Awakening in Psychoanalysis' to the Chicago Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology. Don touches on psychosis and involuntary daydreams.By Don Carveth

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Clinical Series: A Critique of Heinz Kohut 24:55

3y ago24:55

24:55

In this lecture, the fifth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses what he sees as the fallacy of the deficit model thinking and the role of the sadistic superego in narcissistic disorders.By Donald Carveth

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Clinical Series: Transference and Countertransference 1:26:51

3y ago1:26:51

1:26:51

In this lecture, the fourth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discussing the nature and types of transference across the schools of psychoanalysis, before detailing countertransference.By Donald Carveth

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Clinical Series: Defence Mechanisms 1:31:44

3y ago1:31:44

1:31:44

In this lecture, the third in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses defence mechanisms, in their more primitive and more mature forms.By Donald Carveth

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Clinical Series: Depression 35:13

3y ago35:13

35:13

In this lecture, the second in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth appreciates and critiques Freud's theory of depression. Don details many sides of depressive affect: Klein's paranoid schizophrenic and depressive positions; the role of aggression turned on the self; guilt not borrowed but induced, and finally, outlines how not all depression is the re…

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Clinical Series: Anxiety 52:36

3y ago52:36

52:36

Introducing the Clinical Series — a collection of lectures detailing psychoanalytic theory as it relates to clinical practice. In this lecture, the first in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses Freud, Klein, Kierkegaard, and Buber on anxiety and guilt.By Donald Carveth

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Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 4 1:22:46

3y ago1:22:46

1:22:46

In this lecture, the last in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth returns to the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion".By Don Carveth

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Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 3 1:15:52

3y ago1:15:52

1:15:52

In this lecture, the third in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth returns to the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion", discussing Bion's idea of the grid.By Don Carveth

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Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 2 52:58

3y ago52:58

52:58

In this lecture, the second in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth focuses on the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion."By Don Carveth

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Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 1 1:05:19

3y ago1:05:19

1:05:19

In this lecture, the first in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth introduces the group psychology of Sigmund Freud and Wilfred Bion.By Don Carveth

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Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 06 54:02

3y ago54:02

54:02

In this lecture, the sixth and final in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth discusses manic defences, reparation, manic reparation, early Oedipus complex, projective identification, and countertransference. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, Tehran, Iran.By Don Carveth

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Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 05 58:47

3y ago58:47

58:47

In this lecture, the fifth in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth dives in-depth into Klein's depressive (or reparative) position, depressive anxiety as 'concern', depressive vs persecutory guilt, and manic defences. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, Tehran, Iran.By Don Carveth

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Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 04 55:27

3y ago55:27

55:27

In this lecture, the fourth in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth dives in-depth into Klein's paranoid-schizoid position, the pathology of the paranoid-schizoid position, envy, and attacks on linking. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, Tehran, Iran.By Don Carveth

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Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 03 1:30:10

3y ago1:30:10

1:30:10

In this lecture, the third in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth discusses Klein's paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions, a dialectical version of Kleinian theory, defences as phantasies, grief over what we are doing to mother's body (Mother Nature), and an account of Ridley Scott's "Alien" using a psychoanalytic lens. Delivered to the HamAv…

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Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 02 1:23:44

3y ago1:23:44

1:23:44

In this lecture, the second in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth discusses Klein's "Our Adult World and its Roots in Infancy" (1959). Notable is the fact that in this paper, published the year before Klein died in 1960, there is no mention whatever of the death instinct. Also notable is her constant emphasis upon the important role of the real m…

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Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 01 1:15:11

3y ago1:15:11

1:15:11

In this lecture, the first in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth introduces Kleinian psychoanalytic theory. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, Tehran, Iran. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Contact Aodhán at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.By Don Carveth

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Freud & Beyond 06: Heinz Kohut & The Rise of Self Psychology (Finale) 1:00:17

3y ago1:00:17

1:00:17

In this lecture, the sixth and final in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth introduces Heinz Kohut work, discussing the evolution of Self Psychology, the evolution of the Self-Object, and the Disruption-Repair cycle.By Don Carveth

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Freud & Beyond 05: Tragedy vs Romance in Psychoanalysis 12:01

3y ago12:01

12:01

In this lecture, the fifth in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth discusses the tragic and romantic in psychoanalysis.By Donald Carveth

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Freud & Beyond 04: Dualism, Dialectics & Winnicott's Transitional Area 29:09

3y ago29:09

29:09

In this lecture, the fourth in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth discusses mind-body dualism, centring around Donald Winnicott's transitional area. We need breaks from reality. Winnicott believed the transitional area is where religion, art, and play are rooted.By Don Carveth

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Freud & Beyond 03: Freud's Seduction Theory & Sandor Ferenczi's Rediscovery of Trauma 40:40

3y ago40:40

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In this lecture, the third in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth discusses Freud's seduction theory. Don then introduces Sandor Ferenczi, detailing his influence on Ronald Fairbairn, Melanie Klien, Donald Winnicott, and John Bowlby.By Don Carveth

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Freud & Beyond 02: Freud's Theory of Dreams 19:13

3y ago19:13

19:13

In this lecture, the second in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth dives into Freud's dream theory in clinical practice and methods of distinguishing between the causes and meaning of dreams.By Don Carveth

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