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Why do people have children? How do their hopes about first-time parenthood match up with or differ from the reality of parenthood? And what does it mean to be part of a group of people for whom having children is treated as axiomatic?
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Illuminating how narrative identity is damaged by mental illness and involved in personal recovery Mary, a 42-years old woman with severe depression, shared the following in a life story interview: “I have experienced myself in a way that is very destructive. The values I thought I had in my life, I have experienced how they […]
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In my book on the psychoanalytic periodicals, I read Freud and Jung in the context of an entire issue in reverse chronological order (like Freud told us to do). It was like a religious revelation.In my book on the psychoanalytic periodicals, I read Freud and Jung in the context of an entire issue in reverse chronological order (like Freud told us to do). It was like a religious revelation.In my book on the psychoanalytic periodicals, I read Freud and Jung in the context of an entire issue in reverse chronological order (like Freud told us to do). It was like a religious revelation.In my book on the psychoanalytic periodicals, I read Freud and Jung in the context of an entire issue in reverse chronological order (like Freud told us to do). It was like a religious revelation.
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The flower children of the 60s are now in their 60s and beyond, but their hippiedom is not just a vague memory of their rebellious youth. My recent study of aging hippies reveals that “once a hippie, always a hippie.” Moreover, it suggests that we all have a lesson or two to learn from the hippies about aging well.
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I set out to write a book on Freud’s enduring legacy on religion and ended up writing one on the founding years of psychoanalytic journals. I recall this transition as marked by the dawning awareness that my own writing and research processes were often shaped by what felt like utterly irrelevant but highly consequential considerations of publication.
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Physicians and other healthcare professionals are facing unprecedented challenges. One of the most critical and potentially devastating challenges is the threat of burnout. That threat has been growing for decades, and the pandemic has significantly intensified it. Burned- out physicians are at risk to themselves and to their patients. Again, the risks apply not just […]
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Music is a universal phenomenon. In all cultures we find music, where the penetrating message of the lyrical melody and the rich harmonies of the instrumental ensemble communicate the apprehensions of the individual, family, and society. Viewed from a psychological perspective, these apprehensions reflect the uncertainty of our being, and are recognized to motivate and […]
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What is art? That’s at the heart of a copyright dispute involving two artists who both did the same thing: tape a banana to a wall. A federal court in Florida waded into the issue in July. Beginning his opinion with the question, “Can a banana taped to a wall be art?,” a Miami judge […]
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