Objects of Desire
People have collected almost everything imaginable, and, although it may be impossible to fathom why some items are desired, for the individual collector, these objects have deep meaning.
Gut Feelings
The body is part of the mind. There’s more than a mind-body connection. “I feel so heavy and weighed down by my losses.”
Emotional Triggers
In traditional Freudian theory, a gun symbolizes the penis and having a gun represents power and dominance: protecting, threatening or destroying.
Self Hatred and Self Respect
In Baltimore, the curfew is lifted and the police have been charged and indicted in Freddie Gray’s death. But the question persists; why do residents attack the very places in which they live?
The Rape of Mother Earth: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Climate Change
Why do so many people disregard the science of climate change? I suggest the disbelief borders on denial allowing us to avoid responsibility for the rape of Mother Earth, the destruction of that which gives us life and on which our lives depend.
First Love*
Emotions matter. Pretending that emotions do not exist creates dissonant background music that, eventually, cannot be drowned out by pleasurable distractions.