International Journal of Controversial Discussions Issue Volume #4 Issue #1

 Click Here to Read: The International Journal of Controversial Discussions Volume #4 Issue #1.  The theme of the issue is Memoir and Psychoanalysis with a target paper by Merle Heidi Molofky, MFA, NCPsyA and edited by M. Sagman Kayatekin, M.D. There is also Review of Donnelley M. (2023). Treatment Resistance in Therapy: A Patient’s Perspective. Ireviewed be J. Christopher Fowler and a Response to Dr. Fowler by Marshall Donnelley This journal is supported by a generous grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation.
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Dystopian Trouble Needs Progress, Not Utopia

Click Here to Read: Dystopian Trouble Needs Progress, Not Utopia: A McGilchrist-Influenced Reflection on Some Limitations of Idealistic Social Hope by Jamey Hecht on his substack on  June 27, 2026.

Click Here to Read: The Center Must Hold: Response to A Comment on “Dystopian Trouble Needs Progress, Not Utopia” Jamey Hecht on his Substack on June 28, 2026.

William Hamilton Prospero and Ariel Image:  National Gallery Berlin.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Recording of Symposium 2026

Cick Here to View: A full recoding of all of  Symposium 2026 which was titled “PsychE/PsychAI”. and which took place on  Saturday, April 18 in Goldwurm Auditorium at Mount Sinai. Dr. Dennis Charney, MD will give the Plenary and receive the Freud Award. Dr. Todd Essig, PhD will give the Keynote. Distinguished faculty include David Forrest, MD, Amy Levy, PsyD and Heather Berlin, PhD among other leading experts.

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Amy Lowell (February 9, 1874 – May 12, 1925): Beauty begins with attentive seeing

Click Here to Read: Amy Lowell (February 9, 1874 – May 12, 1925): Beauty begins with attentive seeing by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry Substack on July 8, 2026.

TIME Magazine cover from March 2, 1925 featuring Amy Lowell Image: Unknown author, possibly Theodore C. Marceau (1859–1922) or Marceau Studios, Boston.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The Psychology of Presidential Corruption: Why Public Greed Damages the Human Psyche

Click Here to Read:  The Psychology of Presidential Corruption: Why Public Greed Damages the Human Psyche (Vol. 6; Issue 27) by Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD on his Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind website on July 7, 2026.

Polish throne at Warsaw Royal Castle Image: Mathiasrex Maciej Szczepańczyk  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Only 2 places left: One-Year Infant Observation Seminar: online daytime classes, Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program ’26-’27

ONE-YEAR INFANT OBSERVATION SEMINAR

offered by the  Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program of the Contemporary Freudian Society  and the Institute of Psychoanalytic Training and Research
Tuesdays, 12-1:30pm, September 15, 2026-May 25, 2027
Online Format

This infant observation seminar is offered as an elective course to candidates in IPTAR’s Adult and Respecialization Programs and as a required course in IPTAR’s Adult and Child Integrated Track, and to candidates in The Contemporary Freudian Society Adult and Continue reading Only 2 places left: One-Year Infant Observation Seminar: online daytime classes, Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program ’26-’27