#homophobia doesn’t always shout; it often whispers. It becomes the internal voice that says 'don’t be like that'. The voice that turns affection into shame; desire into self-doubt. Those ghosts linger, resulting in a subtle melancholia; grief for a love one feels unworthy to have. #AllofUsStrangers
My colleague Stephen Blumenthal has written this excellent piece on masculinity, vulnerability and psychotherapy
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
“Before expressing any kind of affection in public I had to ring the bell of permission … it was not something spontaneous” (José). Our research project explored #LGBTQ couples’ experiences of #homophobia and holding hands with their partners in public: lgbtq-holdinghands.com
20% promotional discount on The Oedipus Complex when you order through Routledge #psychoanalysis #psychotherapy #freud #oedipus
It’s published! Copies of my new book have arrived! 😁
There’s a promotional discount of 20% until 30 Sept when you buy from Routledge website- using code 25AFLY2
#psychoanalysis #psychotherapy #oedipus
My film essay on All of Us Strangers has been published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. It’s published open access #psychoanalysis #lgbtq #homophobia #AllofUsStrangers
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our paper has been published in the latest issue of Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society - Gay men’s experiences of holding hands in public.
It is published open access, so free to read and download.
#psychoanalysis, #LGBTQ, #homophobia
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Coming out in September…
#psychoanalysis
Waiting to see Richard II at The Bridge Theatre
I have a paper accepted for publication in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis @theijp.bsky.social - an essay on the film ‘All of Us Strangers’. It’s available online first & is open access (freely available) #psychoanalysis #homophobia #AllofUsStrangers
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Manuscript finished and ready to submit to publisher! To be published as part of the Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis book series. Out later this year.
We have a new paper published in Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society - Gay men’s experiences of holding hands in public: Psychosocial dilemmas and the discourse of homophobia. It’s published Open Access, so free to read ⬇️
#psychoanalysis #homophobia #lgbt
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Frosty morning
Having fun at the Anthony McCall installation at the Tate
Having fun at the Anthony McCall installation at the Tate
Walking home on a gothic-like snowy night after having gone to watch the movie Nosferatu 🧛♀️
3. Tell me the Truth About Love by Susanna Abse. Wonderfully written tales of the sorts of conflicts and dynamics that couples bring to psychotherapy
2. Schopenhauer’s Porcupines by Deborah Luepnitz. Five sensitively written, longer accounts of struggles with intimacy
If you wanted to read a book that gives a sense of what happens in #psychoanalytic #psychotherapy, these 3 books are excellent:
1. The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz. A beautifully written series of short accounts of deep emotional conflicts that are explored in the consulting room
Same. I take a peek every now and then, but it just seems too grim. It’s better here I think
I’m listening to this album now. Great stuff
Excellent piece in NY Times by Orna Guralnik
“Interest in difference is a place of potential growth and repair”
Fantastic! Congratulations!
Thank you! This film looks great! Will definitely give it a watch
I’m finishing writing a book on the Oedipus Complex, a Contemporary Introduction. Thinking of interesting cultural examples from films, art etc of Oedipal dynamics. And suggestions, #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic colleagues? #psychoanalysis
Our book ~ Sexual Minorities and Mental Health: Current Perspectives and New Directions ~ edited by @joannasemlyen.bsky.social and I, has 17 great chapters exploring different aspects related to #LGBT #mentalhealth
Very excited to be launching a new location in the North of England (Newcastle).
We’ll be running a new Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training and a Foundation Course from September 2025.
www.britishpsychotherapyfoundation.org.uk/education/le...
#newcastle #psychotherapy
