The Unconscious of Social Media
In 2014 I published The Psychodynamics of Social Networking: connected-up instantaneous culture and the self. Since then I have been travelling around the world sharing how I apply insights from contemporary psychoanalysis to contemporary phenomena like social media. I am happy to now share with you a video recorded at Stillpoint Spaces Berlin where I make these ideas accessible to the attendees there with an accessible seminar on the subject followed by a Q & A. I really h
May 20, 20191 min read
Speed Dating Psychotherapists: Debasing a profession or increasing access?
Since the early days of psychoanalysis, the profession of psychotherapy has struggled to keep to its founding principles (humanity,...
Sep 7, 20183 min read
Being Human: The Psychology of Your Online Self
In case you missed it, you can now watch the video of my talk “The Psychology of your Online Self” which took place in 2015 at the...
Jul 3, 20181 min read
The Psychodynamics of Social Networking: an update
When I published The Psychodynamics of Social Networking: connected-up instantaneous culture and the self in 2014 I understood well that technology and social media change rapidly. For this reason I “future proofed” the book by attending to the process of social media, rather than the content. In other words instead of examining particular social networks themselves (though I do give ample time to Facebook and Twitter), I looked at the psychological dynamics that under
Dec 8, 201716 min read
