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Lives of the Unconscious. A Podcast on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

by Cécile Loetz & Jakob Mueller
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  • Episode 37: Male Perversion and Sexual Violence

    April 25, 2025 · 33 min

    Support our project and get access to the scripts for all episodes: https://www.patreon.com/lives From catcalling and unsolicited “dick pics” to upskirting and other forms of sexual assault—sexualized violence is omnipresent, especially…

  • Episode 36. What poverty does tu us. And what it has to do with our history.

    November 29, 2024 · 35 min

    We are back with a new episode! "Behind what is referred to in psychoanalysis as fate neurosis or repetition compulsion often lurks the uncanny magnetism of one's own social class" Support us on Patreon and get the scripts to the…

  • Episode 35. Envy. A hidden force within human relations

    April 29, 2023 · 39 min

    Envy can arise wherever there exists inequality between people: in societies and families, between siblings, genders, and generations. “Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay” (R.W. Emerson). Envy has a bad reputation, at times…

  • Episode 34. Dissociative Identity Disorder - Secret Lives

    February 28, 2023 · 41 min

    The idea of split personality is fertile ground for stories of great imagination—while regrettably also inspiring and perpetuating numerous misunderstandings that continue to cling to the kind of personality organization that we will take…

  • Episode 33.The Phantom of Emptiness. On the Psychodynamics of White Depression.

    January 4, 2023 · 45 min

    In contrast to “black depression,” white depression denotes an often inconspicuous, insidious affliction that can last a lifetime. Its distinguishing quality is a feeling of meaninglessness and emptiness that is nearly impossible to grasp…

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  • Episode 32.The Pseudo-Community. Or: The Family behind the Rubber Fence

    November 25, 2022 · 34 min

    “You’re free to do anything you want! But this man, of all people—you’ll never be happy with him.” Or: “Of course, if you don’t have time, you don’t have to come to the birthday dinner. But Uncle Henry will be very sad if you don’t. He was…

  • Episode 31. A Lover's Bind: The Psychoanalysis of Romantic Relationships

    October 17, 2022 · 39 min

    One couple fights over household responsibilities. Another is trapped in a cycle of jealousy and control. Still another strives for total harmony and oneness—only to be tormented by intense anxiety the moment small differences arise. With…

  • Episode 30: On the psychoanalysis of addictive disorders

    September 16, 2022 · 33 min

    Addiction is one of the most widespread forms of mental illness. However, it is also burdened with many stigmas, and those suffering from it are often stigmatized. Treating it is considered difficult. But why do people become addicted? Can…

  • Episode 29: The Anorexic Dynamic. Or: Why eating disorders are not about the food

    August 19, 2022 · 38 min

    “You are what you eat.” We are continuously negotiating our identity through food, setting the boundaries of the self. Inscribed into the symptoms of anorexia is an unconscious conflict of identity, which has something to do with one’s own…

  • Episode 28: Malignant Narcissism: A Reservoir of Hatred and Violence

    July 19, 2022 · 30 min

    History has certainly never failed to offer reasons and occasions to cause violence of all sorts; making it understandable how Freud arrived at the following verdict towards the end of his life: “Homo homini lupus—man is wolf to man. Who…

  • Episode 27: The Tragedy of Narcissism

    June 13, 2022 · 30 min

    The diagnosis of “narcissism” appears to have come into vogue, not only in the field of clinical psychology. It is an inescapable diagnosis for just about any critique of contemporary society. But what exactly are we talking about when we…

  • Episode 26: Grief. The path through the realm of shadow.

    May 22, 2022 · 25 min

    Grief is one of life’s inevitable experiences, for we live in a world that is fleeting. Processing loss is one of the most difficult mental processes and yet every human being must face it. Some mourning processes are so severe that they…

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About the show

This podcast is devoted to topics on psychotherapy, contemporary psychoanalysis, and psychodynamic therapy methods, as well as social issues. A new episode is published every Friday. Recommended readings can be found attached to each respective episode. Website: https://www.psy-cast.org