Psychoanalytic Voice

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Resistances in Beginnings, Bertrand Leopeng.

Blog Post 1. As I write this post intended for the public and Psychoanalytic Community as a whole, I find myself asking the question- what took so long. The natural answers come to the conscious mind- I have been busy, I haven’t had time to formulate something coherent, ‘life keeps getting in the way’. These […]

Psychoanalysis moves forward

Molweni, We are pleased to say that we have had a very good response to our SAPC National Conference. Bookings are going fast and furious and many people have commented enthusiastically about the rich and diverse conference programme. Thank you all for your support and encouragement. For those who have not yet booked and […]

Invisible Discourses in South Africa’s Patriarchy

I recently encountered a situation that fully revealed my male privilege in the midst of a South African society dominated by patriarchal structure. The whole incident left me feeling disconsolate, puzzled, and embarassed. I had entered into the men’s toilet area of a shopping centre in my area. The time of day was late […]

Call For Abstracts SAPC 2016 Conference.

Molweni, We are writing to remind you of the SAPC conference and to invite you and your group/s to think about how you will be participating. We are very pleased to announce an early line-up of Participants that includes: Armien Abrahams, Astrid Berg, Amanda Kottler, Trevor Lubbe, Tshidi Maseko, Nomfundo Mogapi, Cora Smith […]

Adolescent Sexuality

Written by Vossie Goosen Blaming and punishing instead of guiding and helping sexually active adolescents is an ages old victimising custom which lets parents, other caregivers, family and broader society off the hook. This custom contributes to the continuing denial of infantile and childhood sexuality which needs to be nurtured and protected rather than acted […]

Pistorius, Zuma, South Africa – when the moral centre doesn’t hold

Written by Dain Peters At the recent Daily Maverick Gathering, prominent economist Iraj Abedian, of Pan-African Capital Holdings, proposed that whenever the underlying value system of a society is diluted or destroyed, corruption appears. In a heterogeneous society, he says, when the moral system is not defined and internalised when, for instance, integrity is […]

When great trees fall

by Dain Peters As I write this (15/01/14) we are just over 40 days after the death of Nelson Mandela. Forty Days: the magical time period, the time for which great mystics (Moses, Jesus and Mohammed) exiled themselves in preparation for significant changes; the 6-week time period when, in crisis theory, the old status quo […]

Fear of Flying and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

by Cathy Rogers Moving through the sky, at great speed, and under control of an unknown, albeit trained person is for many, scary. Its not natural for humans to fly. This fear is a normal fear because it comes from an instinct to live and avoid being in a dangerous place. This instinct […]

Is the internet good for our mental health?

by Jenny Perkel People these days, if they can afford it, are often more connected to their smart phones, i-pads, and laptops than they are to other living beings. While social networking sites like Facebook aim to connect people in cyberspace, they can actually leave us more physically alone and lonely. Social isolation often […]

Seeking the Unconscious Gods

by Henry Meiring Freud placed great emphasis on people becoming consciously aware of previously repressed material during psychoanalysis. Remembering repressed memories or becoming mindful of unconscious material was a central component of Freud’s therapeutic approach[i]. This sentiment was echoed by Carl Jung in stressing the importance of making that which was unconscious conscious in psychotherapy. […]