The Reluctant Psychoanalyst

I am a US psychoanalyst who comments on books, movies and conferences from a contemporary psychoanalytic perspective. Intended for those curious about applied psychoanalysis, this site grows out of a project - the 10,000 minds project of the American Psychoanalytic Association - to help the public become aware of contemporary psychoanalysis. I post 2-4 times per month and limit posts to about 2,000 words.

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

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Bugonia: Queen Bees and Wannabees at the Oscars Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos , Emma Stone , Jesse Plemons , Politics and the Movies, Psychoan...

Rupture and Repair: Research, Clinical Practice, and the Erotic Elements of Life

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Rupture and Repair, Safran, Muran, Clinical Practice, Applied Psychoanalysis, Applied Psychological Research, Original Sin At our local me...

Monday, March 9, 2026

The President's Cake: An Iraqi film made for an audience like us, even if we don't want to see it.

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The President's Cake, Iraqui Film, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Dictatorships, Coming of Age We watched this Iraqi film on the day tha...

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore: A Micro and Macro Path Forward

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Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami, Coming of Age, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, review no spoilers I was recently in San Francisco at t...

Monday, February 9, 2026

Manet and Morisot in San Francisco

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Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Art History, San Francisco Immediately before the American Psychoanalytic Associ...

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Palm Royale: Today’s Feminism?

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Palm Royale, Kriten Wiig, Carol Burnett, Farce, Political Comedy, Palm Beach, Psychology, Feminism, Margaret Merriweather Post, Mar-a-Lago ...

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The Reluctant Psychoanalyst: I am a US Psychoanalyst who applies analytic theory and technique to movies, books, and my life. I limit my posts to about 1500 words and try to keep them topical. I hope you enjoy...

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