In my last blog, You Must Know!, I discussed Alanis Morissette’s song, You Oughta Know! from the perspective of the narrator’s fight to maintain her self-esteem in the face of her lover’s betrayal. Here, I’m going to consider one of the less developed themes in the song. … [Read more...] about What’s More To Know
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Sorry Polly, Women’s Law Still Touches Me.
This conference has been postponed because of the COVID-19 virus. I will be presenting my paper, Sorry Polly, Women's Law Still Touches Me, at the International Psychoanalytic Association's Asia-Pacific Conference in Sydney, Australia, from 30 April, 2020 to 2 May, 2020. The … [Read more...] about Sorry Polly, Women’s Law Still Touches Me.
You Must Know!
In the last blog, I focused on Alanis Morrissette’s song, You Oughta Know, from the perspective of how an external crisis effects the progress of a psychotherapy. For this blog, I’m going to consider how the song helps us to understand the narrator’s inner world. For this, I’m … [Read more...] about You Must Know!
When the World Arrives
In 1995, Alanis Morissette released the album, Jagged Little Pill. The first single released from the album was You Oughta Know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPcyTyilmYY One way to think about a psychotherapy is as an exploration of how a person reacts to disturbing … [Read more...] about When the World Arrives
Tough Beginnings
In my previous blog, Nobody told Me It Would Be Like This, I discussed psychotherapy patients who came from families where they felt safe. In this blog, I’m going to talk about patients who did not feel loved by their parents, and rarely felt safe as children. They might have … [Read more...] about Tough Beginnings