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From My Desk
From Tragic Person to True Self: The Integration Solution
We know that true healing requires more than just intellectual insight. It requires a profound, often "catastrophic," change in the core organization of the Self. But how do we break the hold of a script that has been running since childhood?
3 days ago3 min read
46th Annual International Conference of the IAPSP
I’m honored to be speaking at the 46th Annual International Conference of the International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP) this October in Pasadena, CA. My presentation, “Altered States & Altered States: A Reverie,” will explore evolving perspectives on consciousness and psychoanalysis. 🗓️ Thursday, October 16, 2025 ⏱️ 4:15 PM PT 📍 Pasadena, California
Aug 141 min read
The 13th International Bion Conference | Agony and the Resistance to Change
A clinical presentation of why we fight the very change we seek. Saturday, June 7th 10:45 AM The New School for Social Research Room A510, Lang/Johnson Hall 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY Join Douglas and Julie Sahlein, LCSW, in this unique application of Bionian principles to a complex case.
Jun 61 min read
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