For our inaugural session, we’ll revisit Daphne Socarides’ and Robert Stolorow’s seminal 1984 paper, Affects and Selfobjects, in light of Steven Stern’s chapter, Breathing Together: Complex Selfobjects and Therapeutic Action, from his recent book, Airless Worlds and the Restoration of Psychic Breathing.
Steve will present some thoughts comparing his current chapter with Stolorow’s and Socarides’ 1984 paper. Peter Kaufmann will then offer a short discussion, followed by open discussion by all attendees.
At this meeting we will be discussing Ruth Migler’s 2023 paper and its implications for teaching: Is This My Home? How Psychoanalytic Training Led to My Cultural Reawakening. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 43:283-289.
The paper will be emailed to you in advance. more info...
12/13/2025
1:30pm to 3:00pm
Elizabeth Carr
The Child and Adolescent Initiative Presents: A Different Kind of Invisible Power
