the loop of happiness
the loop of happiness How to live a good life? Let alone a meaningful one? The mind is required to adjust to a changing world out there and a changing internal landscape inside both body and brain; and to keep on adjusting as both keep changing. In his book, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera comments that, “We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on...
pull yourself together: or why you can’t. unravelling mental myths
pull yourself together: or why you can’t. unravelling mental myths how does therapy change your brain? Mental illness isn’t like physical illness. Mainly because you can’t see it. Humans have always verified the truth of something with their eyes. ‘You fell off a roof and broke your leg? Oh my God, poor you!’ Our eyes travel back to the plaster cast on their leg, the existence of which...
boarding school syndrome: in conversation with joy schaverien
boarding school syndrome: in conversation with joy schaverien In her book 'Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the “Privileged” Child' Joy Schaverien identified a cluster of symptoms and behaviours, which she classified as ‘Boarding School Syndrome’. The premise is that children sent to boarding school at an early age suffer the sudden and irrevocable loss of their primary...
announcement of winners - Rozsika Parker Prize 2018
announcement of winners - rozsika parker prize 2018 Ann Scott, Editor-in-Chief, BJP writes: We are delighted to announce the results in the Rozsika Parker Prize 2018 – the sixth year of the competition. Our congratulations to the authors. Certificates will be presented at the joint Freud Museum/BJP conference in November 2019. student pathWinner:Alexis...
rozsika parker prize 2019 - call for entries
rozsika parker prize 2019 - call for entries The BJP’s annual Prize, established in 2013 in memory of Rozsika Parker, focuses on a critical engagement with questions of creativity. An influential art historian and clinician, Rozsika Parker represented WPF/FPC on the BJP’s Board for many years and was well known for her commitment to creativity, in both art and clinical practice.The Prize has...
BJAA: working with difference as jungian analysts
BJAA: working with difference as jungian analysts In recent years several BJAA members have written papers exploring the unconscious forces at work in the consulting room in the areas of race, class, migration and sexual difference. Current debates within the profession, postcolonial studies and the history of psychoanalysis in relation to totalitarian and fascist regimes call us to review our...
gender and psychotherapy - what is it all about?
gender and psychotherapy - what is it all about? A small group of psychotherapists has been meeting here, at the British Psychotherapy Foundation, to discuss clinical work and to read papers about issues that can arise in therapy with individuals whose sexual orientation is other than heterosexual, or whose gender expression is atypical. This group has offered an opportunity for its members to...
jung and racism
jung and racism This article is an introduction to the significant questions for Jungians in relation to the racism in Jung’s writing and to the way post-Jungians have thought about this. It also outlines developments in Jungian theory that contribute to understanding the phenomenon of racism. in what way is Jung’s thinking racist? Jung was interested in different cultures and collective...
what's it like to be a psychoanalytic psychotherapist?
what's it like to be a psychoanalytic psychotherapist? Listen to Stan Ruszczynski, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and bpf member, talking about his career path and professional experiences, as well as explaining how psychanalytic psychotherapy differs from other types of psychotherapy. about the speaker Stanley Ruszczynski is a Psychoanalyst with...
reflections on 'psychotherapy today'
personal reflections on 'psychotherapy today': jungian perspective Have you been wondering what kind of experience and value our Psychotherapy Today course brings? Find out from one of the reflective papers written by a former student at the end of the course, focusing particularly on the Jungian aspects of the course. In this paper, I would like to reflect on the significance of the...
the experience of infant observation
the experience of infant observation Infant Observation provides an opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of human development through direct observation of an infant during its early life. It sharpens one's observational skills; enhances one's attunement to non-verbal and pre-verbal communication; formulates a keen understanding of the ways in which human beings develop and to...
Rozsika Parker Prize 2018
Rozsika Parker Prize 2018 - call for entries closing date: Monday 15th October 2018 The BJP’s annual Prize, established in 2013 in memory of Rozsika Parker, focuses on a critical engagement with questions of creativity.An influential art historian and clinician, Rozsika Parker represented WPF/FPC on the BJP’s Board for many years and was well known...
why become a psychotherapist? (part II)
why become a psychotherapist? (part II) We asked bpf members what motivated them to enter the field of psychotherapy - here are more of their responses. Drawn to working with people I began my career as an activist and community development worker facilitating change in the external world. Achieving this kind of personal empowerment and autonomy was valuable and certainly the social...
why become a psychotherapist? (part I)
why become a psychotherapist? (part I) What motivates someone to become a psychotherapist? What makes them embark on this long and often demanding journey? There seems to be no single reason why one might choose a career in psychotherapy. We asked bpf members; the response was overwhelming. Below are some deeply personal notes on what made our psychotherapists pursue this career and what keeps...