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Plato's Digital Rings of Gyges: Working with Invisible Wounds in the Therapeutic Space attachment trauma body image body shaming online world plato psychodynamic social media therapy visibility

 

In Plato's "Republic," the story of the Ring of Gyges poses a fundamental question about moral behaviour and visibility. A shepherd discovers a ring that makes him invisible, leading him to...

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"The Substance": Female Body Horror Through a Kleinian Lens ageing body image klein psychodynamic

 

 

Demi Moore's fierce embodiment of Elisabeth Sparkle in "The Substance" marks a watershed moment in cinema's exploration of female ageing and body politics. Her courageous...

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Hemingway's Empty Catch: A Psychodynamic View of Body Image in the Digital Age attachment body image perfectionism psychodynamic relational shame social media winnicott
 
 

 

When considering our complex relationship with body image in the digital age, Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' offers an unexpected but illuminating parallel. While...

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Beauty, Environment and Object Relations: A Psychodynamic Exploration attachment trauma beauty body image bowlby fairbairn jung object relations psychodynamic

 

The classic debate on whether it is better to grow a cabbage or a rose invites us to explore how our relationship with beauty reflects something profound about human nature. This article...

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