9 Lessons from the Great Minds of Psychoanalysis

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the evolution of psychoanalysis after Freud, highlighting key ideas from figures like Adler, Klein, Winnicott, and Hillman. They track how the field expanded from focusing on the individual ego all the way out to exploring the existential forces that shape who we are. They focus on what lessons we can take away from each of these influential thinkers into our everyday lives. Topics include inferiority complexes, defense mechanisms, object relations, authentic vs. false self, developmental psychology, adaptation, and our confrontation with life's ultimate concerns like death and meaninglessness.

Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

4:20: Alfred Adler: Inferiority, contribution, and healthy striving

14:05: Anna Freud: Ego defenses and real-time coping

20:09: Erik Erikson: Lifespan development and identity crises

33:20: Melanie Klein: Object relations, splitting, and managing complexity

46:46: Donald Winnicott: True self, good-enough parenting, and holding environments

51:09: Heinz Kohut: Self-psychology, mirroring, and healthy narcissism

1:02:32: Wilhelm Reich: Somatic therapy and character armor

1:08:25: Neo-Jungians: Archetypes, imagination, and symbolic mind

1:18:18: Irvin Yalom: Existential psychotherapy and meaning-making

1:26:50: Recap

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