Showing posts with label Donald Winnicott. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald Winnicott. Show all posts
Friday, November 17, 2017

Becoming Your True Self

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Discovering who you are can be a lifelong process, especially since everyone changes over time.  In prior articles, I wrote about the false ...
Monday, October 30, 2017

Comfort Objects From Infancy Through Adulthood

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In prior articles, I've discussed Donald Winnicott's contributions to the field of psychology (see my articles: The Creation of the ...
Monday, October 16, 2017

The Holding Environment in Therapy: Maintaining a Safe Environment for the Client

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In a prior article, I began a discussion about the holding environment in therapy (see my article: The Creation of the Holding Environment i...
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Becoming the Mother You Wish You Had

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Donald Winnicott, a well-respected British psychoanalyst and pediatrician, introduced the idea of the "good enough mother" (see my...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Books: "Tea With Winnicott" at 87 Chester Square

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In the book,  Tea With Winnicott , Brett Kahr imagines what it might be like to bring back the British psychoanalyst and pediatrician, Donal...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Why It's Important For Psychotherapists NOT to Have "All the Answers" in Therapy

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There was a time in the history of psychotherapy when traditional psychotherapists believed they had  "the answers" for their clie...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Understanding the False Self - Part 1

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At times, all of us put on a front, to a certain extent, that is part of self preservation and that we use  consciously  to protect ourselve...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

What is Childhood Emotional Neglect?

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The concept of "emotional neglect" is often mentioned in psychotherapy journals, newspapers, popular magazines, movies, TV program...