Born A Crime – Book Review

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Ellen Goldberg, PhD, is a Child Neuropsychologist and a Psychotherapist Member of BPSI. Her remarks below originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of the library newsletter, which can be read here. Noah, T. (2016). Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. Spiegel & Grau, 288 pp. In many ways, Trevor Noah is a remarkable comedian. He dances on a tight rope while he explores real life hardships, political...

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Gil Noam Speaks about Hope for Education after COVID – AUDIO

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In a recent episode of Alexandra M. Harrison’s podcast series, BPSI Faculty Member, Gil Noam, discusses his new book, Ten Big Bets: Transforming Education During the Pandemic and Beyond, explaining that there is hope in new flexibility and inspiration for our children’s education after the pandemic. Click on the player below to listen. Gil G. Noam, EdD, Dr. Habil. is a nationally recognized developmental and educational...

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Psychoanalysis, History and Radical Ethics – Book Review

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by Rita K. Teusch, PhD Rita Teusch, PhD, is a Faculty Member of BPSI. Her remarks below also appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of the Hanns Sachs Library Newsletter. Orange, D.M. (2020). Psychoanalysis, History and Radical Ethics: Learning to Hear. Routledge, 182 pp. Donna Orange, PhD, PsyD, is a psychoanalyst and philosopher well known to analysts through several books and articles in which she masterfully explicates her philosophical and...

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Good Sleep Habits for Your Child – AUDIO

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In a recent episode of her podcast series, Alexandra M. Harrison, MD, talks to Meg Casano, a sleep consultant, to discuss how to help your child develop good sleep habits and how to help you deal with wakefulness. Alexandra Murray Harrison, MD is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute in Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard...

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Malkah Notman on IPA’s “Off the Couch” – AUDIO

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BPSI Training and Supervising Analyst, Malkah Notman, MD, appeared on a recent episode of the IPA’s Off the Couch podcast to discuss how practicing analysis for many decades impacts one’s approach to the work. Click on the link below to listen to the program on the podcast web page. Episode 85: The Elder Analyst with Malkah Notman, MD Malkah Notman, MD, is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society...

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Breastfeeding Made Easier – AUDIO

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In a recent episode of her podcast series, Alexandra M. Harrison, MD, interviews a lactation consultant, Lauryl Ramakrishnan, who discusses the value of breastfeeding and how to troubleshoot difficulties in initiating and establishing breastfeeding. Click on the player below to listen. Alexandra Murray Harrison, MD is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute in Adult and Child and Adolescent...

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