145: Psychic Militancy feat. Lara Sheehi

About this episode

Abby and Patrick engage in a deep conversation with Lara Sheehi about her work in psychoanalysis and activism.

Abby and Patrick welcome clinician, activist, and writer Lara Sheehi, author of the brand-new book, From the Clinic to The Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures. Situating this book and her other work within the context of her background and experiences with psychoanalytic institutions, Sheehi leads Abby and Patrick on a frank and searching conversation with far-reaching implications. What does it mean to identify with psychoanalysis in the abstract, what are the tools psychoanaly...

People in this episode

Hosts: Abby, Patrick

Guest: Lara Sheehi

Topics covered

• psychoanalysis
• activism
• revolutionary futures
• mental health
• social change

Keywords

• psychoanalysis
• activism
• Lara Sheehi
• mental health
• social justice
• revolutionary futures

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: From the Clinic to The Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures

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