146: Winnicott: Creativity and Subjectivity, Part III Teaser

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The episode discusses Winnicott's paper on transitional objects, focusing on two case studies.

Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappiness Abby, Patrick, and Dan close out their reading of Winnicott’s paper, “Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena,” focusing specifically on Winnicott’s two case studies. The first is the story of a distressed little boy who has developed an idiosyncratic relationship to string; the second is an adult woman struggling with feelings of loss, memories of her d...

People in this episode

Hosts: Abby, Patrick

Topics covered

• creativity
• subjectivity
• case studies
• transitional objects
• psychology

Keywords

• Winnicott
• creativity
• subjectivity
• transitional objects
• psychology
• case studies

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Books & works: Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena

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