Dependency and Denial - with Joe Pawson

About this episode

Imi Lo interviews Joseph Pawson about his book 'Dependency and Denial' and the nature of human dependency.

In this episode, I speak with integrative psychotherapist Joseph Pawson to explore the territory of his forthcoming book, Dependency and Denial, which examines what happens when our need for others gets exiled from awareness, and what it costs us to keep it there. We talk about why dependency is not the pathological clinginess most people associate with the word, but something far more universal, the very basis of how we relate to each other and to the world. Joe describes how, when ea...

People in this episode

Host: Imi Lo

Guest: Joseph Pawson

Topics covered

• dependency
• psychotherapy
• relationships
• self-awareness
• mental health

Keywords

• dependency
• denial
• psychotherapy
• relationships
• mental health
• self-awareness
• integrative therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dependency and Denial

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