Episode 10: Relationality Part 2

Episode 10: Relationality Part 2

From The Three Petals by Jim Trofatter

November 24, 2025 · 48 min

About this episode

This episode explores the complexities of relationality, focusing on family dynamics and parenting through various psychoanalytic concepts.

In today’s episode we will be diving again into one of the most profound, and often most challenging, aspects of our human experience: relationality. We'll be looking at family dynamics from the view of parenting as well as the psychoanalytic topics of projection, transference and countertransference. Episode Breakdown: Part 1: Relationships are Tough Part 2:The Social Nature of Humans Part 3: Parenting Without a Map Part 4: Some Consequences of Inadequate Parenting Part 5: Projection Part ...

Topics covered

  • relationality
  • family dynamics
  • parenting
  • projection
  • transference
  • countertransference

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Social Nature of Humans, Parenting Without a Map, Some Consequences of Inadequate Parenting Part 5:

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