International Journal of Controversial Discussions Issue Volume #4 Issue #1

By Tamar SchwartzApril 6, 2016July 10, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: The International Journal of Controversial Discussions Volume #4 Issue #1. The theme of the issue is Memoir and Psychoanalysis with a target paper by Merle Heidi Molofky, MFA, NCPsyA and edited by M. Sagman Kayatekin, M.D. There is also Review of Donnelley M. (2023). Treatment Resistance in Therapy: A Patient’s Perspective. Ireviewed be J. Christopher Fowler and a Response to Dr. Fowler by Marshall Donnelley This journal is supported by a generous grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation.

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Microplastics in the Brain: What Evidence Shows (and What It Doesn’t)

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 Psychoanalysis, Science

Click Here to Read: Microplastics in the Brain: What Evidence Shows (and What It Doesn’t) By Emily Meenan, Grace Schroeder on the Brain and Life website on March 9, 2026,

Microplastic poses a growing concern in oceans and other aquatic habitat. Image: 5Gyres, courtesy of Oregon State University. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

A passage from Homer’s Iliad has been discovered inside the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 History, Literature

Click Here to Read: A passage from Homer’s Iliad has been discovered inside the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy: A snippet of text from Homer’s famous epic recounting the siege of Troy was apparently placed inside this body as part of the mummification process By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron on The Scientific American website on April 23, 2026.

Hera, Athena and Iris in the Trojan War (Iris, at the Behest of Zeus, Warns Athena and Hera not to Assist the Greeks in their War with the Trojans.) Image: Jacques Réattu (1760–1833) . Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

A Surface Scratched: Improvisation on a dead-end street

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Arts, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: A Surface Scratched: Improvisation on a dead-end street by By Mendel Horowitz on The American Psychoanalyst Substack on July 23, 2026.

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What African Countries Can Teach Everyone About Flourishing

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Politics, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: What African Countries Can Teach Everyone About Flourishing: New research challenges assumptions about well-being and highlights the role of culture, connection, and purpose By Victor Counted on the Greater Good website on July 15, 2026.

A masai woman carrying her baby in a sarong knitted around her body Image: Vendeeelaaa Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Virtual CE: 7/24 : Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy /12:50 Est 1.0 CE) w/Dr. Robert J. Gregory

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Uncategorized

The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center presents a FREE upcoming VIRTUAL event

GRAND ROUNDS

Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy

Presenter: Robert J. Gregory, MD
Date: Friday, July 24, 2026
Time: 12:50-1:50 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Registration and details: https://education.austenriggs.org/RobertJGregory-GR or REGISTER HERE

Dr. Gregory will present practical, evidence-based strategies for helping suicidal clients move toward treatment and recovery while supporting therapists through complex clinical challenges.

Grand Rounds are designed for mental health professionals, offered free of charge, and provide 1.0 continuing education credits (see registration pages for specific guild information). View all upcoming virtual events and recorded courses at https://education.austenriggs.org

William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878): Nature became America’s first great theologian

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Poetry Monday

Click Here to Read: William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878): Nature became America’s first great theologian by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry substack on July 22, 2026.

William Cullen Bryant by Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896). Gift of William T. Evans to The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domail via Wikimedia Commons.