Happy Birthday to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn , 11 August 1889, Edinburgh, Scotland , whose pioneering work profoundly shaped the development of psychoanalytic theory and our understanding of human relationships, object relations, and the inner world.

Congress of French-Speaking Psychoanalysts Celebrates 100 Years The Congress of French-Speaking Psychoanalysts has brought together, French-speaking analysts from dif.soc. assoc .– 26 today – We look forward to seeing you in Lisbon in ’27, in Paris in ’28, and in Liège in ’29.

The latest neuroscience may be proving Freud right An interview with Mark Solms share.google/s1USYD2ARoIH...

The latest neuroscience may be proving Freud right

<p><em>Neuropsychologist <strong>Mark Solms</strong> — the man entrusted with editing Freud's complete scientific works — argues that a century of neuroscience has been unknowingly proving…

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In September, the IPA Prizes and Awards Committee will issue a call for nominations for 4 of the most prestigious honours to be conferred at the 2027 Vancouver Congress. These awards reflect the IPA’s highest recognition of dedication to the field of Psychoanalysis.

Why I Write: From the Dot to the Line – Drawing a Thread Out and Writing it  By Jennifer Davids,Fellow British Psychoanalytical Society (BPaS), FIPA, born in South Africa, a chartered clinical psychologist, a Child, Adolescent ,Adult Psychoanalyst. talksonpsychoanalysis.podbean.com/e/why-i-writ...

This @ipaonline.bsky.social podcast with host Harvey Schwartz, MD covers an interesting intersection of professions and comparison of a world with no words, and a fix in veterinary medicine that cannot be applied to psychoanalysis. Tune in: tinyurl.com/ybz2699u

The JC’s next meeting, featuring a paper by Jack Drescher, MD, will be on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 4 p.m. London time, 11 a.m. US Eastern Time. Registration, which is free of charge, is open . us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... The IPA (JC) is a project of the IPA C.C

Happy Birthday in remembrance of Didier Anzieu, (July 8, 1923, Melun, France – November 25, 1999, Paris, France) whose pioneering work continues to inspire generations of psychologists and psychoanalysts. Pic. booknode.com

Happy Birthday to Sándor Ferenczi! (Miskolc, Hungary, 7 July 1873 – Budapest, Hungary, 22 May 1933), one of the pioneers of psychoanalysis. He wrote to Freud: “The vulnerability of organs may also come into consideration”. Ferenczi, S. (1908) Letter from S Ferenczi to S. Freud,

Psychoanalysis On and Off the Couch My Journey from Veterinary Medicine to Psychoanalysis with Michele Gaspar DVM,MA,LCPC (Chicago)          Michele Gaspar is an advanced candidate at the Chicago (CCP). IPAOfftheCouch.org #207 ipaoffthecouch.org/2026/06/28/e...

Happy Birthday Marie Bonaparte! (2 July 1882, Saint-Cloud, France – 21 September 1962, Saint-Tropez, France). She wrote that:“Thereafter, the destiny and influence of the infantile sadistic phantasies will differ with the sex of the child” (p. 328) Bonaparte, M. (1935)

Happy Birthday to Herbert Alexander Roaenfeld! (2 July 1910, Nuremberg – 29 November 1986, London) He was one of the leading psychoanalysts of the Kleinian school, whose pioneering work on psychosis, narcissism, and object relations continues to shape psychoanalytic thinking.

In her thought-provoking podcast, “The Body as a Pulsing Frontier”, Ema Ponce de León offers her particular view on the theme of the body in psychoanalysis, Ema Ponce de León is a psychoanalyst , holds a PhD from the Complutense Madrid University talksonpsychoanalysis.podbean.com/e/the-body-a...

Happy Birthday to Enrique Pichon-Rivière (Geneva, Switzerland, 25 June 1907 – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16 June 1977) a thinker whose work reshaped the way we understand groups, relationships, and the human mind. Riviere, E. P. (1943) Sterba Richard

¡Envíe sus propuestas ahora! Fecha límite: 30 de junio de 2026 La condición humana en el mundo digital 55.º Congreso de la IPA – Vancouver 2027 Invitamos a presentar propuestas para paneles y grupos de discusión reducidos. web.cvent.com/event/f992e6...

Developmental Object with Carla Neely, PhD (Washington, DC) “As analysts we have our own development - as humans we have our own development. " IPAOfftheCouch.org Produced by Harvey Schwartz by the IPA

Send your Proposals Now! Deadline 30 June, 2026 The Human Condition in the Digital World 55th IPA Congress Vancouver 2027 We are inviting proposals for Panels and Small Discussion Groups web.cvent.com/event/f992e6...

Happy Birthday to Alice Bálint! , born 16 June 1898 , in Budapest ( Alice Székely-Kovács) , a pioneering psychoanalyst who wrote the book “The Psychoanalysis of the Nursery”. Balint, Alice (6 November 2015). The Psycho-Analysis of the Nursery. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-37392-6.

Serge Lebovici was born June 10, 1915, in Paris; was a highly influential French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in child psychiatry and played a key role in the psychoanalysis of infants, as well as the study of early mother-child bonds

We invite you to the IPA 55th Congress in Vancouver, Canada, from July 25 to 29, 2027. It will take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre, gathering psychoanalysts, candidates , the theme is "The Human Condition in the Digital World". Deadline June 30

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Gender in Translation: Psychic Work, Listening and the Ethics of Uncertainty This webinar, organised by the IPA’s Committee on Sexual Diversity and Gender Studies, will take place on 13th June , 12:00 – 14:00 (US ET). Register : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

What is the role of Tele-analysis in training? IPA is using the powerful tool of Action Research to explore the topic, with dialogues between groups using only in-person psychoanalysis and using teleanalysis. For more info: www.ipa.world/IPA/Dev/Abou... #psychotherapy #telemedicine

What is the role of Tele-analysis in training? IPA is using the powerful tool of Action Research to explore the topic, with dialogues between groups using only in-person psychoanalysis and using teleanalysis. For more info: www.ipa.world/IPA/Dev/Abou... #psychotherapy #telemedicine

What is the role of Tele-analysis in training? IPA is using the powerful tool of Action Research to explore the topic, with dialogues between groups using only in-person psychoanalysis and using teleanalysis. For more info: www.ipa.world/IPA/Dev/Abou... #psychotherapy #telemedicine

On this day we remember Paul Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875, Lübeck, Germany – August 12, 1955, Zürich, Switzerland), a writer profoundly engaged with the psychological currents of his time. "The free folk are the people of a future freed from fear and hate, and ripe for peace."

On this day we remember Alix Strachey - née Alix Sargant-Florence - (June 4, 1892, Nutley, New Jersey, United States – April 28, 1973, Great Marlow, England), was a British psychoanalyst, whose quiet brilliance helped bring the depths of the human mind into clearer language. Strachey, A. (1941)

Psychoanalysis On and Off the Couch #205: AI, Subjectivity and Psychoanalysis with Amy Levy, PhD (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) Amy Levy, PhD is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. IPAOfftheCouch.org ipaoffthecouch.org/2026/05/31/e... Podcast by Harvey Schwartz for the IPA.

Honouring the Life and Legacy of Horacio Etchegoyen (1919-2016) June 26th at 4:00 PM us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Panelists: Cláudio Laks Eizirik Charles Hanly Stefano Bolognini Virginia Ungar Moderator:   Monica Vorchheimer Guest contributor:  Margaret Ann Fitzpatrick Hanly Isabel Silveira

Janine Chasseguet-Smirgel was born in Paris, France, in 1928.She was a prominent French psychoanalyst renowned for her extensive work exploring the relationship between perversion, creativity, and the ego ideal. Held notable academic and professional positions, and VP of the IPA

Today we celebrate the birthday of Paul-Claude Racamier (20 May 1924, Pont-de-Roide, Doubs, France – 18 August 1996, Besançon, France), whose pioneering work profoundly influenced modern psychoanalysis. Denis, P. (2014) Introduction to Paul-Claude Racamier's Paper