Series: Connections and Conversation
Connections and Conversation created and hosted by Shir Shanun, Psy.D. is a psychoanalytic open space for cultivating creativity and freedom of thought and feeling in a free Zoom meeting. We invite you to engage with our presenters and community as they share their interests and passions in conversation on current topics in psychoanalysis. Please see our calendar of events. The meeting often begins with a 45 minute presentation followed by 45 minutes of conversation. When an event is recorded you can access the recording at the vault.
This series is open to all.
In case of questions please contact: [email protected]
Dreaming in a Tragic World
March 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
I will present several dreams taken from different stages in six years of therapy with an Israeli man who experienced horrific trauma during his army service. While fighting in an active war zone, he was seriously wounded by friendly fire. The dream work promoted a transformation of his fragmented self into a cohesive self, awareness of his destiny and its relation to the environment. The traumatic state of mind evolved into an area of faith and a broad perspective on his life. This change is apparent in the transference relationship that can be identified in each dream. We will follow the evolution of the transference as the treatment proceeds. I will also discuss a possible link between dreaming and meditation, as well as dreaming as a means to acquire faith and hope. Faith and hope expand the traumatized mind and make it possible to envision the future.
Gabriela Mann, Ph.D.
Gabriela Mann, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and training psychoanalyst, founding member and former president of the Tel-Aviv Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis; previous chairperson of the Post-Graduate Program in Self Psychology at the Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University; and faculty member of Human Spirit, Psychoanalytic-Buddhist Training Program in Lod. Gabriela edited an issue of Psychoanalytic Inquiry, “Beyond the Consulting Room – Psychoanalysis Within the Social Sphere in Israel” and has published numerous papers about transformations of trauma. Her book, Practicing Psychoanalysis in Israel: Seeing Through Blindness will be published by Routledge in February 2025. She is in private practice in Tel Aviv.
Series: Connections and Conversation
Connections and Conversation created and hosted by Shir Shanun, Psy.D. is a psychoanalytic open space for cultivating creativity and freedom of thought and feeling in a free Zoom meeting. We invite you to engage with our presenters and community as they share their interests and passions in conversation on current topics in psychoanalysis. Please see our calendar of events. The meeting often begins with a 45 minute presentation followed by 45 minutes of conversation. When an event is recorded you can access the recording at the vault.
This series is open to all.
In case of questions please contact: [email protected]
Dreaming in a Tragic World
March 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
I will present several dreams taken from different stages in six years of therapy with an Israeli man who experienced horrific trauma during his army service. While fighting in an active war zone, he was seriously wounded by friendly fire. The dream work promoted a transformation of his fragmented self into a cohesive self, awareness of his destiny and its relation to the environment. The traumatic state of mind evolved into an area of faith and a broad perspective on his life. This change is apparent in the transference relationship that can be identified in each dream. We will follow the evolution of the transference as the treatment proceeds. I will also discuss a possible link between dreaming and meditation, as well as dreaming as a means to acquire faith and hope. Faith and hope expand the traumatized mind and make it possible to envision the future.
Gabriela Mann, Ph.D.
Gabriela Mann, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and training psychoanalyst, founding member and former president of the Tel-Aviv Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis; previous chairperson of the Post-Graduate Program in Self Psychology at the Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University; and faculty member of Human Spirit, Psychoanalytic-Buddhist Training Program in Lod. Gabriela edited an issue of Psychoanalytic Inquiry, “Beyond the Consulting Room – Psychoanalysis Within the Social Sphere in Israel” and has published numerous papers about transformations of trauma. Her book, Practicing Psychoanalysis in Israel: Seeing Through Blindness will be published by Routledge in February 2025. She is in private practice in Tel Aviv.
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