by Molly Merson, MFT

Should therapy be political? Influence of social factors on mental health may make a case for such an approach. If our personal lives are intertwined with, and influenced by, social factors and politics, it would seem unavoidable that these aspects of ourselves and our environments would find their way into the clinical hour.

Margaret Lawrence, 105, Dies; Pioneering Black Female Psychoanalyst. A beautiful obituary for Dr. Lawrence. Her daughter’s book “A Balm in Gilead,” is another way to get to know her as well.

Fear of Breakdown: Politics and Psychoanalysis by Noëlle McAfee. A new book describes the argument for understanding politics through the lens of early childhood experience and development.