Articles about Freud

Jung and his ‘Twin-Brother’1: From Sibling-Rivalry and Fratricide towards Redemption

A reconsideration of the Oedipus complex and its culture-specific and variable nature.

A psychoanalytic take on how we try resolve powerfully conflicting emotions towards those who matter most. Contains disguised session material.

What are the driving forces behind emotional life? Freud thought there were two drives but there are actually many more…

What is conscious and what is unconscious? Cognitive neuroscience casts a modern light on what Freud called mental ‘topography’.

Our patients suffer mainly from feelings. It turns out that feelings provide the most reliable guide as to how we can help.