by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 22, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Dedication : The late author of Freud: The Making of an Illusion, Dr. Fredrick Crews was a pen pal of mine. He was an eternally interesting and a sardonic rapier sharp wit, with a shrewd eye for empirical hygiene but also a clear head and fascinating perspective up to...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology
What Happens in Euripides’ Alcestis? Euripides’ Alcestis is a unique and enigmatic play that explores the archetypal themes of love, sacrifice, death, and rebirth. Through the story of Alcestis, the queen who agrees to die in place of her husband Admetus,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Mar 7, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
What is Anti Oedipus and Why is it Important Are you looking to understand Anti-Oedipus, the groundbreaking 1972 book that introduced “schizoanalysis” as an alternative to Freudian psychoanalysis? This in-depth guide covers the key ideas, impact, and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | May 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review of Erich Neuman Evo psych theorists area dime a dozen today, but who was the first one? I think there is a good case to be made that it might be Erich Neuman. What changed in mankind as we evolved from animals into conscious beings? In this book Erich...