Psychoanalysis and Addiction

Psychoanalytic therapist Graeme Daniels talks about sex addiction/problem sexual behaviors via the lens of psychoanalysis, drawing from his and Joe Farley's book, Getting Real About Sex Addiction . In this episode, he speaks of the ways male sex addicts are treated differently than female sex addicts, starting with the curious discrepancy between rates of men versus women being treated for th...

Psychoanalytic therapist Graeme Daniels talks about sex addiction/problem sexual behaviors via the lens of psychoanalytic theory, drawing from the book he co-authored, Getting Real About Sex Addiction . In this episode, he interweaves an ongoing discussion of intrapsychic splitting with theories of developmental trauma, with applications for both acting out individuals and their impacted partners....

Psychoanalytic therapist Graeme Daniels, co-author of Getting Real About Sex Addiction , talks further about the analytic concept/defense of splitting, offering an illustration of craving states split from reflective states of regret, plus splitting in the form of rigid thinking, false states of certainty; he further speaks of gaslighting as a concept that actually yields a contrary ethos, and add...

This next episode wades into areas of ethics, sexual and gender politics, employing the psychoanalytic concepts of splitting and projection. Psychanalytic therapist Graeme Daniels discusses these ideas in the context of his and Joe Farley's book, Getting Real About Sex Addiction. Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understan...

1/2 hour episode featuring psychotherapist and author Graeme Daniels talking about his co-authored book, Getting Real About Sex Addiction , and discussing the relevance of psychoanalytic theory to the field of sex addiction. Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

1/2 hour episode, Graeme Daniels, co-author of Getting Real About Sex Addiction , introduces some basics about sex addiction and psychoanalysis, giving the listener a fuller didactic introduction to the involved discussions that will follow in this series. Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)... Listen on: Apple P...

Introduction to podcast series based upon the book Getting Real About Sex Addiction , as published by Rowman & Littlefield. Authors Graeme Daniels and Joe Farley will be speaking about all matters relating to sex addiction and psychoanalysis