Episode 151: M.E. O'Brien
Gender Reveal
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The Connection Between Psychoanalysis and Oral History Interviews
i was just wondering if you could say a bit more about the connection between those two forums for you. i found a very deep link between psychoanalysis and the experience of listening to oral histories that i had been in psychoanalysis for 13 years but it was always off to the side. What i discovered in oral history work is how profound and how transformative and how remarkable it can be to sit and listen to somebody seriously. A certain way of listening can open up the space for someone to say something new and unexpected says something they haven't said before.
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