New Directions: Writing with a Psychological Edge

06/30/2023

Another beautiful day of writing at our 2023 retreat.

08/19/2022

A few photos from the New Directions Summer 2022 Cape Cod retreat.

07/27/2021

Congratulations to our very own Irene Landsman for the publication of her book, The Good Poetic Mother: A Daughter's Memoir. The book is available from IPBooks.https://ipbooks.net/books/ 😀❤🤩

ALL BOOKS ALL BOOKS Coming Soon!Memories of a Chaotic World: Growing up as the daughter of Annie Reich and Wilhelm Reich by Lore Reich Rubin $25.99 Read more Coming Soon!The science of psychoanalysis: The realization of Freud’s Promise The selected papers of Howard Shevrin $35.00 Read more Tales f...

07/13/2021

"The return to normalcy in the United States, or something like it, is a time to rethink our understanding of mental health and well-being. We should think of flourishing less as personal euphoria and more as collective effervescence."

We find our greatest bliss in moments of “collective effervescence.”

07/11/2021

If you haven't seen the new season of In Treatment, Brooke, the new psychoanalyst who replaces Paul, has this wave sculpture in her book case that names the place of her training. I'm not sure if it will show up in this screen grab, but it says "Washington-Baltimore Psychoanalytic Institute." So there!

06/10/2021

Here is our very own Kerry Leddy Malawista in an interview on NPR about her project, The Things They Carry. Congratulations, Kerry! We are all proud and lucky to know you?

The Things They Carry Project works to help frontline workers understand and work through the trauma they experienced during the pandemic.

05/17/2021

As the Editor-in Chief of the Bank Street Occasional Papers, I'm proud to share this landmark. If you have friends or family members who are educators, please share this remarkable, open access (free) journal. https://www.bankstreet.edu/news-events/news/occasional-paper-series-reaches-100000-downloads/?utm_content=166848109&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-45475055696&fbclid=IwAR3F9hY-KHGEXwcsu_1RYXwxZO3fZqv-ibkQaf01a32jiDfB8UojGh5MfdQ

In February 2021, the Bank Street Occasional Paper Series exceeded the mark of 100,000 downloads worldwide. First published in 1999, the scholarly publication promotes discussion about what it means to educate in a democracy while meeting the interrelated demands of equity and excellence. Today, the...