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9.29.2011

Self Within Marriage: a Psychoanalytical View

Self Within Marriage...
An excellent podcast (about 5 minutes in length) exploring "self" within marriage and the "natural tension" that inevitably occurs in an intimate and long-lasting relationship.
A new book explores how individuals can hold on to their identities while being part of a couple. Self Within Marriage Marriage is a delicate balance between individuality and togetherness. Clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Richard Zeitner says that relationship and emotional difficulties occur when this careful balance is out of kilter. Zeitner, who is a director of the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute, has written a book entitled Self Within Marriage to help other therapists work with people as individuals and partners. The book is written from a decidedly psychoanalytic point of view - an approach that focuses on the unconscious - and originated with Sigmund Freud.