We have just learned that Dr. Ofra Eshel will not be able to travel from Israel to join us for our upcoming Bion conference. We are delighted to announce that PCC training analyst, Dr. Michael Paul, will present his rich clinical chapter from the volume, Of Things Invisible to Mortal Sight: Celebrating the Work of James S. Grotstein.

Dr. Paul’s paper, “Notes on the contribution of antenatal states to the expression of totalitarian behavior,” addresses an often overlooked psychic reality which underlies much clinical work, in which defenses against primitive mental states make real feeling impossible. Dr. Paul will present detailed clinical examples of patients who experience themselves as machine-like, which he compares to a totalitarian state of mind. In lieu of real feelings, these patients “induce” feelings in themselves, often sexualized feelings, to defend against authentic emotional experience.

We hope that everyone will join us for this stimulating conference!

If you pre-registered for the program featuring Ofra Eshel and would like to cancel, please contact office@p-c-c.org to request a full refund.