Understanding Disordered Eating: Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image Healing

02. Understanding the Concept of Psychoanalysis with Meredith Glidden, LCAT, LP


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Welcome back to another episode of Understanding Disordered Eating. Today, we’re sitting down with Meredith Glidden who is a licensed creative arts therapist and psychoanalyst. She is a psychotherapist with a private practice in New York City, and works with adolescents and adults with a specialty in substance use. She has presented on intersections of psychoanalysis and creative arts therapy and she’s currently a board member of the Institute for Expressive Analysis where she also serves as their Director of Admissions. 

 

Meredith is going to walk us through the meaning and impact of a psychoanalysis and let us in on the definitions of the important terminologies in relation to the psychotherapy. Make sure to stay tuned ‘til the end because she will also touch on the idea of attachment. Let’s dive in! 

 

[00:01 - 7:01] Opening Segment

  • I introduce the topic for this episode 
  • Meredith further defines Psychoanalysis
    • Going in and going deeper
    • A vulnerable commitment to yourself 
  • Understanding the why instead of changing it 

 

[7:02 - 35:01] Defining Psychotherapy, Psychodynamics, and other Terminologies

  • Psychoanalytic work happens more frequently compared to psychodynamic therapy
  • Breaking the stigma of psychotherapy 
  • Defining the unconscious mind
    • Drives our behaviors 
    • Driver seat metaphor
  • Defining free association
    • Verbalizing thoughts that come to mind
    • Not a linear thought pattern
  • What it means when we say “defenses”
    • Something that safeguards our mind that would cause anxiety 
    • Meredith talks about examples of defenses 
  • Significance of Dreams 
    • Taking note of the images and story lines of our dreams 
  • Understanding transference 
    • Helps recognize patterns 

[35:02 - 39:44] Understanding the idea of Attachment 

  • How we interact and connect with people 
  • Final words

 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

 

“I believe that it’s really the relationship that heals. It’s the relationship that is the repetitive experience.” - Meredith Glidden

 

“It is such an incredible gift to yourself to think more deeply about your own mind.” - Meredith Glidden

Connect with Meredith Glidden on Psychology Today!

 

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