Sarah shares with Vanessa some of the impact of psychoanalyst Dr. David Ramirez on the psychoanalytic community; David was the first to teach her that the highest form of psychoanalysis is Play.  

Vanessa and Sarah discuss maxims for a New Year.

At the close of the year, Vanessa + Sarah talk about group in relation to endings, and variations of ending well.  

Vanessa + Sarah reflect on the idea of the longest day of the year, the dark invitations of group, a Gerald May quote on savoring life-juice, and a poem titled,  "Prayer at Winter Solstice" by acclaimed poet Dana Gioia.

Sarah + Vanessa share a conversation they recorded earlier this year but never published on: Process Group as Comparably Uncomfortable to Acting Game and/or Ecstatic Dance.

Sarah + Vanessa talk about the value of exploring wishes and jealousy as a way to discover what we might be longing for. 

Vanessa + Sarah discuss Ronnie Levine's (2017) article, A Modern Psychoanalytic Perspective on Group Therapy.

Vanessa + Sarah share a few more thoughts about the invitations of exploring erotic transference in group and life.  (PART III.)

Sarah + Vanessa talk about the grief-side of longing.  

Sarah + Vanessa begin to describe some of the invitations of exploring erotic transference in therapy and in group.