No, you're not just crazy.

We're told that the right relationship makes us feel calm and at complete peace. Well, psychoanalytic frameworks have some hot takes on that.

Here, we'll explore the complexities of love through a psychoanalytic lens, discussing how love can destabilize our sense of self and the implications of visibility and recognition in intimate relationships. Drawing on theories from Freud, Lacan, and others, we'll the relational nature of identity and the ethical dimensions of love.

Maybe love is not a solution to our vulnerabilities but a way to navigate them together.

Chapters

00:00 The Nature of Love and Insanity

03:16 Psychoanalysis and the Formation of Self

07:21 Visibility and Recognition in Love

11:47 The Ethics of Love and Visibility

16:01 Transitional Spaces in Love

19:10 Living with Vulnerability in Love

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