Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories

"Sensitive, accessible, poetic, reflective, erudite, wise and deeply moving, "Wearing My Tutu to Analysis," is a must for all who take the journey of self-knowledge. Teachers, students, patients, and anyone curious about what makes people tick will grow enormously from this ingenious book. These three women authors/analysts created a format and style that sets a template for excellence in explaining the profound complexity of the mind. I will be using it for the rest of my life."Wearing My Tutu etc" is a book for everyone curious about what makes us tick. It is a 'must' for people in the field of mental health - from beginning students to seasoned teachers and practitioners. The three authors have managed to share their wisdom in highly readable and intellectually stimuating reflections on phenomena throughout the developmental stages of life. It is a real priviledge to recommend this masterpiece!Using stories - ranging from the poignant, and humorous, to the fascinating and the tragic, followed by the reflections of three sophisticated psychoanalysts "Wearing My Tutu.." is a highly readable and profoundly illuminating treatise on the human mind. I will be enjoying and studying it for the rest of my life. It is magnificent!If I had one book to recommend to the mental health practitioner it would be "Wearing My Tutu etc." Elegant, sophisticated, entertaining and educative, it deserves the highest acclaim. Easily a best seller, it has the power to move the cynic, to satisfy the insatiable, to inspire the jaded, and to explain many of the mysteries of life.Anyone from the seasoned psychotherapist to the layman will be enriched by reading "Wearing My Tutu to Analysis." It is entertaining and erudite, funny and tragic, accessible and sophisticated, and it de-mystifies what goes on in psychodynamically based psychotherapist's mind. What a gift! " -- Jane Hall, New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, author of Roadblocks on the Journey of Psychotherapy "This book is original and exceptional. The stories cover a vast range of ideas in psychodynamic thinking. This text is expansive and covers a vast range of theoretical territory. The writing is excellent and delightful with stories full of surprise and intrigue. The theoretical explanations complete the package. " -- Dr. Brian Rasmussen, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of British Columbia

There couldn't be a more appropriate method for illustrating the dynamics of psychoanalysis than the vehicle of story. In this book, Kerry L. Malawista, Anne J. Adelman, and Catherine L. Anderson share amusing, poignant, and sometimes difficult stories from their personal and professional lives, inviting readers to explore the complex underpinnings of the psychoanalytic profession and its esoteric theories. Through their narratives, these practicing analysts show how to incorporate psychodynamic concepts and identify common truths at the root of shared experience. Their approach demystifies dense material and the emotional consequences of deep clinical work. The book covers psychodynamic theory, the development of ideas, various techniques, the challenges of treatment, and the experiences of trauma and loss. Each section begins with a brief memoir by one of the authors and leads into a discussion of related concepts. Overall the text follows a developmental trajectory, opening with stories from early childhood and concluding with present encounters. The result is a unique approach enabling the absorption of psychodynamic concepts as they unfold across the life span.