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Psyche

Psyche

By Quique Autrey

A psychotherapist explores topics relating to psychotherapy, philosophy, culture, and religion.
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Devin McGrath-Conwell: The Many Masculinities of 'Ted Lasso'

PsycheJan 20, 2023

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Dr. Paul Leslie: The Magical Session
Apr 06, 202459:54
Dr. Paul Leslie: Transforming Themes
Mar 09, 202401:04:19
Patrick McGrath-Muñiz: Justice

Patrick McGrath-Muñiz: Justice

In this episode, I speak with Patrick McGrath-Muñiz. This is the ninth installment of my series with Patrick exploring the first twenty-two cards of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Patrick is a professional artist from Puerto Rico. His work has been featured in art galleries and museums across the country.

In this episode, we explore the symbolism and significance of the Justice card.

Be sure to buy his Tarot Neocolonial de las Américas deck!


Mar 09, 202401:08:02
Dr. Rainer Funk: The Art of Living

Dr. Rainer Funk: The Art of Living

Rainer Funk is Director of the Erich Fromm Institute Tuebingen, Co-Director of the Erich Fromm Study Center at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) in Berlin, and a practicing psychoanalyst based in Tuebingen, Germany. He is Erich Fromm’s sole Literary Executor and among his publications are the 10-volume German edition of Erich Fromm Collected Works (1980 and 1981; expanded to 12-volumes in 1999).

In this episode, we discuss the first time Rainer met Erich Fromm, Fromm's nuanced approach to religion, Fromm's relevance for the 21st century and much more.

Mar 03, 202401:08:35
Dr. Paul Leslie: Rethinking Our Approach to Depression
Feb 25, 202401:06:02
Dr. Phuc Luu & Dr. Rudy McCormack: Ikigai

Dr. Phuc Luu & Dr. Rudy McCormack: Ikigai

The Japanese concept of ikigai is often misunderstood in the West. In this conversation, we explore what this concept really means and how it's relevant to your daily existence.

Feb 24, 202401:22:43
Dr. Steven Knepper: Red Dragonflies & Non-Things

Dr. Steven Knepper: Red Dragonflies & Non-Things

Steve and I discuss his recent article on the contemplative philosophy/spirituality of Byung-Chul Han as well as exploring Han's book Non-Things.

Feb 16, 202401:18:33
Dr. Rudy McCormack: The Lobster

Dr. Rudy McCormack: The Lobster

Rudy and I discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' 2015 The Lobster. Spoiler alert!

Feb 10, 202401:06:41
Dr. Phuc Luu: Beef

Dr. Phuc Luu: Beef

Phuc and I discuss the Netflix series "Beef".

Feb 03, 202401:50:14
Resisting Bad Faith: Bringing Sartre to Therapy

Resisting Bad Faith: Bringing Sartre to Therapy

A brief distillation of Sartre's existentialism and how we might bring it into the therapy office.

Feb 02, 202416:19
Outside The Circle: In Defense of Opacity & Inactivity

Outside The Circle: In Defense of Opacity & Inactivity

A reading of my latest blog analyzing The Circle (2017) through the lens of Byung-Chul Han's philosophy. Spoiler alert!

Jan 30, 202428:25
Dr. Allen Novian: Nonviolent Communication

Dr. Allen Novian: Nonviolent Communication

Allen and I explore our society's communication and connection break down by looking at nonviolent communication, Brenè Brown's research on blaming, and John Gottman's Four Horseman.

Jan 28, 202401:16:36
Kent Dobson: The Sacred Masculine

Kent Dobson: The Sacred Masculine

I speak with Kent about the sacred masculine and different aspects of Robert Bly's book Iron John.

Jan 26, 202401:06:34
The Key As Gift: A Relational Approach to Iron John

The Key As Gift: A Relational Approach to Iron John

Check out this short episode exploring the connection between Relational Cultural Theory and depth psychology. I also get into the masculine relationship to the feminine.

Jan 24, 202419:06
Meaning In Life: 3 Contributing Factors

Meaning In Life: 3 Contributing Factors

An exploration of the psychological research on meaning in life. I explain coherence, purpose and existential mattering in a comprehensible manner.

Jan 21, 202417:55
Dr. Rudy McCormack: Thinking with Erich Fromm (Pt.3)

Dr. Rudy McCormack: Thinking with Erich Fromm (Pt.3)

Rudy and I discuss important ideas from Erich Fromm's Psychoanalysis & Zen Buddhism.

Jan 20, 202401:08:23
Reflection vs Rumination

Reflection vs Rumination

How do we differentiate healthy reflection from unhealthy rumination?

Jan 17, 202422:33
Metacognitive Therapy in The Burnout Society
Jan 14, 202418:26
Courtney Perry: Yenneagram

Courtney Perry: Yenneagram

I speak to Courtney Perry about Yenneagram, an innovative approach to self-exploration and growth.

Jan 12, 202401:11:20
Phuc Luu & Rudy McCormack: Leave The World Behind
Jan 06, 202401:19:55
Being at Home in the World
Jan 01, 202416:39
Dr. Dale Wayman: Alfred Adler

Dr. Dale Wayman: Alfred Adler

I speak to Dale (graduate school professor) about the history, theory and clinical practice of Alfred Adler.

Dec 22, 202301:03:21
The Direction of Desire: Book Discussion

The Direction of Desire: Book Discussion

A discussion of Mark Murphy's new book "The Direction of Desire: John of the Cross, Jacques Lacan and the Contemporary Understanding of Spiritual Direction" with Andrew Flores, David Roberts, Luke Grote, and Cadell Last.


Dec 16, 202301:15:43
Matt Baker: Psychedelics & Prostitutes

Matt Baker: Psychedelics & Prostitutes

Matt is the host of one of my favorite podcasts, the War Machine. He is also a professional graphic, sound, and instructional designer currently working as Change Management Consultant for Veolia North America. Matt also cohosts Interrupted, the official podcast of the Westar Institute.

In this episode we discuss his Christian roots, becoming a Marine, his time being homeless and living with prostitutes, his experience with psychedelics, our shared love of Meshuggah and a lot of other nerdy shit. Enjoy!

Dec 08, 202301:01:29
Patrick McGrath Muniz: The Philosophy of Bob Ross

Patrick McGrath Muniz: The Philosophy of Bob Ross

Patrick and I explore the philosophy of beloved painter Bob Ross and how it can inspire us to be more positive and hopeful in these dark times.

Dec 01, 202301:30:09
Katabasis & Divorce

Katabasis & Divorce

Excited to share another short episode exploring my work with men going through divorce. I utilize the Greek mythological concept of the Katabasis and Murray Stein's three stages of death, liminality and rebirth to frame the experience. Hope you enjoy.

Nov 29, 202336:07
The Well of Grief

The Well of Grief

A meditation on David Whyte's poem "The Well of Grief". I explore how depth psychology, affective neuroscience and Niobe Way's work on gender stereotypes helps inform my work with men's grief in therapy.

The Well of Grief (David Whyte)

Those who will not slip beneath
    the still surface on the well of grief,
turning down through its black water
    to the place we cannot breathe,
will never know the source from which we drink,
    the secret water, cold and clear,
nor find in the darkness glimmering,
    the small round coins,
          thrown by those who wished for something else.

Nov 23, 202335:14
Merlin & The Angel Out Ahead

Merlin & The Angel Out Ahead

A brief meditation on my new French Bulldog Merlin, Robert Bly's "Iron John", and Henri Corbin/Tom Cheetham's notion of the angel out ahead.

Nov 20, 202314:25
Mark Murphy & Luke Grote: Lacan & Theology

Mark Murphy & Luke Grote: Lacan & Theology

Mark & Luke have a conversation about their respective projects bringing together Lacan and theology.

Nov 18, 202357:01
Looking to The Future

Looking to The Future

A few remarks on the new Erich Fromm podcast, theoretical promiscuity, the polytheistic psyche and more!

Nov 11, 202310:41
C. Derick Varn: Fisher & Smail on Depression

C. Derick Varn: Fisher & Smail on Depression

C. Derick Varn and I discuss Mark Fisher and David Smail's understanding of depression.
Nov 07, 202301:16:35
Dr. Donovan Miyasaki: Freud & Nietzsche

Dr. Donovan Miyasaki: Freud & Nietzsche

Donovan and I discuss the fundamental differences between Freud and Nietzsche. Our conversation includes an extended discussion of the death drive, their competing interpretations of justice, their different views of the unconscious, and much more!

Nov 03, 202301:21:50
Patrick McGrath Muñiz: Puerto Rican Syncretism

Patrick McGrath Muñiz: Puerto Rican Syncretism

Patrick and I discuss our Puerto Rican roots, our hybrid identities and how the syncretistic history of the island has shaped our approach to life and ideas. Enjoy!

Oct 28, 202301:31:23
Dr. Luke Grote: Dualism, Lacan & Zen Buddhism
Oct 25, 202358:39
Dr. Elisabeth Schilling: The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism
Oct 21, 202301:09:26
Dr. Phuc Luu: People of the Way

Dr. Phuc Luu: People of the Way

Phuc and I speak about his upcoming book. We talk about the creative process, early Christianity, White Christian Nationalism, an ethics of peaceable kinship and much more!

Oct 16, 202359:46
Dr. Richard Boothby: On The Subject of Love

Dr. Richard Boothby: On The Subject of Love

Rick Boothby and I discuss his piece exploring the differences between Freud and Lacan on the subject of love. We bring in Mari Ruti and Alain Badiou as well.

Oct 13, 202301:13:47
Dr. Neil McLaughlin: Fromm/Peterson

Dr. Neil McLaughlin: Fromm/Peterson

Dr. Neil McLaughlin is Full Professor in the Department of Sociology at McMaster University. His research focuses on the sociology of public intellectuals, the sociology of reputations, the international spreading of conspiracy theories and the sociological dynamics of disciplines, universities and ideas. He is currently working on the political correctness debates and the Jordan Peterson controversy. He has studied the rise and goal of the reputation of critical theorist Erich Fromm, the radical writings of Noam Chomsky, the philanthropy of George Soros, the public intellectual debate in Canada the missing women Canadian public intellectuals, the crisis and renewal of Canadian sociology, the writings of Edward Said, David Riesman and George Orwell.

In this episode, we explore the similarities and differences between Erich Fromm and Jordan Peterson.

Sep 29, 202353:54
Dr. Rudy McCormack: Thinking with Erich Fromm (Pt. 2)

Dr. Rudy McCormack: Thinking with Erich Fromm (Pt. 2)

Rudy and I discuss Fromm’s existential anthropology and the practice of meditation.
Sep 23, 202301:09:54
Peter Rollins: Church of the Contradiction
Sep 15, 202301:09:21
Dr. Rudy McCormack: Thinking with Erich Fromm (Pt. 1)

Dr. Rudy McCormack: Thinking with Erich Fromm (Pt. 1)

Rudy and I discuss important ideas from Erich Fromm’s Man For Himself. We get into humanism, Fromm’s essentialism, his creative interpretation of the Adam and Eve myth, universalism, lived experience, existential contradiction, our relatedness, and so much more!

Sep 15, 202350:56
Dr. Jonathan Foster: Indigo (The Color of Grief)

Dr. Jonathan Foster: Indigo (The Color of Grief)

Jonathan and I discuss his new book Indigo: The Color of Grief. We get into theopoetics, our relationship to emptiness, the nature of power, solidarity over solutions and so much more!

Sep 12, 202301:01:39
Helen Rollins: Babyface
Sep 11, 202354:56
Chuck LeBlanc: Psychotherapy & Philosophy (Pt. 1)

Chuck LeBlanc: Psychotherapy & Philosophy (Pt. 1)

Chuck LeBlanc is a psychotherapist and podcaster. In this episode, we discuss Carl Rogers, narrative therapy, Deleuze, Nietzsche, the multiplicity of the psyche, and much more!

Sep 08, 202301:03:42
Dr. Timothy Owen Desmond: Jung & Holographic String Theory

Dr. Timothy Owen Desmond: Jung & Holographic String Theory

Dr. Timothy Owen Desmond is the author of Psyche and Singularity: Jungian Psychology and Holographic String Theory.

In this episode we explore Jungian psychology, string theory, synchronicities, projection and political polarization, and much more!

Sep 04, 202301:02:45
Dr. Devin Gouré: Nietzsche & Perspectivism

Dr. Devin Gouré: Nietzsche & Perspectivism

Devin explores what Nietzsche means by perspectivism. We get into madness, art, climate change, neurodiversity and much more!

Sep 01, 202301:06:04
Dr. Rudy McCormack: Erich Fromm & Eco-Neurosis

Dr. Rudy McCormack: Erich Fromm & Eco-Neurosis

Rudy is a lecturer at Sam Houston State University. In this episode, we talk anime, Erich Fromm, eco-neurosis and more!

Aug 27, 202301:02:56
Dr. Cadell Last: Pyrotheology & The Death of God

Dr. Cadell Last: Pyrotheology & The Death of God

Dr. Cadell Last is a philosopher interested in the greatest intellectual works with the aim of bringing the mysteries of these works into a personal engagement for the life of the mind.

In this conversation, we explore his article on Peter Rollins and pyrotheology. We also discuss the connections between psychoanalysis and Nietzsche.


Aug 25, 202301:14:31
Dr. Donovan Miyasaki: Will to Power

Dr. Donovan Miyasaki: Will to Power

Donovan Miyasaki is Professor of Philosophy at Wright State University. He is the author of two books: Nietzsche's Immoralism: Politics as First Philosophy and Politics After Morality: Toward a Nietzschean Left.

In this episode, we discuss his understanding of Nietzsche's concept of will to power.

Aug 18, 202301:25:22
Keanu Clark: Musings

Keanu Clark: Musings

Keanu is a student at MIT. In this episode, we have a casual conversation about his intellectual interests and passions.

Aug 17, 202355:04