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What Are We Doing?

June 22, 2011 by Susan Bodnar 3 Comments

(The first in a series about the convergence of psychological and environmental health) News from the natural world continues to haunt and this report from ISPO (international program on the state of the ocean) warns of a mass extinction in our lifetime. And Al Gore is assailing the Obama administration for its failure to take […]

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Psychology,Psychoanalysis and the Environment

June 11, 2010 by Susan Bodnar 1 Comment

The IARPP environmental and psychology seminar continues into its second week. The panelists have been asked the following questions in five subject area. Human Geography: 1)Are there unique psychological states of mind that correspond to different geographic localities? 2)What happens to the mind when the environmental localities begin to transform due to environmental corruption, climate […]

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Psychology, Psychoanalysis and the Environment

June 4, 2010 by Susan Bodnar 2 Comments

The environmental seminar at IARPP launched this week with a mix of emotional response to the Gulf Oil Coast and some salient points regarding the interface between psychology, psychoanalysis and the environment. Many ventured to discuss the significance of environmental devastation on life as we know it. People’s lives are being affected now see here […]

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Psychoanalysis, Psychology and the Environment

May 28, 2010 by Susan Bodnar 4 Comments

Begininng Tuesday June 1 – Friday June 25th IARPP will be hosting an online seminar: Psychoanalysis, Psychology and the Environment: A Dialogue. Given what has transpired in the Gulf Coast, this topic couldn’t be more timely. The seminar ($10.00 fee) is open to all IARPP members ($135.00 membership fee). During that time period this blog […]

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Gulf Oil Spill

April 30, 2010 by Susan Bodnar 1 Comment

I’m working on pulling together words and ideas from psychological theory to explain why we let this happen, how it will affect us, and what we can do to encourage people to stop hurting our planet. As the sick and wounded wildlife covered in oil begin to appear, and as life forms are decimated- from […]

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