“You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You”: What Shaped Me as an Analyst
Abstract
I describe a pivotal period during my college years in which I relinquished a budding career in journalism as my sense of self and my choice to become a psychotherapist came into focus. I offer three representative experiences in my relationship with my grandfather that helped to shape the kind of psychoanalyst I have become.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Psychology and Mental Health
Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Psychoanalytic Inquiry
- Pages
- 1–5
- Publication date
- 2 March 2026
- Language
- EN