This episode: a conversation with Psychoanalyst Dr. Sun Ju Chung, President of the Korean Psychoanalytic Center, which became a component society of the International Psychoanalytical Society this year at the 54th IPA Congress in Lisbon.

The conversation ranges from hyper-connectivity to Korean pop culture, beauty standards, and food, to the very encouraging state of psychoanalysis in South Korea today.


Sun Ju says, “It took 45 years since our founder established the first study group in Seoul. It was a long journey for us. We were all very touched.” The society now has 34 members, ten training analysts (of which Sun Ju is one) and a whopping 65 candidates.

Fresh from presenting a keynote paper in Lisbon on one of the conference theme’s, technology and the human mind, Sun Ju is getting ready to host the 5th IPA Asia Pacific Conference in Seoul April 29 to May 1, 2026. The theme, “Narcissism Reimagined: From Loss to Love.” To find out more or to submit a paper or panel idea visit:

https://www.ipa.world/ipa/Dev/Events/Asia_Pac_Conference/Asia_Pacific_Conference_2026.aspx

What is psychoanalysis and how does it work? Want a clear, impassioned, jargon-free explanation? Look no further: this episode's guest is one of the top communicators of psychoanalytic ideas in the world today.

Psychoanalyst Jonathan Shedler, PhD, is an internationally renowned author, speaker, researcher, and clinical consultant. A psychologist, he is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a Training and Supervising Analyst at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis.

Dr. Shedler is perhaps best known for his article The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, which won worldwide acclaim for establishing psychoanalytic therapy as an evidence-based treatment.

For more information on Dr. Shedler and for the papers discussed in this podcast, visit his website at: www.jonathanshedler.com

On this episode, host Karen Dougherty interviews Psychoanalyst Donald Carveth, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social & Political Thought, Senior Scholar, York University. Professor Carveth is also a Registered Psychotherapist, a Training and Supervising Analyst, Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, the author of many books and articles on a wide range of subjects, and the host of a popular YouTube channel (link, below).

Listen in as the pair chat about his latest book, Guilt: A Contemporary Introduction (available at Caversham Booksellers), explore his "pugilistic" approach to learning, and spar over the state of psychoanalysis in Canada today.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@doncarveth

https://www.doncarveth.com

https://www.yorku.ca/dcarveth