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We live in a world in which we are invited to change - to become our best selves, through politics, or fitness, or diet, or therapy. We change all the time - growing older and older - and how we think about change changes over time too. We want to think of our lives as progress myths - as narratives of positive personal growth - at the same time as we inevitably age and suffer setbacks. So there are the stories we tell about change, and there are the changes we actually make - and they don't always go, or come, together.

Becoming Freud is the story of the young Freud—Freud up until the age of fifty—that incorporates all of Freud’s many misgivings about the art of biography. Freud invented a psychological treatment that involved the telling and revising of life stories, but he was himself skeptical of the writing of such stories.

Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the realization or failure of second chances—outcomes that depend on accident, acts of will, or fate. Such stories let us repeatedly rehearse the experience of loss and recovery: to know the joy that comes with a renewal of love and pleasure and to face the pain that comes with realizing that some damage can never be undone. Through a series of illuminating readings, the authors show how Shakespeare was the supreme virtuoso of the second chance and Freud was its supreme interpreter.

'Everything depends on what, if anything, we find interesting: on what we are encouraged and educated to find interesting, and what we find ourselves being interested in despite ourselves. There is our official curiosity and our unofficial curiosity (and psychoanalysis is a story about the relationship between the two)....' Based on three connected talks on the subject of attention, this audiobook from Adam Phillips is a fascinating and memorable introduction to the nature and the uses of our attention....

Unforbidden Pleasures is the dazzling new release from Adam Phillips, author of Missing Out and Going Sane. Adam Phillips takes Oscar Wilde as a springboard for a deep dive into the meanings and importance of the unforbidden, from the fall of our 'first parents', Adam and Eve, to the work of the great 20th-century psychoanalytic thinkers.

Join Posh (Phillip Lee Curtis) and Fab (Adam Richard), aka The Elusive Sham Two, each week as they cover every single chapter of the soon to be best selling book of all time, Mariah Carey’s Memoir; The Meaning of Mariah Carey. *whistle tone* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Your Photography Podcast, where we immerse ourselves in the diverse world of creative expression with photography (and videography), unveiling insights from portraits and weddings to the heart of what I truly cherish – Adventure Sports Photography and the vibrant tapestry of an active lifestyle.Whether you've been following my adventures or those who are new to F stops and Shutter speeds, this podcast is your gateway to a treasure trove of knowledge and insight. Together, we'll explore the art of working with clients and brands, capturing the essence of families, athletes, models,...

Slinging Sauce: A Pressure Washing Podcast is all about how to better yourself and your pressure washing business. Its an interview based podcast that brings industry professionals and other associated businesses. We aim to change or inspire the way that you think about what it takes to be an entrepreneur.