Understanding Interpersonal-Relational Psychoanalysis & Dissociation with Shelly Itzkowitz

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Today on the How We Can Heal Podcast, Lisa Danylchuk chats with New York State Licensed Psychologist, Professor, Author (and more) Sheldon Itzkowitz. The pair go in-depth on Dissociation, Sheldon’s work with DID patients and discrimination, understanding evil, and more. Tune in to keep talking about how we can heal.
Outline of the episode:

• [04:21] How Dr. Itzkowitz chose his career in Psychology
• [12:12] We’re not Freud bashing, but…
• [26:40] Working with DID patients and why it’s meaningful
• [37:42] The awful treatment of DID patients and Dr. Itzkowitz’s “why”
• [44:46] Where to go to start learning about Dissociation
• [49:46] Do you answer this common therapist question correctly?
• [57:12] Identifying your different “Self States”
• [1:05:24] Understanding evil in people
• [1:15:34] What’s giving Dr. Itzkowitz hope right now

Resources:

Website: https://www.sheldonitzkowitzphd.com/

Book: Psychoanalysts, Psychologists and Psychiatrists Discuss Psychopathy and Human Evil

ISSTD: ISSTD - International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation
Full Transcript at howwecanheal.com/podcast