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Being and Belonging 2:

Explorations in Co-operation and Community.

A 3 day experiential workshop, using Group Relations approaches,
inspired by therapeutic community principles.

Hosted by OPUS and Tavistock Education and Training.

Friday 24th – Sunday 26th July 2026.

Click on link for more information: w.beingandbelonginggrc.org.uk/

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In The Heat Together

Couples in the Kitchen

Chaired by renowned psychotherapist Susie Orbach, they explore the psychology of collaboration under pressure, the unique dynamics of affection and rivalry, the balancing of creative vision with commercial survival, and the emotional labour required to keep relationships – and restaurants – thriving.

https://events.bl.uk/events/in-the-heat-together-couples-in-the-kitchen

Saturday, 13th June 2.30pm- 3.30pm

Piggot Theatre , British Library, London

  • Susie Orbach is passionate about food and people enjoying it.MoreShe is a psychotherapist, writer and co-founder of The Women’s Therapy Centre in London and The Women’s Therapy Centre in New York. As a psychotherapist she has worked with many people whose relish has been thwarted by the culture dictates about bodies and size and she has written widely on the sorrows of eating difficulties. As a psychoanalyst she has a practice seeing individuals and couples about which she has also written. Her books include Fat is a Feminist IssueHunger StrikeWhat’s Really Going on Here?Towards Emotional LiteracySusie Orbach on Eating and The Impossibility of Sex.
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In Conversation with Susie Orbach

March 16th from 5.30pm

Join renowned psychotherapist, author and activist Susie Orbach (recipient of an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Westminster) for a stimulating evening exploring 50 years of thinking, writing and campaigning on food, bodies, identity, therapy and power. She will be joined in conversation by psychotherapist and social scientist Professor Damien Ridge, and sociologist Dr Alison Fixsen.

From her groundbreaking Fat is a Feminist book to her recent book Bodies, Susie’s work bridges clinical practice, feminist theory, cultural analysis and public debate. As a psychotherapist, she has brought psychoanalytic insights to lived bodily experience; as a writer and media commentator, she has shaped public understanding of body image, health and inequality; and as a founder member of AnyBody UK, she continues to campaign for body diversity and social change.

Topics discussed will include Susie’s work across therapeutic, academic and public domains; bodies as sites of power, control and resistance; tensions between health, morality and appearance; the challenges posed by contemporary diet, wellness and media cultures; facing the current moment in politics; and future directions for body politics in scholarship; advice for clinicians, researchers and activists.

The evening will conclude with audience questions and open discussion.

Academics, students, practitioners and members of the general public are warmly welcome.

The event is free. Hosted by Westminster Centre for Psychological Sciences

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-conversation-with-susie-orbach-tickets-1981416110926

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In Conversation with Susie Orbach

Join renowned psychotherapist, author and activist Susie Orbach.

Mon, 16 Mar, 5:00 pm.

Fyvie Hall

309 Regent Street London W1B 2HT

Free

In Conversation with Susie Orbach

Join renowned psychotherapist, author and activist Susie Orbach (recipient of an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Westminster) for a stimulating evening exploring 50 years of thinking, writing and campaigning on food, bodies, identity, therapy and power. She will be joined in conversation by psychotherapist and social scientist Professor Damien Ridge, and sociologist Dr Alison Fixsen.

From her groundbreaking Fat is a Feminist book to her recent book Bodies, Susie’s work bridges clinical practice, feminist theory, cultural analysis and public debate. As a psychotherapist, she has brought psychoanalytic insights to lived bodily experience; as a writer and media commentator, she has shaped public understanding of body image, health and inequality; and as a founder member of AnyBody UK, she continues to campaign for body diversity and social change.

Topics discussed will include Susie’s work across therapeutic, academic and public domains; bodies as sites of power, control and resistance; tensions between health, morality and appearance; the challenges posed by contemporary diet, wellness and media cultures; facing the current moment in politics; and future directions for body politics in scholarship; advice for clinicians, researchers and activists.

The evening will conclude with audience questions and open discussion.

Academics, students, practitioners and members of the general public are warmly welcome.

The event is free. Tickets at:


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-conversation-with-susie-orbach-tickets-1981416110926?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

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Explore the visible and invisible dynamics in remote work at this fully online, three-day experiential programme, with an optional fourth day

Dr Sarah Wynick

https://tavinstitute.org/professional-development/leading-from-the-screen

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Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies

Susie Orbach

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/18/weight-loss-drugs-body-confidence-food-beauty-pharmaceutical-companies-glp-1-drugs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Dr Susie Orbach

For registration visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3Nw7vP2-REOy4d-MyFn8iw

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Book Launch

OPUS

https://mailchi.mp/opus/online-opus-book-launch-how-do-we-even-talk-about-palestine-and-israel-12th-november-6690831?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPPAppleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe8ROVyMsVVUxCR6HSOEJ3BzYwpjEl70iXujfgZQczuiIvezz3Vr29WoTd-o0_aem_vsj3rb22PLNtGHHVH67IEg

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How do we even talk about Palestine and Israel?

Available from

https://www.karnacbooks.com/product/how-do-we-even-talk-about-palestine-and-israel-one-group/98411

Also available at Amazon

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‘So sick to make money out of body distress’

Susie Orbach

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/so-sick-to-make-money-out-of-body-distress

Now we can all live the lean dream – if we can afford the drugs. But I fear the true cost may prove far greater