Balint Consultancy, LondonExplorations 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/
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
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
| Join renowned psychotherapist, author and activist Susie Orbach. |
Mon, 16 Mar, 5:00 pm.
Fyvie Hall
309 Regent Street London W1B 2HT
Free
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:
For registration visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3Nw7vP2-REOy4d-MyFn8iw
Freud: Goodnight Vienna – on Legacy Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freud-goodnight-vienna/id1798339890?i=1000704534699
After his beloved daughter, Anna, is taken by the Gestapo, Freud is finally persuaded to leave Vienna. He arrives in England to a rapturous welcome and starts seeing patients. Tragically though, his illness catches up with him and he dies just before WWII breaks out.
How do we evaluate the legacy of the man who took us inside our own heads? Are his ideas still relevant? Psychoanalysts and Freud experts, Dr Susie Orbach and Professor Brett Kahr, join the discussion.
New podcasts available
Reflections on mental health today | Interview | Susie Orbach – Apple PodcastsApple PodcastsJoin psychotherapist and psychoanalyst (famously Princess Diana’s therapist!) Susie Orbach as she delves into her relationship with her profession …Flag as irrelevant |
Philosophy For Our Times: Reflections on mental health today | Interview | Susie Orbach (4/22/2025)RedditThe dark side of ‘mental health’ with Susie Orbach Why are psychotherapy, psychology, psychoanalysis, therapy so popular today?Flag as irrelevant |
Two upcoming Group Relations Events with Sarah Wynick
Thursday, August 28th – Saturday, August 30th 2025.
Being and Belonging:
Explorations in Co-operation and Community.
A 3 day experiential workshop, using Group Relations approaches,
inspired by therapeutic community principles.
Venue: Tavistock Centre – 120, Belsize Lane – London NW3 5BA.
For more details, click here
Arifana Conference – Transformation, Organization, Leadership and Creativity
September 12 – 15 2025, Malmö, Sweden
Details here
