The co-directors of IDP, Lynne and Joseph Scalia, were recently interviewed by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair for the 396th episode of Rendering Unconscious. Here, they speak about their lives’ ongoing work in the fields of Education, Environmentalism, and Psychoanalysis, as well as the role and responsibility of institutions in society-at-large, from K-12 public schools to psychoanalytic centers and associations.

They highlight the challenges in mainstream education and environmentalism, the potential of psychoanalysis, and the need for societal transformation. Lynne and Joseph emphasize the importance of small pockets of resistance on a local level, and propose the Institute for a Democratic Psychoanalysis as a platform for facilitating necessary discussions addressing the intersections of environmentalism, psychoanalysis, and education, as well as training future psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic scholars, and active citizens of the Earth. Attention is brought to the invisible, uneven structures that overdetermine everyday life in and out of school and work, be they psychical, socio-economic, or relating to the ideologies and passions of groups. The joys and tribulations of dogs are also talked about 🙂

Dr. Sinclair gave IDP the green light to share the full video of the interview here, although if you are able and feel moved to support her amazing work, you can become a patron of her Substack!

You can listen to and view Joseph’s previous appearances on Rendering Unconscious as well:

—RU115: DR JOSEPH SCALIA III ON WILDERNESS CONSERVATION
—RU59: JOSEPH SCALIA, PSYCHOANALYST, ENVIRONMENTALIST & SOCIAL CRITIC