If It’s Hysterical, It’s Historical: The Liberating Power of Understanding Your Past | Dr. Orna Guralnik

On psychoanalysis, which we haven’t talked about much on this show. Dr. Orna Guralnik is a psychoanalyst and writer. Her writing centers on the intersection of psychoanalysis, dissociation, and cultural studies. She has completed the filming of several seasons of the docu-series Couples Therapy.

In this episode we talk about: • The relationship between happiness and truth • How to cultivate love from within • Practices to support us in being more open-minded (to avoid what she calls a “splitting” mindset) • Trans-generational history, and how it impacts our personal lives and relationships (in other words, how the ghosts of your ancestors operate in you now) • One single, powerful question to ask yourself when you get annoyed • The overlap between Buddhism and psychoanalysis Related Episodes: • Why Your Brain Turns The Miraculous Into The Mundane—And How To Fix It | Maria Popova • George Saunders on: “Holy Befuddlement” and How to Be Less of a “Turd” • The Profound Upside of Self-Diminishment | George Saunders Sign up for Dan’s newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes