Summary: Psychoanalysis and Freud in the 21st Century - it's not what you think it is! Welcome to 10/3/12 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, Dr. Zafirides welcomes Dr. Lew Aron to the program. Dr. Aron is the Director of the New York University, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. He has served as President of the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association and is founding President of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Dr. Aron is the author of several books, including A Psychotherapy for the People and A Meeting of Minds. Dr. Aron joins us today to discuss psychoanalysis - what you thought it was and what it really is today. Dr. Aron provides a very optimistic and refreshing look at how psychoanalysis has changed over the decades and where it stands today. Prepare to be pleasantly surprised! This is definitely NOT your grandfather's Freudian analysis!! Dr. Aron discusses how our emotions can create pain and the mind-body connection. He also discusses the NYU & PPDA "When Stress Causes Pain" conference on psychophysiologic disorder being held in New York City on 10/6/12. Join us for an interview with one of the nation's foremost authorities in psychoanalysis - Dr. Lew Aron. Welcome!!
