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How timely! This has been on my mind for a while. I loathe the dogma and I find myself grappling with it once again just as I thought I had evolved beyond its narcissistic grips.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Kate.

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Thanks Kristen. I cycle back to it again and again too - I've only just been able to think about the fact I do that in any kind of way other than with total distain and dismissal. 😅

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Thank you Kate ! Wow in this piece it’s like you have unravelled a tension, I also found, Psychological academic experiences vs expectation. I thought this was a me thing, not smart enough to see the gold in the lead. Somehow I was missing the link. Whilst this was in the Occupational and organizational domain it rings so very true. Finding psychoanalysis, one has to be ripe for its teachings and experiences, don’t discount the path with the elements essential for the total journey. You are very affirming of 38/56 year of my self musing in a 7 minute read. Thank you for this magicianal unravelling ! Queue the doves !

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Thank you Claire. <3 I think it's hard to distill for so many reasons, not least because of the power of the institution, and their prolific insistent that they are, in fact, giving you the gold - they're literally calling the teachings the "gold standard"!

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