with Betty P. Teng, LCSW, MFA and Thomas Singer, M.D.
In the preface of their newly released book, Mind of State, based on the popular podcast by the same name ,co-authors Betty Teng and Thomas Singer write this: “so much of what is called political is, in fact, psychological, and so much of what is psychological has become political. The boundaries between the two are porous, and yet when you try to talk to politicians about psychology, they tend to go dumb—and when you try to talk to psychologists about politics, they tend to become as dogmatic as everyone else. The reality is a paradox: politics and psychology are all mixed up with one another and, at the same time, conversations about politics and psychology mix like oil and water.”
As we approach an election year in the US, we invite you to join us for this Pacifica Online Author Spotlight with Betty Teng and Dr. Thomas Singer as we discuss what they learned in circumambulating the many conversations from their popular podcast to uncover patterns and themes that illuminate some of the psychoanalytic roots of current sociopolitical divides. We will talk with them about what led them to write this book, what they learned in revisiting the many conversations from the original podcast series and how what they discovered is more relevant today as we head into yet another politically charged election year.