IPSO “Meet the analyst” with Tijana Miladinović was held on Saturday, June 14. The event was held online and in English for candidates around the world. The talk was attended by 30 participants.
Tijana presented her paper “Crow on the couch: The creative imagination and work of mourning”. In this very inspirational and emotional paper, Tijana explored the topic of mourning, what the mourning process looks like, how early experiences influence the development of the capacity to mourn, why it is important to work through this process and what can come out of it. The work of mourning is a creative process in itself and it often leads to creativity, which helps on this path. Tijana introduced us to an intriguing symbolism of the crow in the works of writer Max Porter and poet Ted Hughes. Furthermore, Tijana discussed how psychoanalysis approaches the work of mourning and how it is the psychoanalyst’s task to help the analysand achieve its own emotional truth.
Following Tijana’s presentation, discussion papers were presented by candidates Zona Lemez and Andrea Menzalin. After that, there was an open discussion for all participants.
