Who do women become after they have a child? "The term (maternal subjectivity) itself can sound a little big and complex, but it's not complex at all. What it really means is that mothers - even when people become mothers - remain subjects themselves. They go on being with their own identity even though they also go through transformation. So … we never ignore the needs of the child, but that these go hand in hand (with) relation to the mother and how the mother goes on being." -Tracy Sidesinger, Psy.D. Hear more of Episode 15 of #APsAPodcast at: https://apsa.org/podcast-ep15/ #APsApodcast #podcast #psychoanalysis #motherhood (fb)

🔊New Podcast Episode Episode 15 - Maternal Ambivalence w/ Tracy Sidesinger Dr. Sidesinger spoke with the host of our official podcast 'Psychoanalysis & You', Dr. Gail Saltz, about the complexities of maternal subjectivity and ambivalence. Tracy Sidesinger, Psy.D., integrates Jungian and relational approaches in her work to address the lost feminine, maternal subjectivity, traumatic memory, and community psychoanalysis. "The term (maternal subjectivity) itself can sound a little big and complex, but it's not complex at all. What it really means is that mothers - even when people become mothers - remain subjects themselves. They go on being with their own identity even though they also go through transformation. So … we never ignore the needs of the child, but that these go hand in hand (with) relation to the mother and how the mother goes on being." -Tracy Sidesinger, Psy.D. Hear more of #APsApodcast at https://apsa.org/podcast-ep15/ #APsA #psychoanalysis #podcast #maternalambivalence #maternalsubjectivity #motherhood #mom #mother #maternal (fb)