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The Kernbergian Compass: Navigating the Depths of Mature Love
To our esteemed colleagues of the ISTFP,It is a distinct pleasure to share some reflections on a topic that lies at the very heart of our joint endeavour: the intricate nature of mature love and the formidable challenges to its development. In our field, few figures illuminate these complexities with the rigor and profundity of…
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A word from the president – July 2025
Trying to practice what we preach. I would like to start by congratulating the ISTFP Public Relations Committee on the exceptional work they have done in putting this Newsletter together. Their work shows a lot of love, and the organization is very fortunate in having this dedicated and creative group. Reading through the articles here…
Your Voice, Our Mission
How the Public relations and Communications Committee Works for You Dear members, While reflecting on this edition of our members’ newsletter, I was struck by the challenge of applying the theme of intimate love and sexuality to our professional society. As authors began sending in their contributions, I noted that Kernberg’s perspective on mature love…
How does personality influence love relations and sexuality?
A healthy romantic relationship is characterized by the ability to establish a stable, reciprocal, and lasting bond with another person, one that includes emotional intimacy, mutual respect, trust, sexual desire, and the capacity to face life’s challenges together. This type of bond allows for individual and shared growth and is grounded in adaptive emotional regulation,…
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https://youtu.be/lPWMk7P1nz0 Frank E. Yeomans, MD, PhD Dr Frank Yeomans is a psychiatrist, associate professor at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Director of Training at the Personality Disorders Institute of Weill-Cornell, Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and Director of the Personality…
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The concept of being a TFP therapist has evolved over the years. When Otto Kernberg first wrote about borderline conditions and how to treat them, he considered his contributions to be modifications and refinements of general psychoanalytic technique. In those early days, in the late 1970’s and the 1980’s, before the more specific description of…
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