Episode 29: The Anorexic Dynamic. Or: Why eating disorders are not about the food

“You are what you eat.” We are continuously negotiating our identity through food, setting the boundaries of the self. Inscribed into the symptoms of anorexia is an unconscious conflict of identity, which has something to do with one’s own longings and cravings, with a hunger for the other. In psychodynamic therapies, these longings become part of the therapeutic exchange, while also leading to a characteristic dilemma. Support us on Patreon and get the scripts to the episodes: Our youtube-channel: Visit our website: Donation via Paypal:

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Episode 29: The Anorexic Dynamic. Or: Why eating disorders are not about the food is an episode from Lives of the Unconscious. A Podcast on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy by Cécile Loetz & Jakob Mueller.

This episode is 38:25 long.

This episode was published on Aug 19, 2022.

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