In this episode of "Conversations in Psychoanalysis Today," Karen talks with Endre Koritar, a training analyst and supervisor at the Institute of the Psychoanalytic Society of Western Canada and a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. Endre is also a board member of the International Sándor Ferenczi Network and an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Psychoanalysis. He shares his fascinating journey to the ideas of Hungarian psychoanalyst Sandor Ferenczi, and where those ideas have taken him in his work and in the world. How are Ferenczi conferences different from other psychoanalytic conferences? Listen, and find out.

For more information about the 15th International Conference of the International Sándor Ferenczi Network in Madrid in October 2026, visit www.ferenczimadrid2026.com.

This episode: a conversation with Psychoanalyst Dr. Sun Ju Chung, President of the Korean Psychoanalytic Center, which became a component society of the International Psychoanalytical Society this year at the 54th IPA Congress in Lisbon.

The conversation ranges from hyper-connectivity to Korean pop culture, beauty standards, and food, to the very encouraging state of psychoanalysis in South Korea today.


Sun Ju says, "It took 45 years since our founder established the first study group in Seoul. It was a long journey for us. We were all very touched." The society now has 34 members, ten training analysts (of which Sun Ju is one) and a whopping 65 candidates.

Fresh from presenting a keynote paper in Lisbon on one of the conference theme's, technology and the human mind, Sun Ju is getting ready to host the 5th IPA Asia Pacific Conference in Seoul April 29 to May 1, 2026. The theme, "Narcissism Reimagined: From Loss to Love." To find out more or to submit a paper or panel idea visit:

https://www.ipa.world/ipa/Dev/Events/Asia_Pac_Conference/Asia_Pacific_Conference_2026.aspx

What is psychoanalysis and how does it work? Want a clear, impassioned, jargon-free explanation? Look no further: this episode's guest is one of the top communicators of psychoanalytic ideas in the world today.

Psychoanalyst Jonathan Shedler, PhD, is an internationally renowned author, speaker, researcher, and clinical consultant. A psychologist, he is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a Training and Supervising Analyst at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis.

Dr. Shedler is perhaps best known for his article The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, which won worldwide acclaim for establishing psychoanalytic therapy as an evidence-based treatment.

For more information on Dr. Shedler and for the papers discussed in this podcast, visit his website at: www.jonathanshedler.com