Feeling, Relating, Existing

On emotion and the human dimension
by Robert D. Stolorow, Ph.D.

Grief Chronicles

As a countermovement against those in the field of psychiatry who wish to classify grieving that endures beyond a certain length of time as pathological, I offer a selection from my “Grief Chronicles,” a series of poems in which I grieved for my late wife, Dr. Daphne (Dede) Socarides Stolorow, over a ten-year period following her death 21 years ago today at the age of 34. Read More

Review Essay on "The Work of Mourning" by Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida’s "The Work of Mourning" is a haunting book, consisting of a series of 14 texts, each memorializing one of his deceased friends. Interspersed throughout these texts are profound philosophical insights concerning the interrelationships among friendship, fidelity, human finitude, and mourning. Read More

Earthquakes, Trauma, and Existential Anxiety

Angelenos aware of the facts about the San Andreas Fault live in a vague state of anxiety. It is an existential anxiety—about our own existence and the existence of all those whom we love. Such anxiety needs to be brought into dialogue so that it can be shared and held among us. Read More

Losing and Regaining My Sense of Being

When my traumatized states could not find a hospitable relational home or context of human understanding, I became deadened, and my world became dulled. When such a home became once again present, I came alive, and the vividness of my world returned. Read More

Empathic Civilization in an Age of Trauma

If we can help one another bear the darkness rather than evade it, perhaps one day we will be able to see the light. Read More

The Meaning and the Rhetoric of Evil: Auschwitz and Bin Laden

It is crucial to distinguish between the meaning of evil and the rhetoric of evil. The question of the meaning of evil is an interpretive question: What do we mean when we use the word “evil”? Read More

Trauma and the Hourglass of Time

If you, or someone you care about, ever experience a traumatic loss, never think or utter the words, “You have to let it go and move on.” Time does not heal the wounds of trauma. Read More

Robert D. Stolorow, Ph.D.

Robert D. Stolorow, Ph.D. is one of the original members of the International Council for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, which stems from the work of Heinz Kohut.

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Books by Robert D. Stolorow, Ph.D.

Image of Worlds Of Experience Interweaving Philosophical And Clinical Dimensions In Psychoanalysis
Worlds Of Experience Interweaving Philosophical And Clinical Dimensions In Psychoanalysis
Image of World, Affectivity, Trauma: Heidegger and Post-Cartesian Psychoanalysis (Psychoanalytic Inquiry, Vol. 35)
World, Affectivity, Trauma: Heidegger and Post-Cartesian Psychoanalysis (Psychoanalytic Inquiry, Vol. 35)
Image of Trauma and Human Existence: Autobiographical, Psychoanalytic, and Philosophical Reflections (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series)
Trauma and Human Existence: Autobiographical, Psychoanalytic, and Philosophical Reflections (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series)