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In this podcast episode I reflect on four books I read in July:

• Adam Phillips: Attention-Seeking | Get it here (Amazon Affiliate link)
• Christopher Bollas: The Shadow of the Object | Get it here (Amazon Affiliate link)
• Deborah Luepnitz: Schopenhauer's Porcupines | Get it here (Amazon Affiliate link)
• Mark Solms: The Hidden Spring | Get it here (Amazon Affiliate link)

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Other things mentioned:

• Adam Phillips's essay "Against Self-Criticism": https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n05/adam-phillips/against-self-criticism
• Adam Phillips's essay "On Giving Up": https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n01/adam-phillips/on-giving-up
• The Illusion of Mental Health: https://preview.mailerlite.com/q5s5m2s6c8
• X post about books: https://x.com/utotranslucence/status/1803159784457379971