No, you don’t need a cortisol detox. Why are we so addicted to the new language of therapy?
People buy into a chemical understanding of human psychology when really what they’re describing is our deeply complex, irreducibly mysterious inner life
Sigmund Freud
Marina Carr and Caitríona McLaughlin on The Boy: ‘We’re constantly being told what to do, what to think. We’ll turn into zombies’
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: The writer and director on their new production, a retelling of Sophocles’ Theban plays
There’s a psychosexual dimension to Trump’s tariffs. You don’t have to be Freud to see it
When they bought into Trump, the tech bros purchased his whole inflated persona – every whim, craze and dark fantasy
The ‘death drive’ exists in all of us
Unthinkable: Psychoanalysis suggests each one of us has a ‘death drive’, calling us to self-destruction
Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World - A must-read account of Austrian capital’s impact
Richard Cockett’s tracing of how the Austrian capital has shaped western politics, economics and culture is essential reading
Sigmund Freud’s home recreated in Ireland for major film starring Anthony Hopkins
Freud’s Last Session, starring the Oscar-winning actor, will feature a replica of psychoanalyst’s famous couch
Pedigree chums? Dogs in the office prove divisive
Many large employers have blanket no-dog policies despite wider shifts in attitudes
Telling men to open up is not enough – teach them how
Unthinkable: We can all learn from psychotherapy, perhaps the best place to start is school
‘Tis yerself!’ Dáithí Ó Sé says through a mouthful of boxty and Tanora. He is the spirit of Ireland
Patrick Freyne: That’s how I imagine him, anyhow. He’s almost as compelling as The Circle
Bill & Ted in middle age: ‘We felt if we did it with heart, it would work’
Alex Winter on friendship with Keanu Reeves, the risky new film and the fun side of fame
How Donald Trump acts as a restraining influence on Mike Pompeo
US Politics: President’s materialism is in contrast to moral imperatives of his secretary of state
Fintan O’Toole: FF and FG have produced a colouring book for adults
Post-coronavirus era will demand a radicalism the old parties are not trained for
Fintan O’Toole: Five big questions for the coming decade
Can we decarbonise the global economy? Will democracy die? Could Ireland unite?
How we progressed from a culture of silence to facing our grief for dead babies
Baby mortality: The evolution of how we deal with the sadness
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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