We’ve just launched our Spring Fundraising Drive! You can support this podcast and the Institute by making a donation of any amount. Due to a generous grant from the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts, the first $5,000 donated will be matched! Jungian Analysts Judith Cooper and Daniel Ross discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 2021 film The Lost Daughter (based on the 2006 novel of the same name byElena Ferrante). They also reflect on the analysis provided in the article “Motherhood and Taboo: Recovering the Lost Daughter” from The Point. In this discussion, they touch on: * Transformation* Book vs Film* Maternal Ambivalence* Liminality* Lostness* Idealization vs Deidealization* Eroticism* Patriarchy* Achievement* Narcissism* Redemption* Pregnancy (Biological vs Psychological Impact)* Generational Trauma* Sadism* Aggression* Grief Judith Cooper, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and diplomate Jungian Analyst in private practice in Chicago. She is a graduate and member of the C. G. Jung Ins...