SDPC Members Book Club

Event Description:

SDPC Member's Book Club

Love to read? Bring your love of literature and your psychoanalytic lens together in this new peer-led book club, exclusively for SDPC members.

Who can join? Any SDPC member who loves to read non-text books!

Format: The organizer, Carol Koenigsberger, will lead the first meeting but afterwards other participants will be responsible for choosing the next read and suggesting questions to discuss. This is a peer-led group where everyone participates!

What are the groups goals:

• Discuss the perspectives of fictional or real characters from diverse backgrounds
• Process the emotional experiences that come up while reading
• Explore and relate to each book through a psychoanalytic lens

Schedule:  

The Book club will meet 5 times a year:

• Saturday, September 12, 2:00-3:30pm (first meeting)
• Saturday, November 14
• Saturday, January 9
• Saturday, March 13
• Saturday, May 8

Cost: $20 registration (covers snacks and drinks)

Space is limited to 12 participants, sign up to reserve your spot!

Want to join but you're not a member? Sign up for membership we welcome all analytic thinkers. To learn more, contact us at: membership@sdpsychoanalytic.org.

First book: The Many Lives of Mama Love, by Lara Love Hardin Goodreads rating: 4.42 out of 5, based on approximately 146,501 ratings and 14,476 reviews.  See reviews on Goodreads

Nominee for Readers' Favorite Memoir & Autobiography (2023)

This Book's Learning Objectives: We will discuss themes such as splitting and other defenses, addiction, shame vs guilt, and ego integration

About Carol Koenigsberger, MD, PhD: Carol Koenigsberger is a Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, and an avid reader. She loves to read about diverse topics and peoples. Reading is an invitation to inhabit other realities and in doing so, deepening an understanding of the human condition.

Refund/Cancellation Policy:
Please note that SDPC only provides a credit, no cash refunds, on purchased tickets; event credit can be applied towards future events. See our website for our cancellation policy.

Session Dates:
Second Saturday of every other month
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

2026: Sept. 12, Nov. 14
2027: Jan. 9, Mar. 13, May 8

Registration/Attendance Process: By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC) in-person meeting policies, including confidentiality, ethical conduct, and respectful participation. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in removal from the event and may be subject to disciplinary and/or legal action.

Accommodations & Grievances

• If you need special accommodations to attend this event, please contact the Event Coordinator at events@sdpsychoanalytic.org.
• For any grievances or issues, please contact SDPC staff at: admin@sdpsychoanalytic.org.

Statement of Commitment: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center does not discriminate in employment and in its educational programs and activities, including admission or access thereto, on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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