Florida Psychoanalytic Center

What I Learned About Psychotherapy from Author Toni Morrison

September 11, 2019
What I Learned About Psychotherapy from Author Toni Morrison
I was sad to awaken on August 5 to the news that Toni Morrison, a fearless writer of immortal words, had died. I am a psychoanalyst. Beloved, one single novel of Toni Morrison’s many works, has taught me much about listening to my patients, about bearing the emotional weight of what I am told, and about the limits of understanding.