The ideas in this essay were first presented as part of the panel “Spirituality, Psychoanalysis, and Decoloniality” at the 44th Annual Spring Meeting of the Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (APA Division 39), held April 3–6, 2025. I offer them here as part of a broader reflection on what psychoanalysis might become when it […]
Author: Matthew Rich-Tolsma
Building the Ship While Sailing: A Phronetic Critique of Participatory Governance
The ideas in this essay were first explored in a talk I gave at the 2025 Sociocracy Conference, hosted by Sociocracy For All. Introduction: When Process Becomes Performance More and more of us are seeking ways to live, work, and decide together in ways that reflect our values. These are practices grounded in shared power, […]
Emotions as Embodied, Social, and Aesthetic Processes: Toward a World-Centric Pedagogy for Addressing Wicked Problems
The ideas in this piece were first shared as a keynote at the EMESER Symposium: “Educational perspectives on emotions in teaching and learning for sustainability,” hosted by the WERA Research Network on Emotions in Environmental and Sustainability Education, Utrecht, April 2025. They are shared here in a more accessible format for educators, artists, and community […]
Rupture and Recognition
The ideas in this essay were first explored in a talk I gave at the 7th Global Congress on Gender and Sexuality Studies (Rich-Tolsma, 2025). I share them here in a more accessible format for those working in group facilitation, education, therapy, or community practice who are trying to hold space for justice, dignity, and […]