Another banger on the contemporary psych world from Lily

I got obsessed with a mysterious practice called group relations and wrote about "the groups," the left, and whether you can lose your mind through sheer proximity to other people for n+1! nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…

Feeling stressed, anxious or depressed about the experience of political organising right now? Myself and Hannah Proctor will be recording the first episode of the Anti-Self-Helpline tomorrow. Write in if you'd like us to talk it through.

The great Lily Scherlis is coming up on Interintellect 🧭!!!! A debut: interintellect.com/salons/beyond-…

“Within the experimental enclosure, you say things you didn’t think you could possibly say. Then you see others see you saying them, and then you do it again.” Now out from behind the paywall: Lily Scherlis on group relations. nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…

I was part of a two-week experiment in group psychodynamics and wrote about what I learned about politics and life for n+1. Now out from behind the paywall! nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…

On the left we believe in collectivism, but it’s rarely easy. Groups are incubators for social anxiety. They tend to have problems. nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…

Is the way we think about ourselves modeled on our political and economic systems? Join writer Lily Scherlis and host Lylia Li for a salon that explores the surprising links between property logic, neoliberalism, and our most intimate relationships. interintellect.com/salons/beyond-…

“What are you competing at?” I ask. “Is there a way to be good at this?” “No,” says Paul. “Well . . .” says the Expert, who does seem like an expert. nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…

“We are a psychoanalyst, a bank manager, three organizational consultants, an artist, a pediatric oncologist, a prison executive, and me, a freelancer.” amazing piece on group relations from Lily Scherlis in the new n+1 nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨The incomparable Lily Scherlis joins abby and Dan to discuss her experience at the 2024 Tavistock conference, the meaning of “group relations" in general and for leftists in particular, the legacies of WR Bion, and much more! buzzsprout.com/2131830/episod…

You can read Lily Scherlis's fantastic essay about her experience at Tavistock in n+1 at nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…

catch me on Ordinary Unhappiness talking about how much I love being in groups!

Alex is out and hopefully soon on his way home, along with 130 other comrades. Free all political prisoners.

I’m reading next thurs, come hang!

This Thursday in Brooklyn: celebrate n+1’s Fall issue with readings and a party! nplusonemag.com/online-only/ev…

If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.

if you find yourself inclined to blame a small left magazine for what's wrong with publishing consider reading my piece about how scapegoating works nplusonemag.com/issue-51/essay…