Freud was right about everything! A podcast about relationship, psychoanalysis, and love.

About Freud was right about everything! A podcast about relationship, psychoanalysis, and love.

My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clinical MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. You can contact me at: Akivaragen@gmail.com

Publisher

Akiva Ragen

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Sept 2024

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Couples therapy from a psychoanalytic view. an overview: Melanie Klein, Winnicott ,Jessica Benjamin

   These are ideas were originally created in the podcasts with my friend Illan yifrach. link in hebrew: https://youtu.be/QzuVdTkYN-4?si=iwge12kZuyYyq27qMy name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor (M.A) and a clinical MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by email at akivaragen@gmail.com

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Can love last? Why Do We become bored in long term Relationships? Introduction to Stephen Mitchell.

   Most people believe boredom is merely the byproduct of routine, familiarity, or fading chemistry. However, psychoanalyst Stephen Mitchell—in his groundbreaking book Can Love Last?—offers a completely different perspective: boredom is not a passive state, but an active defense mechanism against the vulnerability of deep intimacy.In this video, we explore Mitchell's profound insights on: • Why we unconsciously choose boredom to protect ourselves from anxiety and emotional risk. • The psychological dynamics of short-term flings vs. long-term committed partnerships. • How creating an overly predictable view of your partner suffocates mystery and desire. • The courage required to bring new, unexpressed parts of yourself into the relationship to reignite vitality. • A practical question you can ask yourself whenever boredom surfaces in your life or love.Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: The Paradox of Boredom & Stephen Mitchell01:08 - The Case of Burt: Why Passion Fades as Attachment Grows03:28 - Boredom as a Psychological Defense Mechanism05:25 - Short-Term vs. Long-Term Relationship Dynamics07:50 - Safety vs. Vitality: The Illusion of Total Predictability10:15 - The Solution: Embracing Uncertainty & Self-Disclosure13:28 - Key Takeaway & Practical ExerciseMy name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor (M.A) and a clinical MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by email at akivaragen@gmail.com

3. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Should you forgive your parents? Object Relations Theory Explained. Melanie Klein.

   Has social media made us too quick to see forgiveness as weakness or self-betrayal?What if forgiving our parents is not about excusing them, but about changing what continues to live inside us?What can Melanie Klein and Object Relations Theory teach us about the healing power of forgiveness? My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clinical MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com

4. 

   5 Sept 2026

   How to Overcome our "Inferiority Complex"? Alfred Adler and the "Horizontal” Way of Living

   My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clinical MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com.

5. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Am i allowed to be ordinary ? An Introduction to Alice Miller’s book: The Drama of the Gifted Child

   My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clinical MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com.

6. 

   26 Apr 2026

   August Kubizek – The Young Hitler I Knew: A Case Study of Narcissism

   What can we learn from August Kubizek’s account of Hitler’s early personality- and were signs of extreme narcissism already visible?Where is the line between confidence, grand ambition, and pathological narcissism that distorts reality?To what extent do childhood experiences, rejection, and failure shape a narcissistic personality—and what does this mean for ordinary people today? My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clincal MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com.

7. 

   11 Mar 2026

   The Dark Side of Therapy: Alice Miller and the Drama of the Gifted Child

   When does caring become self-repair? Can the wish to heal others grow from an unhealed childhood? When does empathy become a need to matter? In this episode, I explore the psychological idea introduced by Alice Miller in The Drama of the Gifted Child. Miller suggested that some children survive emotionally by becoming exceptionally attuned to the needs and feelings of their parents. This sensitivity can later develop into a remarkable ability to understand others-but it can also remain tied to an early need to secure love, recognition, or approval. In the world of therapy, this raises an uncomfortable question. The same qualities that make someone a gifted therapist-empathy, emotional intelligence, and deep sensitivity- may sometimes grow out of an earlier attempt to justify one’s existence in the eyes of others. In this episode, I examine the tension between genuine care and the subtle psychological need to feel indispensable. Drawing on Miller’s work and the broader psychoanalytic tradition, we look at the shadow side of helping: when the desire to heal others is intertwined with unresolved wounds of one’s own. My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clincal MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com.

8. 

   20 Sept 2025

   The Oedipus complex and male sexuality: Freud, Beta males, Andrew tate and god.

   This chapter is based on the Hebrew podcast ‘Journey into the Soul’ by Akiva Ragan and Ilan Yifrach. The insights are shared by both Ilan and Akiva. My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clincal MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com.https://www.akivaragen.com/

9. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Creativity according to Donald Winnicott

   My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an certified counselor and a clincal MSW in training. dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness.To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com.https://www.akivaragen.com/

10. 

    19 Jul 2025

    Playing and Reality: The Complete Introduction to the Thought of Donald Winnicott

    This podcast is a creation of Akiva Ragen and Ilan Yifrah. Akiva Ragen is an emotional therapist who guides individuals through deep personal growth. Ilan Yifrah is a couples therapist and workshop facilitator, working alongside his wife Hila to help couples deepen their connection. He is also the head of the Couples Counseling Certification Program at the Rein Institute. If you feel a calling to deepen your personal or relational journey, to grow through the challenges you face—whether in individual or couples therapy—or if you're interested in joining one of Ilan and Hila’s courses on relationships, you're warmly invited to get in touch and explore the possibility of walking this path together. 🌐 Akiva Ragen's Website (https://www.akivaragen.com/) 🌐 Ilan and Hila Yifrah’s Website (https://panimbefanim.co.il/) 📘 Follow us on Facebook: Akiva Ragen (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php) Ilan Yifrah (https://www.facebook.com/panimbefanim) music intro: Music by Nhạc Phòng ChờSang Trọng Tinh Tế - Nhạc Nền Video Jazz_BossaNova_BGMfrom pixabay

11. 

    17 Oct 2024

    An Introduction to Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy: Ethics, invisible loyalties and entitlement in psychology.

    Are ethics important in psychotherapy? what is the meaning of "invisible loylties"? and what are the principles of contextual family therapy, founded by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy? My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am an emotional counselor dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) which delves into psychology and relationships. Additionally, I am the author of the book "The Secret of the Encounter." In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness. To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com. https://www.akivaragen.com/

12. 

    24 Sept 2024

    The Oedipus complex, male sexuality, and The relationship to god.

    What is the oedipus complex ? and how does it help is navigate male sexuality? Hi! My name is Akiva Ragen, and I am a certified counselor dedicated to guiding individuals through their personal growth, both online and in my clinic in israel. I also host the podcast "Journey to the Soul," (In Hebrew) with ilan yifrach. The ideas expressed in the english podcast are ideas expressed by both of us. In my clinic, the therapeutic space is crafted to support and nurture key life processes, helping individuals to deeply reflect, process, and heal from the challenges they face, ultimately enabling meaningful growth. The issues I address are wide-ranging and encompass anxiety, relationship problems ,trauma, professional and family crises, addictions, unresolved past experiences, lack of clarity, creative blockages, loss of passion, depression, and overwhelming emptiness. To schedule a session online, please contact me by phone at 972+547688338 (WhatsApp is also available) or by email at akivaragen@gmail.com. https://www.akivaragen.com/

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4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 2 / 100

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