“Flatmate Syndrome” describes the emotional and physical disconnection that can occur in relationships when partners start living more like housemates than lovers. This blog explores the phenomenon through a psychoanalytic lens, using object relations theory and Winnicott’s concept of the “good enough mother” to uncover deeper dynamics. Emotional withdrawal, fading intimacy, and parallel lives often...

In Greek mythology, few stories resonate as powerfully with the theme of emptiness as the myth of Erysichthon. Erysichthon, a Thracian king, brazenly cut down a sacred tree belonging to Demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility. In her wrath, Demeter cursed him with insatiable hunger, a torment […]