ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action

ROOM 2.25 is now live! In this issue, contributors bear witness to what must happen in ourselves, our communities, and our political movements for truth to be faced and change to occur. You can read it online or download it for free at analytic-room.com.

For eight years, ROOM has encouraged dialogue that explores the rich interplay between our social environment and inner lives. Join us for this one-hour Zoom event and celebrate community together. Register here: analytic-room.com/gala2025/

From Kissu Taffere to Thomas Ogden, ROOM 6.25’s writers—Casagrande, Causey, Cruickshank, Fodor, Grose, Evert, Snyder, Qiao, White, Wiggin, Woods & @ZahraYusufi—turn pain into power and silence into solidarity. Read the full issue: ow.ly/xuYr50Wose2 #psychoanalysis

This July 4th, we would like to emphasize the need to engage in the difficult conversations, to speak even under strain, and to write with bravery about our current and future world. Join us at our Gala: Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 8:00 PM EDT | Zoom ow.ly/HtlW50Wi2RZ

In just 2 weeks, ROOM’s annual gala takes place—get to know our presenters! Join us for an evening of Encountering Bravery, and meet all of our fantastic speakers, whose work in and outside of ROOM inspires us to create together. Read more and Register: analytic-room.com/gala2025/

Harmonize with the art of Keli Safia Maksud in ROOM 2.25. Read the full statement and view her work here: ow.ly/3WTM50Wh0uy

Martin Perez explores ease and risk in his piece, "Caving with Rainbow-Covered Headlamps" in ROOM 2.25. Read the full piece here: ow.ly/Vvbf50WejFA

Join us in July! ROOM GALA 2025: ENCOUNTERING BRAVERY July 17 | 8 PM EDT | Zoom ROOM is profoundly honored to present the 2025 Coline Covington Award to @AlderdiceLord . We hope you will join us in celebrating! Learn more and register: ow.ly/avF250Wb4kB

Dive into the foreboding fiction of @Ornellaantar in her short story "Tangerine," featured in ROOM 2.25! Read Here: ow.ly/oN6350W7QTO

Aneta and Isaac speak with Dr. Ipek S. Burnett, author and cultural critic. For Burnett, psychological activism, or the courage to keep our broken hearts open, is an ethical responsibility to the collective and our children. Listen Here: ow.ly/Z6N250W7Pg9

ROOM 10.25 is open for submissions! Whether you've written for us before or are new to our community, we eagerly welcome your work, your voice, and your vision.  The submission deadline for ROOM 10.25 is September 8, 2025. Submit here: ow.ly/3F7l50W5bFM

Explore Chiharu Shiota's captivating artwork in ROOM 2.25! Dive in here: ow.ly/Mug950VZM1i

This week, Aneta and Isaac speak with Dr. Rina Lazar, a clinical psychologist practicing in Tel Aviv who brings an anti-war perspective to current events from within Israel. Listen here: analytic-room.com/podcast/

ROOM invites you to an evening celebrating nine years of creating spaces for transformative dialogue and community at our 2025 Gala on Zoom. We are honored to present this year's award to @AlderdiceLord ! Learn More and Register here: ow.ly/xYCj50VZnap

Sahar Vardi unveils the work of hope in her ROOM 2.25 essay, "Activating Hope in Dark Times" Read the full piece here: ow.ly/nVfb50VQoKW

This week, Aneta and Isaac talk with licensed clinical social worker Max Beshers. Beshers contends with what 'radical' means now and the fear stoked by being seen as too radical or not radical enough. Listen Here: ow.ly/tVFV50VRVbs

ROOM 2.25 in print is here! This isn’t just a keepsake—it’s a physical space for revisiting the truths we’re still trying to process: grief, resistance, love, hatred, collapse, and hope. Own your copy today: analytic-room.com/print #analyticroom #psychoanalysis #art #poetry

Our submission deadline is tomorrow! Consider sending in your writing to ROOM as we contend with our complicated external and internal worlds. Submit here: analytic-room.com/submit/

Anastasios Gaitanidis unpacks the limits and usefulness of hatred in his ROOM 2.25 essay, "Oh Hatred." Read the full piece here: analytic-room.com/essays/on-hatr…

There is just one week left to send your work in to ROOM 6.25! Sharing your voice during challenging times is both a radical act and a profound necessity. Submit here: analytic-room.com/submit/

Tomorrow! Join ROOM 2.25 authors Rina Lazar, Mohamad Kebbewar, and Anastasios Gaitanidis as they share how they are responding to the stresses of contemporary life. We will have the opportunity to discuss each presentation as a community. Register: ow.ly/sUKh50VCEXZ