Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, researcher in psychoanalysis, feminism, misogyny Wrote On Resisting Women (2026) & Misogyny in Psychoanalysis (2022) 📸 instagram.com/michaelachamberlain_therapisthttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mlnu5ommqk2i🙏all who came to supervisors’ course on misogyny in clinical practice&supervision. We explored how misogyny shapes therapeutic cultures eg authority, emotional expression, maternal expectations,thinking about the role of supervision&internalised misogyny #misogyny #therapy #psychoanalysis12 May 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnu5ommqk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mjsdqfy6ks2hBook Launch - Thursday 9th July at 7pm The Freud Museum London Limited in person places or online. I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful writer & psychoanalyst Juliet Rosenfeld #misogyny #psychoanalysis #freudmuseum18 Apr 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsdqfy6ks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mgntwhv64k2gLovely to meet everyone who came along to my talk on misogyny last night @seedtalks & thanks for great questions 🙏 artwork by Sarah Maple09 Mar 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgntwhv64k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mg4aozuqh22pThank you to everyone who wants to join in the discussion about how and why we treat women the way we do - so pleased to be this week’s best seller (numbers 1&2)!!#misogyny #karnac02 Mar 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4aozuqh22phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mfzuvt6kk22g‘58% of black women in the UK said they felt completely uninformed about menopause, while many found it “psychologically damaging”. More than half (53%) reported anxiety, yet many women said they were misdiagnosed with anxiety or depression, not menopause’https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/01/menopause-mental-illness-royal-college-of-psychiatrists-poll?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other01 Mar 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzuvt6kk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mfk7em56s22j‘I frequently feel objectified, dehumanised and disgusted by the hate towards women I see online, and I can say with certainty that most of my friends would agree with me’ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/23/15-year-old-girl-misogyny-social-media-online-abuse?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other23 Feb 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk7em56s22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mfal4q4uxs2j19 Feb 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfal4q4uxs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mfaky27fgs2j19 Feb 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaky27fgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mfa4u3mrts2hhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DU8TeQyDSWP/?igsh=MWRzOWpydjYyMjBkdA==19 Feb 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfa4u3mrts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mepa3xg3mk2c13 Feb 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepa3xg3mk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3melxhadafc2cReally pleased to be in Karnac top 5 books! It’s released on 19th feb but can be preordered now11 Feb 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3melxhadafc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mdyitrcfg22yBoth articles in same week- treatment of women throughout life cycle - any suprise women in 50s dont expect to be understood…https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/28/seven-out-of-10-uk-mothers-feel-overloaded-research-reveals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other03 Feb 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyitrcfg22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mdyikc3q2s2ywomen said they did not want to burden people (4%), felt they needed to “hold it together” for others (45%), feared that other people would not understand (27%) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/29/women-uk-50-plus-midlife-menopause-struggle-mental-health?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other03 Feb 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyikc3q2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mdbree6w422d‘Better to be a sinner in a world ruled by God,’ as the psychoanalyst W.R.D. Fairbairn put it, ‘than to live in a world ruled by the Devil.’ https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/january/return-to-holloway25 Jan 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbree6w422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3mcjzmhcig22aThis happened in 2024. A woman’s silence bought for five figures? Female staff at one of the world’s biggest publishers told not to be alone with one of their highest earning male authors?’ https://open.substack.com/pub/millihill/p/everyone-knew-about-walliams?r=1u1tr1&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay16 Jan 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjzmhcig22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3m6mrmu2nk22mThank you Kemi Badenoch for a transparent example of internalised misogyny and how it puts women in a bear pit against each other, whilst the patriarchy sit back and laugh #internalisedmisogyny #misogyny #kemibadenoch #rachelreeves27 Nov 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mrmu2nk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3m5f5wqttys2b So delighted to say that my new book ‘On Resisting Women’ is now live on Karnac with 20% discount for preorders bit.ly/47xN8dA #women #psychoanalysis #misogyny11 Nov 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5f5wqttys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3lzjw5zjjlc2o‘But this year’s Girls’ Attitudes Survey shows too many are afraid - afraid to go out after dark, to use public transport, or to be themselves online. In fact, 68% of girls have changed their behaviour to avoid sexual harassment in the last year.’ https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/campaigns/sexism-misogyny-campaign/23 Sep 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjw5zjjlc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3lv2mkfj7lk23https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/domestic-violence-crime-abusers-southport-protest?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other28 Jul 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2mkfj7lk23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3lqpvinf3qk2dJoin us for a closer look at how misogyny plays out in psychotherapy - really looking forward to presenting this course with Jan Hepburn.https://www.nscience.uk/product/the-invisible-edifice-how-gendered-structures-shape-clinical-work/03 Jun 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpvinf3qk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3llkck357oc2thttps://x.com/karnacbooks/status/1905995361077842248?s=1229 Mar 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkck357oc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3llb7tj6fls2aMy review of this wonderful book - Babies in Groups is in the current edition of BJP - great book, challenging the misogyny of attachment theory and psychoanalytic tropes about mothers & babies https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/bjp.1295926 Mar 2025 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3llb7tj6fls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelacham.bsky.social/post/3lk3zouhvok2xAround 44% of secondary school teacher participants described female pupils being the victims of misogynistic comments, discrimination, or inappropriate behaviour…30% of these teachers making reference to negative influences on self esteem and engagement. https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/teachers-triage-schoolyard-effects-online-misogyny11 Mar 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:jkhorucvpsce3j4cmo5onbpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3zouhvok2x