11-09-2022
The Mirror Stage (Lacan) - The Importance Of (Imaginary) Mirrors
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? In the fairytale of snow-white, the mirror seems indispensable, but also in everyday life, we constantly consult it to check how presentable, or unpresentable, we are. And this would be crucial for your development. It’s called the mirror stage, a theory introduced by the psychoanalyst Lacan. In this podcast, I will try to explain this concept and clarify why it can be linked to mental illness.