The Weird and Wonderful World of Freudian Psychoanalysis with Prof. Seamus O'Mahony

Everyone's heard of Sigmund Freud, but how many are familiar with the origins of Freud's work in psychoanalysis? Professor Seamus O'Mahony explores this in his book, The Guru, the Bagman & the Sceptic: A Story of Science, Sex & Psychoanalysis. In this episode, we dig into the origins of Freud's thinking, the acolytes who promoted his work and a key sceptic, Wilfred Trotter, who had a notably contrasting approach to caring for his patients.