Susie Orbach
Susie Orbach
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Susie Orbach is a British psychoanalyst, author, and broadcaster known for her work on the psychology of eating and relationships.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born: August 6, 1946
No public information available regarding her date of death.
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Nationality: British
Professions: Psychoanalyst, Author, Broadcaster
Early Life and Background
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Susie Orbach was born in London to a Jewish family. She studied philosophy at the University of London before training as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist at the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic.
Major Accomplishments
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Orbach's work on the psychology of eating has had a significant impact on popular culture and public health debates. Her book "Fat is a Feminist Issue" (1978) challenged societal beauty standards, arguing that women who struggle with weight issues face multiple forms of oppression. The book became an international bestseller.
Notable Works or Actions
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In addition to "Fat is a Feminist Issue," Orbach has written several influential books on relationships and identity, including:
"The Impossibility of Sex" (1999): A critique of the societal expectations placed on women in romantic relationships.
"Anatomy of Love" (2001): An exploration of love and intimacy across cultures.
As a broadcaster, Orbach has appeared on various television shows, discussing topics such as eating disorders, body image, and personal growth.
Impact and Legacy
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Susie Orbach's work has influenced generations of thinkers, writers, and activists. Her insights into the psychology of eating and relationships have helped shape public discourse on issues like body positivity, self-esteem, and mental health.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Orbach is widely quoted for her thought-provoking commentary on the human experience. Her unique blend of psychoanalytic theory and cultural critique has made her a respected voice in fields such as psychology, sociology, and feminist studies.
Through her writing and broadcasting, Susie Orbach continues to inspire readers and viewers around the world, offering insightful perspectives on our complex relationships with ourselves and others.
Quotes by Susie Orbach
We accept there’s an emotional aspect to life. But we’re not very developed in our ways of understanding it.
Today, ‘fat’ has become not a description of size but a moral category tainted with criticism and contempt.
If I were afraid of wrinkles, I’d probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them.
I’ve always felt very sympathetic from the first days of writing about women that, whatever the woman, whether she is trying to be a woman in the conventional sense or breaking the boundaries, those struggles are quite difficult.
Not that it was Twiggy’s fault, but the ubiquity of her image created a sense in young women that to be stylish meant to be skinny, flat-chested with an ingenue face and straight hair.
I thought of the analyst Winnicott’s observation: ‘It is a joy to be hidden but disaster not to be found’.
A wanted pregnancy as much as a dreaded pregnancy can play differently than all one’s previous imaginings.
If you continually diet, you are putting your body in a quasi-famine situation. It slows your metabolism down and breaks the thermostat. Diets don’t work. They don’t help you understand why you’re eating more than your body wanted in the first place.