IAPSP held it’s first New Years Party on Sunday, January 3rd, 2021. It was organized by Amy Eldridge and Shelley Doctors with the help of Kathy Wetmore and DC Multimedia Productions.

In addition to the main party, guests were invited to attend a number of breakout rooms so that they could gather in small groups.

Contests

A fun feature of the party were the contests that were held during the party. A $100 USD prize (and bragging rights) as given to the best limerick and to the wearer of the funniest hat.

Christina Emanuel and Amanda Kottler were tied for first place in the limerick contest. Alessia D’Alterio won the best hat contest and Brenda Solomon came in second.

Here are the all the limericks that were entered:

Christina Emanuel

There once was a man named Heinz Kohut.
That he was attuned and empathic we know, but
If he knew that Self Psychology
Would involve mastering Zoom and immunology,
He would say, “2020 can go suck it.”

Amanda Kottler

There was a clever man called Kohut
Whose patient Ms. F. called a doughnut
He thought and he thought
Became more and more fraught
Then built Self Psychology its own hut

Daniel Goldin

A classical analyst of yore,
Made a virtue of being quite a bore.
When a pretty young miss
on his lips placed a kiss,
He looked up and said, “please tell me more.”

David Shaddock

5 Limericks

There once was an analyst from Manhattan
Who fled the pandemic to East Hampton
With his background the same
No one noticed the change
Till his dog from the beach came and jumped him.

I once had a patient named autumn
Who said my feet smelled like fish that were rotten
But when we switched over to Zoom
Shoes off in my room
The problem was largely forgotten

There once was an analyst from France
Who worked on Zoom with no pants
When he bent over to pickup
His knocked over Laptop
It affected the transference.

There once was an analyst from Milwaukee
Who had a patient that he found quite talky
He put the patient on mute
And practiced his flute
And said that he tracked him non-verbally

There once was an analyst from New Haven
Whose patients he was quite bent on saving
When he mentioned his fee
To health they did flee
And his cure rate was truly amazing

Here are photos of all the hats that were entered: