Editorial

We must begin this editorial with two painful farewells. UK Co-Editor-in-Chief Ann Addison and Managing Editor Jane Turney have decided to leave the editorial team to turn toward further adventures awaiting them. Both Ann and Jane have contributed immeasurably to the success of our Journal over the years.

Jane has served as Managing Editor from 2014-2017 and returned to this role in 2019. When she recently compiled her job description, the document extended over two pages, which highlights to us the multiple roles and responsibilities she has shouldered, from managing editorial processes to answering multiple queries, maintaining minutes, preparing the Journal Editorial Committee meetings and not least doing the hard work involved in organizing conferences. Jane has embraced all these tasks with dedication, helpfulness and unrivalled friendliness, kindness, and grace. Some of our readers and authors will have had contact with her over the years and will vouch for her welcoming and pleasant style of communicating. We will miss Jane greatly as a steady pillar of our work. Jane is now moving on to dedicate herself to her own writing and healing work, and our very best wishes go with her.

Ann joined the editorial team in June 2022. As a longstanding member of The Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP) and a Lecturer in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at Essex University, Ann has provided important links between the SAP, which owns the Journal, and the academic world of Essex University. She has always been an advocate for less experienced writers, to help them develop their papers towards a standard suitable for publication in the Journal. Furthermore, Ann's academic work informed our discussions within the editorial team. Ann was essential in planning and organizing the JAP conference at Essex University in April 2024, which was held jointly with the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies and the SAP, as well as our recent online