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"As I will show, this sense of ‘counter-culture’ – as a reaction to ‘pathological issues’ and an expression of ideological preoccupations at odds with and marginal to dominant ideas of ‘common sense’ – is useful in thinking about Winnicott and his purchase on the contemporary critical imagination. However, Winnicott’s place in the history of post-war social change is also vital in understanding this relationship.

Kellond (2019) interweaves Winnicott’s psychoanalytic theories with counter-cultural movements. Winnicott’s work and emphasis on social welfare fertilized the environment for the 1960s and 1970s counter-cultural movements. In addition, Kellond highlights the importance of Winnicott’s work in relation to mothering and interdependence. While the famous psychoanalytic didn’t challenge the division of labour, he helped pave the way for seeing the immense economic value in mothering.

“Winnicott, Phillips suggests, helps us to understand what motivates the perfectionism, materialism and ruthless drive for ever-increasing efficiency that define our age.

"When 'Critical Theory's is more narrowly intended to refer to the Frankfurt School and its heirs, Winnicott's thinking informs the work of both Jessica Benjamin (1977, 1978, 1990) and Axel Honneth (1995)" (324)"With the articulations of Philips and Nelson in mind, this article sets out to think about this recent interest in Winnicott in relation to the idea of 'counter-culture,' itself an unstable and contested term, admittedly.