Healthy body, healthy mind? Renate Daniel

Healthy body, healthy mind? The concept of the mind-body relationship developed by Carl Gustav Jung describes the interaction of the psyche and the immune system and helps, for example, to overcome inappropriate ideas of guilt. Illnesses, on the other hand, can be an expression of conflicts and repressed feelings. Therefore, anyone who treats physical illnesses or engages in health prevention must also take the psyche into account. Jung’s insights into emotions, imagination and the creative power of the psyche have informed current research into the effects of placebos. Based on all this knowledge, Daniel asks the question: What effects does psychotherapy have on the body?
Renate Daniel is a Jungian analyst working in private practice for over 20 years. She is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist as well as programme director and teaching analyst at the C. G. Jung Institute Zurich and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lindau Psychotherapy Weeks (LPTW). She is the author of “Psyche and Soma: A Holistic Approach to understanding the Mind-Body Connection” as well as numerous published articles.