WAWI William Alanson White Institute IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WILHELM REICH CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF EMBODIMENT How Does Early Development Affect the Embodiment of the Clinical Encounter? SPEAKERS Ruella Frank, Zeynep Catay, Julianne Appel-Opper, Helena Vissing MODERATORS DORIS BROTHERS & JON SLETVOLD SATURDAY, JUNE 1st12 Noon – 2:00 PM/Eastern There can be little doubt that babies communicate with their caregiversthrough body–to–body interactions. However, there are many ways to understand how these early interactions affect the embodiment … Continue reading “How Does Early Development Affect the Embodiment of the Clinical Encounter?”

The Wilhelm Reich Center for the Study of Embodiment in collaboration with The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology Present How are Trauma and Dissociation Embodied? February 24th, 202412 noon to 2:00 PM, EST Although it is widely acknowledged that trauma and dissociation profoundly affect our bodies, answers to questions about just how they are embodied vary greatly. A clinician’s understanding of the bodily effects of trauma and dissociation has important implications for … Continue reading “How are Trauma and Dissociation Embodied?”

The Wilhelm Reich Center for the Psychoanalytic Study of Embodiment in collaboration with The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology Present What is Embodiment in Clinical Practice? November 18th, 202312 noon to 1:30 PM, EST Humans are fundamentally embodied! While clinicians starting with Freud have either explicitly or implicitly endorsed this idea there is no agreement about just what embodiment means in clinical practice. There is much to be learned from the … Continue reading “What is Embodiment in Clinical Practice?”