Healing Beyond Intellectualizing and the Body Shadow – with Jungian Analyst Erica Lorentz

About this episode

Imi Lo interviews Jungian analyst Erica Lorentz about bridging the gap between intellect and physical experiences through embodied healing.

https://eggshelltherapy.com/podcast-blog/2026/04/22/bodyshadow/ I recently had the immense pleasure of sitting down with Jungian analyst Erica Lorentz to discuss her profound new work, Body is Shadow: Jung’s Method of Embodied Healing. Many intellectually gifted and highly sensitive individuals often live very much “in our heads.” This conversation was a vital reminder of what happens when we bridge that gap between our soaring intellects and our physical, felt experiences. We conclud...

People in this episode

Host: Imi Lo

Guest: Erica Lorentz

Topics covered

• Jungian analysis
• embodied healing
• intellectualization
• sensitivity
• mind-body connection

Keywords

• Jungian analysis
• embodied healing
• intellectualization
• sensitivity
• mind-body connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eggshell Therapy

Books & works: Body is Shadow: Jung’s Method of Embodied Healing

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