Narrating the Unspeakable: Observations on Physical Expression in Moments of Challenging Narrative

2025-06-03 16:30:002025-06-03 18:00:00Europe/ZurichNarrating the Unspeakable: Observations on Physical Expression in Moments of Challenging Narrative
2025-06-03 16:30:002025-06-03 18:00:00Europe/ZurichNarrating the Unspeakable: Observations on Physical Expression in Moments of Challenging Narrative
2025-06-03 16:30:002025-06-03 18:00:00Europe/ZurichNarrating the Unspeakable: Observations on Physical Expression in Moments of Challenging Narrative
2025-06-03 16:30:002025-06-03 18:00:00Europe/ZurichNarrating the Unspeakable: Observations on Physical Expression in Moments of Challenging Narrative

Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Start

03 Jun 2025 16:30

End

03 Jun 2025 18:00

In many therapeutic and psychosocial contexts, people encounter the limits of what can be expressed. Traumatic experiences, deep emotional shocks, or shame-laden memories often elude clear linguistic capture. In such moments, the body comes to the fore as a medium of expression: body language, posture, voice, and gestures play a central role in narrative. The psychosomatic Tuesday colloquium is dedicated to these phenomena and asks: How does the unsayable manifest itself in the body? What significance does bodily expression have for the therapeutic relationship and understanding? Based on clinical observations and theoretical reflections, ways of accessing these difficult-to-communicate experiences will be explored.

    Speaker

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    Prof. Dr. Stefan Pfändler

    03 June 2025, 16:30

    03

    June

    04:30 PM

    2025

    16:30

    18:00

    Narrating the Unspeakable: Observations on Physical Expression in Moments of Challenging Narrative

    In many therapeutic and psychosocial contexts, people encounter the limits of what can be expressed. Traumatic experiences, deep emotional shocks, or shame-laden memories often elude clear linguistic capture. In such moments, the body comes to the fore as a medium of expression: body language, posture, voice, and gestures play a central role in narrative. The psychosomatic Tuesday colloquium is dedicated to these phenomena and asks: How does the unsayable manifest itself in the body? What significance does bodily expression have for the therapeutic relationship and understanding? Based on clinical observations and theoretical reflections, ways of accessing these difficult-to-communicate experiences will be explored.

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    Prof. Dr. Stefan Pfändler