Minding the Body The body in psychoanalysis and beyond

'Lemma has become one of the modern leaders in psychoanalysis. Her contribution to understanding this most fundamental of psychoanalytic concerns - our relationship to our bodies - has been immense and is growing. This book is an essential source of inspiration for clinicians to help them listen to and hear their patients' deepest concerns more clearly. An extraordinary achievement.'- Peter Fonagy, Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis and Head of the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, UK

'In this insightful and innovative book Alessandra Lemma revisits and explores further some of the subjects she considered in Under the Skin.... The author is at her fluent best as she examines how we ascribe meaning to experience through our bodies, and attempts to illustrate how the analyst can help patients re-integrate mind and body... This is an innovative approach to a fascinating subject. I defy any book browser to peruse its tantalising chapter titles and not want to read the whole book. Minding the Body is a must read.' - Antonino Ferro, President of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society and Consultant Associate Editor of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He is a training and supervising analyst in the Italian Psychoanalytic Society, the American Psychoanalytic Association and the International Psychoanalytical Association.