Is it all in the mind? Ruminating thoughts, inner tension, chronic fatigue, anxieties, depression, sleep troubles... Physical exams often show normal results. But is it purely psychological? Perhaps the stressors are, but the stress response is always physical. Our body has one stress system that reacts to both mental and physical stressors. This is why mental health is closely tied to physical well-being.

I'm a doctor for psychiatry and psychotherapeutic medicine with extensive experience since 2011. In the past years, I've focused on stress medicine and measurable parameters like heart rate variability to help people understand the connection between physical and mental states.

The state of our autonomic nervous system is closely tied to our emotions, actions, thoughts, breathing, and diet. Conversely, how we breathe, act, etc., impacts our autonomic state. This highlights the significance of including the body in treatment of mental disorders. Hence, I expanded my expertise with body-focused approaches, becoming a WHM-Instructor

Is it all in the mind? Ruminating thoughts, inner tension, chronic fatigue, anxieties, depression, sleep troubles... Physical exams often show normal results. But is it purely psychological? Perhaps the stressors are, but the stress response is always physical. Our body has one stress system that reacts to both mental and physical stressors. This is why mental health is closely tied to physical well-being.

I'm a doctor for psychiatry and psychotherapeutic medicine with extensive experience since 2011. In the past years, I've focused on stress medicine and measurable parameters like heart rate variability to help people understand the connection between physical and mental states.

The stat...