Carmen Natali

Background

About Carmen Natali

I am a psychiatrist with psychoanalytic and integrative approaches in private practice. I have a special interest in the mind-body frontier. Over 32 years of practice reaffirmed my belief in the adage:"Sound mind, sound body". It takes mental energy to adopt a healthy lifestyle, overcome fears and professional inhibitions and make little changes every day that will have a positive impact on how we age. A common goal is to spend our later years with the most freedom from illness and mental deterioration. We need to nourish our relationships to enrich our lives and avert future isolation. To keep our systems at their best takes preventive and active measures. We all know about the benefits of exercise, judicious diet, stress management. Not always we do as we think. So many good ideas are not easily implemented. Why? The answers lie deeper on our minds. Learning what inhibits or liberates us, fall into patterns, require understanding of the inner aspects of oneself. People come to see me because something has to change insomnia, interpersonal problems, work issues, panic attacks, inability to concentrate. Going through life demands energy to adapt: losses of loved ones, health issues, concerns over finances, isolation due to time constraints, ineffective communication, relocations and everyone being busy. Changes like emancipation of children, aging parents impact us at every level. It is wise to remember that we have a certain amount of energy at our disposal, Ego energy,"mental dollars". We use it for anything and everything. When we have to satisfy pressing demands, it is invested on those tasks and is not available for others. An example is the slowing in functioning when there is grief or illness or being absentminded at times of stress. We strive to find the most efficient ways to unlock our ego, which is after all a body ego!