Zoom Lecture on the mysterious placebo effect

The mysterious placebo

The placebo effect has become famous in our popular understanding. For good reasons, because the effects are fascinating and show a lot about the interaction between body, mind, healing, meaning and interpersonal relationships.

At the same time there is still a lot of confusion about it. It is both mystified, demonized and idealized, while many of its implications are at the same time largely ignored.

A big part of this confusion comes from the word itself and the history of the term. In this talk I will clarify a bit more about the placebo effect and why there is so much confusion about it. I will share about different uses of the word, different sort of 'placebo effects' and different aspects of healing.

It will be mainly a theory and science focussed lecture (not a masterclass on how to master the placebo to heal yourself). At the end there is room for questions and discussion.