The Science Of Hypnosis: A Simple Tool for Treating Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia and Disease with Dr. David Spiegel

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actually an accredited science with tremendous healing power. 
On today’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. David Spiegel, the
world’s leading researcher and clinician in the field, is here to
help us better understand the scientific power of hypnosis. 
Dr. David Spiegel is the Willson Professor and Associate Chair of
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on
Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for
Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine,
where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975, and
was Chair of the Stanford University Faculty Senate from 2010-2011.
Educated at Harvard and Yale before coming to Stanford, he has
written thirteen books, 404 scientific journal articles, and 170
book chapters. He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific
Officer of the clinically-backed self-hypnosis app, Reveri. This
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this great deal. Here are more details from our interview (audio
version / Apple Subscriber version): Dr. Spiegel’s entry into
hypnosis (4:57 / 2:33) What is hypnosis? (10:31 / 8:06) The history
of hypnosis (12:42 / 10:18) How hypnosis works in the brain (18:17
/ 15:53) Is everyone hypnotizable? (26:39 / 21:44) Hypnosis for
pain control and insomnia (31:16 / 26:22) Hypnosis for stress
management, trauma, and emotional health (39:26 / 34:31) Clinical
vs self-hypnosis (45:21 / 40:27) The difference between hypnosis,
meditation, and EMDR (54:31 / 49:36) Join the Reveri Community,
learn about a discount and the scholarship program Reveri for Good,
and explore Hypnosis for Habit Control. Learn more about Dr.
Spiegel’s work here.