Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. David Spiegel

My guest is Dr. David Spiegel MD, Associate Chair of Psychiatry
& Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and
Health and Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at
Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Spiegel has more than
40 years of clinical and research experience with hypnosis, stress
physiology, and psychotherapy. In this episode, we examine the role
of clinical hypnosis for the treatment of trauma, chronic pain,
anxiety and more. Dr. Spiegel explains how to determine your level
of ‘hypnotizability’ and provides case studies of incredible
successes with hypnosis to treat a variety of ailments. We also
discuss how breathing, vision and directed mental focus can
modulate internal states and enhance performance. Additionally, we
discuss how the adoption of self-hypnosis techniques can reduce
stress and enhance sleep in anyone. Dr. Spiegel teaches us how
hypnosis works at the neural circuit level to enhance cognitive
flexibility. Throughout the episode, Dr. Spiegel summarizes
key clinical trials and peer-reviewed findings and resources to
work with a trained clinical professional or to do guided
self-hypnosis.  For the full show notes, visit
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Spiegel MD, Hypnosis (00:04:20) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT (00:09:09)
Clinical Hypnosis (00:16:45) Stage Hypnosis (00:20:25) Neurobiology
of Hypnosis (00:26:04) ADHD (00:28:22) Hypnosis for Stress &
Sleep (00:32:12) Hypnosis to Strengthen Neural Connections
(00:37:19) Restructuring Trauma Narratives (00:45:14) Ketamine
Therapy (00:50:07) Self-directed Hypnosis, Reveri (00:56:53)
Eliminating Obsessive Thoughts, Superstitions (01:01:50)
‘Hypnotizability’, the Spiegel Eye-roll Test (01:15:36) EMDR (Eye
Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) (01:21:43) Confronting
Stress & Trauma (01:27:56) The Mind-Body Connection (01:31:35)
Dealing with Grief (01:35:45) Hypnosis in Children & Groups
(01:40:06) Drug Therapies & Hypnosis (01:42:39) Breathing
Patterns, Peak Performance (01:50:00) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube,
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