Using Hypnosis to Enhance 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 in the treatment of trauma, chronic pain, anxiety and more. Dr. Spiegel explains how to determine your level of hypnotizability and provides case studies of remarkable successes using 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 explore how adopting self-hypnosis techniques can reduce stress and enhance sleep for anyone. Dr. Spiegel teaches how hypnosis works at the neural circuit level to enhance cognitive flexibility. Throughout the episode Dr. Spiegel summarizes key clinical trials, peer-reviewed findings and resources for working with a trained clinical professional or for practicing guided self-hypnosis.

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Dr. David Spiegel Links:
Stanford Center for Stress and Health: https://stresshealthcenter.stanford.edu
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Dr. Spiegel’s Published Work: https://stanford.io/3GYzL5C

Article Links:
Posthypnotic Amnesia in Hypnotizability Assessment: Validation of a New Scoring System for the Hypnotic Induction Profile: https://bit.ly/3uYrlsC
Post-traumatic stress disorder and cancer: https://bit.ly/3h36vzX
Association between Anterior Cingulate Neurochemical Concentration and Individual Differences in Hypnotizability: https://bit.ly/33BvMyj
Hypnosis reduces distress and duration of an invasive medical procedure for children: https://bit.ly/3p3wOuf

Other Links:
Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis: https://www.sceh.us
American Society for Clinical Hypnosis: https://bit.ly/3JHU88Y
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Dr. David Spiegel MD, Hypnosis
00:04:16 AG1 (Athletic Greens), Thesis, ROKA
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, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Patreon, Thorne, Instagram, Twitter

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