This is a conversation about the neurobiology of and use cases for clinical hypnosis with the world’s leading researcher and clinician in the field: Dr. David Spiegel. The associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Spiegel is also the director of the Stanford Center on Stress and Health and has published 13 books, over 480 journal articles, and170 book chapters on the subject of hypnosis. To read more about Dr. Spiegel and peruse the full show notes,👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll711
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:12 - Not the David Spiegel that Testified During the Depp - Heard Trial
00:06:56 - Defining Hypnosis
00:09:52 - Clinical vs Stage Hypnosis
00:20:00 - "Mind-Body Connection
Good Quotes about the brain"
00:20:40 - brain quote
00:22:39 - “The brain can control what’s going on in the body" quote
00:24:07 - The impact of Breathwork
00:28:16 - Neurochemical Process during Hypnosis State
00:32:25 - Determing How Receptive People Are to Hypnosis
00:37:28 - The Spiegel Test
00:41:44 - How Do Other Senses Affect Perception?
00:44:18 - Ad Break
00:46:10 - "Could You Weaponize Hypnosis?
Mass Hypnosis"
00:47:54 - “I believe that anything that has the power to help has the power to hurt.”
00:47:58 - Can You Remain Hypnotized Indefinitely?
00:49:33 - Does Hypnosis Need a Rebrand?
00:51:04 - Use Cases for Hypnosis
01:01:28 - “People think being hypnotized means losing control, it’s not. It means gaining control.”
01:02:24 - Are "Trigger Warnings" Misguided?
01:03:54 - “We have to face our vulnerabilities.”
01:05:20 - Amnesia
01:09:13 - 'People vs Shirley' Case
01:12:36 - Performing Under Duress
01:17:50 - Hypnotic State during Endurance Training
01:21:16 - Mindfulness as a Practice
01:25:58 - Self Hypnosis / REVERI App
01:36:27 - David's Current Studies
01:41:37 - "David's Work with Cancer Patients
Facing Death"
01:48:28 - Psychedelic Drugs & Therapy
01:50:10 - "Practical Advice on Hypnosis
Closing Thoughts"

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