Dhru Purohit Show
The Mind Blowing Science of Hypnotherapy and its Ability to Heal Chronic Pain, Reduce Stress and Improve Sleep Quality with Dr. David Spiegel
05 Jan 2023
This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and ButcherBox Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. David Spiegel, a psychiatrist with more than 40 years of clinical and research experience with hypnosis and psychotherapy. Dhru and Dr. Spiegel discuss the many misconceptions about hypnotherapy and how it can be used as a tool to gain control over the mind and body to help people overcome trauma, heal from disease, and rewire the neurocircuitry of their brains to align with their goals and ambitions. Dr. Spiegel is a professor and the Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition, he directs the Center on Stress and Health at Stanford, where he is also the Medical Director of its Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Spiegel has been a pioneer in integrating the principles of psychiatry with hypnosis and applying them to cancer therapies, chronic stress, pain control, trauma, and sleep disorders. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Spiegel dive into: -The categories of life that hypnosis can help improve (2:22) -A summary of what hypnosis is and what it isn’t (10:32) -What’s happening in the brain when it undergoes a state of hypnosis (24:27) -The history of hypnosis and how it plays into our evolution (35:10) -Common examples of how we tap into the power of hypnosis (39:59) -What makes some people more hypnotizable than others (49:00) -How Dr. Spiegel has used hypnosis to benefit his own life (1:00:45) -The difference between hypnosis and meditation (1:04:21) -Some of the limitations of hypnosis (1:24:42) -Using hypnotherapy to help you pursue a goal or dream (1:34:08) -Other areas where people have benefited from hypnotherapy (1:37:24) Also mentioned in this episode: -Dr. Spiegel’s app, Reveri -Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis -American Society of Clinical Hypnosis -Division 30: Society of Psychological Hypnosis -Psychology Today’s Find a Hypnotherapist database For more on Dr. David Spiegel’s app, Reveri, check it out on Instagram @reveri and Facebook @tryreveri or head on over to reveri.com. Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic bed sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to https://www.cozyearth.com and use code DHRU. ButcherBox has a variety of different boxes, and you can choose your box and frequency. For a limited time, you can sign up today and get two pounds of ground beef free for a whole year PLUS $20 off by going to https://www.butcherbox.com/dhru Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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