223: The Power of Hypnosis in Addiction Treatment with David Spiegel

Using hypnosis on ourselves is more powerful than we think. But is it also effective in treating addiction? 

On today’s episode, Duane speaks with David Spiegel, Wilson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Having been at Stanford for over 45 years, David runs the Center on Stress and Health at Stanford and the Center for Integrative Medicine. One of his interests is to find out how people can better control their minds and bodies using hypnosis. 

David talks about hypnosis, how that works, how suggestibility works in the brain, how it can help us, and the top-down processing, and how our unconscious can really help us heal. David has used hypnosis with about 7,000 people in his career now, and he has published more than 100 papers of research on hypnosis: what it is, how it works, and what it does. 

In this episode, you will hear:

• How hypnosis works in providing mind-body comfort
• How hypnosis can help with addiction, cravings, and pain relief
• Playing the role of a parent to your own body
• About the Reveri app 
• Giving pain the right amount of attention, and not more than it needs
• Why get a licensed and trained professional to help you with this

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Reveri app

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