EP 217: A Masterclass in Relieving Stress, Sleeping Better, & Improving Focus Using Self-Hypnosis — Dr. David Spiegel (Stanford Psychiatrist)

Dr. David Spiegel is a Stanford psychiatrist and one of the world’s most respected experts in the field of hypnosis. We talked about how our minds can make our bodies feel better, how hypnosis has helped his clients, why hypnosis is a good fit for climbers, breathing exercises for relaxation or focus, his new Reveri App, and much more. Dr. Spiegel does a self-hypnosis session with Steven to relieve stress and anxiety and you can follow along!

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Show Notes:  

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:46) – Dr. Spiegel’s background

(00:08:51) – My experience with Reveri

(00:10:45) – Trying out being different

(00:14:47) – Compassion for your body

(00:16:35) – The stage hypnosis hustle

(00:18:58) – Hypnotizability

(00:23:51) – Cognitive flexibility

(00:25:36) – The long-term effects of self-hypnosis

(00:30:21) – Hypnosis is gaining control

(00:36:31) – Is hypnotizability learnable?

(00:45:20) – Climbing styles and hypnotizability

(00:46:48) – Hypnotizability Test

(00:57:55) – Discussing my results

(01:00:10) – Anxiety

(01:01:48) – Novelty, memory, and visualization

(01:07:30) – More about hypnotizability

(01:13:52) – Hypnosis as a tool

(01:17:03) – Relieve Stress Hypnosis Session

(01:31:49) – Debrief of our session

(01:34:25) – Explaining the ritual

(01:38:45) – The Reveri App

(01:42:15) – How climbers should use the app

(01:47:14) – Breathing exercises

(01:54:19) – Putting it all together

(01:56:31) – Final thoughts