Dr. David Spiegel on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast

Enjoy this fascinating discussion between Aubrey Marcus and Associate Chair of Psychiatry at Stanford School of Medicine & Reveri Founder, Dr. David Spiegel.

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“The strain in pain lies mainly in the brain.”

— Dr. David Spiegel on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast

Episode Highlights

In this astounding episode of the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, the curious podcast host and Dr. David Spiegel dive deep into the cutting edge of research on hypnosis.

Watch Dr. Spiegel hypnotize Aubrey Marcus and put him into a deep, healing trance.
Learn about potential risks of hypnosis when misused.
Listen to their chat comparing psychedelics to hypnosis and how one can use these tools to unlock new levels of consciousness.

0:00 Intro
2:02 What is hypnosis?
7:51 Psilocybin & psychedelics’ effect on the brain
14:06 Shifts we’ve seen in clinical hypnosis settings
27:11 Hypnosurgery & Self-Hypnosis
49:22 Aubrey gets hypnotized!
56:01 Applying hypnosis for Aubrey
1:11:08 The potential dangers of hypnosis
1:28:32 Upcoming frontiers: Reveri

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David Spiegel, M.D.

Stanford Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Reveri Founder

Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975.

He is the founder of Reveri, the world's first interactive self-hypnosis app.

Dr. Spiegel has more than 45 years of clinical and research experience, has published thirteen books, 404 scientific journal articles and his work has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute and more.