Dr. Andrew Huberman has one of my favorite podcasts on mental health, science, biology, and the brain. Currently a researcher and professor at Standford, he describes his motivation in the creation of his podcast as follows. “My plan in creating this podcast is to discuss Neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body controls our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. I will also discuss tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.” While he’s not a hypnotist, he’s always been a wonderful advocate for the practice and a voice I greatly appreciate. So I’m thrilled that his most recent podcast features Dr. David Spiegel, an extremely accomplished and knowledgable doctor and hypnotist. Dr. Spiegel is also at Stanford where he is the Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the university’s School of Medicine. For a terrific demonstration of what therapeutic hypnosis can be, check out the above video of Dr. Spiegel guiding Dr. Huberman through a brief practice. See below for the full episode where they explore trauma informed care, psychedelics, sleep, the neurology of trance and much more.