What a family, welcome to episode 319 of The Genius Life.

What's going on, everybody? Welcome to another episode of The Show. I'm your host Max Lugovir,

a filmmaker, health and science journalist in New York Times best-selling author.

I've dedicated my life to unraveling the science behind how our choice is,

including what we eat and how we live, affect our cognitive and physical performance,

how we feel, our health span and risk for disease. This podcast is all about how to live in that

optimal state, which I call living like a genius. Guys, on today's episode of The Show,

I welcome Dr. David Spiegel. Dr. Spiegel is a psychiatrist at Stanford University,

and he's one of the world's most respected experts in the field of hypnosis.

His research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health,

the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute on Aging among others.

And he's a co-founder and chief scientific officer at Revery, the clinically-backed self-hypnosis app,

aiming to break the stigma around hypnosis and introduce its validated power to the masses.

Dr. Spiegel brings 45-plus years of experience to helping people achieve their goals,

having carried over 7,000 patients, suffering from chronic pain, insomnia, mental illness,

eating disorders, addiction, and more through the power of hypnosis.

And today, we get to chat with him. Not only that, but he hypnotizes me over Zoom.

No cap. This episode is bussin. I definitely went into this recording with a number

of preconceived notions about hypnosis, and Dr. Spiegel shattered them all.

So whether you're suffering from issues related to mental health or chronic pain,

listen through all the way to the end, and please don't forget to share this episode with friends

and loved ones that you think may benefit from it. Before we dive in, I just want to give a shout

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