Hello, welcome to the influence continuum. I'm Dr. Steven Hassan.

And I am absolutely honored and delighted to have Lawrence Irwin Sugarman with me.

He's a research professor at the Center for Applied Psychophysiology and Self-regulation in the College of Health Sciences

and Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology and Clinical Professor in Pediatrics

at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

That's a mouthful, but man, are you qualified? I'm just going to read a little

bit more, Lawrence, before we get into it. Over two decades of primary care pediatric practice,

Dr. Sugarman refined clinical biofeedback and hypnosis strategies that effectively increased

resilience and coping skills for young people and families. Based on and hypnosis strategies that effectively increased resilience

and coping skills for young people and families.

Based on this experience, he produced

an internationally acclaimed video documentary,

hypnosis and pediatric practice,

imaginative medicine in action.

At RIT, he is focused on how to best evoke the abilities of young people

with autism spectrum disorder and other chronic health problems, investigates innovative

digital health applications, and develops pedagogy for professional development and

psychobiological care.

With Dr. William Wester, Dr. Sugarman co-authored and co-edited the text,

therapeutic hypnosis with children and adolescents, now in its second edition.

His new book co-authored with Julie Lyndon and Lee Brooks is changing minds with clinical

hypnosis, narratives and discourse for a new health care paradigm. He has authored dozens of

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