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Psychology | Personality

To Tell Someone They’re Wrong, First Tell Them They’re Right

A philosopher’s 350-year-old trick to get people to change their minds is now backed up by psychologists.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Your Doctor's Words Could Make You Sick | TIME

Words can make you sick, a phenomenon known as the nocebo effect. This poses an ethical problem for our health system.

Psychology | Hypnosis Information

Hypnosis Could Work Wonders on IBS - The Atlantic

As far-fetched as it may seem, research suggests that hypnotherapy can help patients find relief from all sorts of gut disorders.

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Six Verbs That Make You Sound Weak (No Matter Your Job Title)

Sometimes it’s the smallest words and phrases that shape how you’re perceived around the office. Here are a few to watch out for at every level.

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Quick Video Sleep Tip to Prime You for Sweet Dreams

Some quick and easy self-care strategies to help improve your sleep ???? In this sleep tip, we go over an easy way to set up your thoughts and your unconscious ...

Psychology | Hypnosis Information

Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson's Tuesday Sleep Tip - ABOUT HYPNOSIS: Hypnosis, the Brain, and Sleep

Some quick and easy self-care strategies to help improve your sleep ???? In this sleep tip, I discuss what happens in the brain during hypnosis and why that mak...

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Self-Hypnosis for Better Sleep: Calm and Cozy podcast with guest Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson

Looking for the best podcasts about hypnosis? Or great sleep tips? Listen to help insomnia, lower anxiety, mind body healing, & for alternative health tips.

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson's Tuesday Sleep Tip - About Hypnosis: Time Distortion

Some quick and easy self-care strategies to help improve your sleep. In this sleep tip, we go over the hypnotic characteristic of how time slows down and sp...

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Your Insomnia and Sleep Symptoms Are Telling You Something | Dr. Dyan

Sleep symptoms are your unconscious giving you clues. Find out what it means to have insomnia vs fatigue vs. nightmares. Unlock the language of sleep.

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Using Hypnosis to Regulate Your Sleep + Hormones - Healing Hormones Podcast

Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson is a psychologist and hypnosis expert, and she joins us today to discuss hypnosis—specifically, how you can use it to regulate your sleep and hormones. We talk about what hypnosis is, how it is different from meditation, and how

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About Hypnosis Video #3: Heaviness and Lightness in the Body

Some quick and easy self-care strategies to help improve your sleep ???? Deep hypnotic states can bring about feelings of heaviness or lightness in your body. Y...

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Naturally Occurring Hypnosis: Listen to this Alternative Health Tools Podcast with Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson

Podcasts on self hypnosis, the best sleep tips, favorite ways to help insomnia, alleviate anxiety, mind body healing, self care, and mindfulness

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Sleep & Hypnosis with Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson - The Snooze Button

If the first thing you think of when you hear the word “hypnosis” is a Vegas act making people bark like a dog, this episode is for you. If you’ve tried just about…

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

Meditation? Mindfulness? Self-Hypnosis? Confused!? | Dr. Dyan

Learn the differences between meditation, mindfulness, and self-hypnosis so you can figure out which is best for you to calm mind, body, and spirit

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Hypnotic Suggestions Given Before Nighttime Sleep Extend Slow-Wave Sleep as Compared to a Control Text in Highly Hypnoti

(2020). Hypnotic Suggestions Given Before Nighttime Sleep Extend Slow-Wave Sleep as Compared to a Control Text in Highly Hypnotizable Subjects. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis: Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. 105-129.

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Sleep Secrets That You’ve Been Searching For | Dr. Dyan

Get 3 easy sleep secrets that you can start tonight to help you sleep better, feel calmer, and connect mind and body. Sleep naturally with these simple tips

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Podcasts | Dr. Dyan

Podcasts on self hypnosis, the best sleep tips, favorite ways to help insomnia, alleviate anxiety, mind body healing, self care, and mindfulness

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Hypnosis Changed My Life and my Sleep

When my anxiety and insomnia returned, my therapist suggested a new form of treatment. The results challenged my inner skeptic.

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Finding Your Flow State Shifts Time

This article is part of Nautilus’ month-long exploration of the science and art of time. Read the introduction here. Don’t look…

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Study: Roller-Coaster Sleeping Habits Weaken Focus, Creativity

A new study finds that staying up late on some nights and then binge sleeping on others can take a toll on one's focus and creativity levels.

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Meet Dyan Haspel-Johnson - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dyan Haspel-Johnson. Dyan, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. The career I chose for myself was as a fashion designer but health psychology and hypnos

Health & Fitness | Health News

Just how effective is hypnosis at relieving pain?

Can hypnosis treat pain? A recent meta-analysis combines the findings of 85 studies and concludes that it could be an effective option for pain relief.

Health & Fitness | Sleep

Survey: Average American Has 99 'Terrible' Nights Of Sleep Each Year - Study Finds

With as many as 70 million adults in the U.S. suffering from a sleep disorder, there's no question that a good night's rest is incredibly valuable to many. Just how valuable, you ask? According to one survey, the average American would pay $290 for a perf

Psychology | Health & Wellbeing

Quarter Of Americans Battling Neck, Back Pain For At Least 5 Years - Study Finds

Orthopedists and chiropractors may be busier than ever before. One in four Americans reports suffering from neck or back pain for at least five years now, while nearly one in six (16%) have been dealing with such aches for more than a decade. 

Psychology | Personality

Living With High-Functioning and Hidden Anxiety | The Mighty

The Mighty's mental health editor Sarah Schuster writes what it feels like to have "high-functioning" anxiety, the kind you keep hidden as you go through the busyness of life.

Psychology | Personality

How to Get Out of Your Own Head

For times when our thoughts are playing on repeat, and we want to reconnect to the rest of the world, there are a few helpful tricks to get out of the daydream/rumination loop.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

The Science Behind Gratitude - How to Practice Gratitude

The benefits of practicing gratitude are nearly endless. People who take time to reflect upon the things they're thankful for are happier, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness, and even have stronger immune systems. Here's how you can make g

Psychology | Personality

What is it like to experience mental health problems? – Research Digest

A roundup of the research we've covered over the years that's explored what it's like to live with mental health problems, from OCD to hearing voices

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

This is what eight weeks of mindfulness training does to your brain – Research Digest

A systematic review suggests 8 weeks of mindfulness training leads to brain changes similar to those seen in experienced meditators.

Psychology | Hypnosis Information

Are My Allergies All in My Head? - The New York Times

Allergies exist. But emotional factors can make them better or worse.

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How to Make Warts Disappear by Buying Them

Even though warts are caused by a virus, they are susceptible to suggestion. Some people make warts disappear by buying them.

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Study Proves Hypnosis Patients Likely Aren't Faking Their 'Spell'

A new study examining the practice of hypnosis shows why people put under a "spell" probably aren't faking the obedient effects.

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Is Hypnosis Real? Here's What Science Says | Time

Does hypnosis work? There’s evidence backing it up for weight loss, addiction and more. But legitimate hypnosis defies pop culture clichés.

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New directions in hypnosis research: strategies for advancing the cognitive and clinical neuroscience of hypnosis

This article summarizes key advances in hypnosis research during the past two decades, including (i) clinical research supporting the efficacy of hypnosis for managing a number of clinical symptoms and conditions, (ii) research supporting the role of ...

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Hypnosis: An Underused Technique

When integrated into a behavior modification strategy and used by a trained therapist, hypnosis can be a powerfully effective tool for treating many disorders. 

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

How Meditation Can Make Us More Civil to Each Other

Richard Davidson explores what meditation can do, where it falls short, and what mysteries still elude science.

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Mental Health & Hypnosis

Learn more from WebMD about the role of hypnotherapy, or hypnosis, in treating behavioral, physical, and psychological conditions.

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Can Hypnosis Improve Kids' Health?

Hypnosis may help kids with certain health problems, such as stomach pain or anxiety, say research scientists who have studied hypnotherapy in children.

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Hypnosis Eases Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women

It reduced the frequency of the symptom by nearly three-fourths, study found

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Has Hypnosis Finally Been Vindicated by Neuroscience?

It may be all in your mind, but brain scans suggest the effects are real.

Health & Fitness | Hypnosis

6 Steps To Manage High Blood Pressure With Self Hypnosis For A Slow But Steady Recovery! | Self Hypnosis Talk

When was the last time you took the time to just sit back, and relax? Relaxed in a fashion that left you no scope of thinking about your electricity bills, your

Health & Fitness | Hypnosis

You're getting very curious: Scientists discover how hypnosis actually works

A new Stanford study explores exactly how hypnosis works and how it can serve as pain and mental health treatment.

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The Truth About Hypnosis: 10 Myths & Misconceptions Answered

For many years, I have taught seminars for both health care professionals and for the public

Health & Fitness | Hypnosis

Hypnosis: You are getting sleepy ... and calm, and thin, and ...

Ever wonder why some people, even under adverse circumstances, set goals and achieve them effortlessly? Some of them, undoubtedly, are hard-wired to succeed. They just set themselves in a direction and their mind handles the rest.

Health & Fitness | Hypnosis

Is Hypnosis All in Your Head? Brain Scans Suggest Otherwise

A study at Stanford found that the “trance” people fall into is a neurophysiological state, not the result of a subject’s expectations.

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#Hypnotic #Therapy Reduces #MenopausalSymptoms

As baby boomers age, women are approaching menopause with a goal of maintaining normal activity and well-being during the period of life transition. New research suggests an innovative therapy may be a excellent adjunct toward this objective as a Baylor U

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What's it like to be hypnotized?

When Carla Sinclair was offered a free hypnotism session, she jumped at the chance.