
E292 - The Stanford Professor Who Uses Hypnosis Over Medication: '15% Less Stress In 10 Minutes' | Ep 292 with Dr. David Spiegel
Published: December 16, 2025
Duration: 23:24
In this episode of Founder’s Story, Daniel sits down with Stanford’s Dr. David Spiegel to unpack hypnosis with a level of clarity most people have never heard. Dr. Spiegel explains why hypnosis is not a loss of control, but an increase in control, and walks through the three core components that make it work. They explore how hypnosis differs from meditation, how it can help with stress and insomnia in real time, and the brain science that shows what changes during hypnosis. Dr. Spiegel also shares the origin story that made him commit his career to hypnosis, incl...