Your Brain Is Suggestible. Here's How To Turn That to Your Advantage. | Dr. Amir Raz

Dan Harris

Harness the power of suggestion for well-being, pain management, and mental health.

Dr. Amir Raz is a world-renowned expert on the science of suggestion with recent positions as Canada Research Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Psychology at McGill University, and as Founding Director of The Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Sciences at Chapman University. His most recent book is The Suggestible Brain: The Science and Magic of How We Make Up Our Minds.

In this episode we talk about:

  • How Dr. Raz transitioned from a career in magic to neuroscience
  • The science of suggestibility, how it's defined, and its relation to hypnosis
  • Stage hypnosis vs medical hypnosis
  • How the power of suggestion could be therapeutically harnessed to impact our physiology, behavior, and well-being
  • Practical exercises for increasing thought control
  • The "magical ingredient" when it comes to dealing with life's challenges
  • Why placebos may work even when you know you're taking them
  • How we protect ourselves against mis–and–disinformation
  • And much more

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Harness the power of suggestion for well-being, pain management, and mental health.

Dr. Amir Raz is a world-renowned expert on the science of suggestion with recent positions as Canada Research Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Psychology at McGill University, and as Founding Director of The Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Sciences at Chapman University. His most recent book is The Suggestible Brain: The Science and Magic of How We Make Up Our Minds.

In this episode we talk about:

  • How Dr. Raz transitioned from a career in magic to neuroscience
  • The science of suggestibility, how it's defined, and its relation to hypnosis
  • Stage hypnosis vs medical hypnosis
  • How the power of suggestion could be therapeutically harnessed to impact our physiology, behavior, and well-being
  • Practical exercises for increasing thought control
  • The "magical ingredient" when it comes to dealing with life's challenges
  • Why placebos may work even when you know you're taking them
  • How we protect ourselves against mis–and–disinformation
  • And much more

Join Dan's online community here

Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris.

2025-07-14 72 min
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