Hypnotherapy for Behavior Change

In this episode, Dr. Lloyd Glauberman shares his journey into psychology and hypnotherapy, discussing the importance of sleep, the obesity epidemic, and introduces the concept of lifestyle intelligence. He emphasizes the need for tailored approaches to behavior change and the innovative tools available for personal development, including his app that combines storytelling and hypnosis. Connect with Dr. Glauberman through his website and you can download his app on the Apple store with a free 30 day trial. Watch on YouTube https://https://youtu.be/QO3fjKBAnyc Takeaways Hypnosis is a common state we experience daily, often without realizing it. Sleep is crucial for cognitive function and emotional regulation. The obesity epidemic is influenced by lifestyle choices and sleep deprivation. Lifestyle intelligence is about understanding and improving our health behaviors. Self-esteem has shifted from real-life interactions to social media validation. Hypnosis can be effective when tailored to individual needs. The brain cleans itself during sleep, highlighting its importance for health. Healthy behavior skills should be integrated into early education. Show Transcript Cheryl McColgan (00:01.038)Hi everyone, welcome to the Heal and Nourish Grow podcast. Today I am joined by Dr. Lloyd Globberman, but he has generously said that I should call him Lloyd during the show. but just so you know, he is a doctor. Of course you heard that in his official bio, but Lloyd, I'd really love if you could share with the audience now, just in your own words, what got you into this line of work and what got you interested in helping people with their health and wellness? Lloyd Glauberman (00:25.712)I stumbled into the profession of psychology after I graduated from college. And at the time, in addition to being in college, I played drums in a rock and roll band. And like everybody else, I wanted to be a rock star. However, as the fact that we're talking right now just lets everybody know that never happened. So I had to figure out something else. And it was during that time when Vietnam War was still in. Cheryl McColgan (00:39.82)Of course! Cheryl McColgan (00:46.606)you Lloyd Glauberman (00:55.322)in play and the only way to avoid being involved with that in an appropriate fashion was to work for the government in the health professions in some kind of way. And I stumbled across a job at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, which was a psychiatric facility for residents of Harvard. So it was an up-tempo, really smart bunch of folks kind of thing. And so I walked in, off the street, went upstairs to the person who was in charge of personnel and I said, you by chance don't have any jobs available, do you? For people who might want to begin a career. And they said, did you graduate college? And I said, yeah, seven days ago. They said, fine. When can you start? What? do mean, when can I start? I'm not even sitting down in your office. I said, are you actually hiring me right now? She said, Yeah, you look like you can do the job. Monday. Okay. That started my career, that bizarre set of circumstances. So I get there and I am now a psychiatric aid helping deal with and support people who have severe emotional problems, obviously, because they've been hospitalized. And I was getting very nice feedback from the staff, from the nurses who had been there for decades, from the psychiatric residents. said, you know, you should go into the business. Hence. I did. I started applying to graduate school. I got married early. My wife and I moved to California and I bumbled and stumbled through the whole process and finally got my doctorate from Syracuse in 1976. Came to New York, took the licensing exam and here we are decades later and I'm still involved in the business and it's still enjoyable even though I'm a new Cheryl McColgan (02:48.13)That's an amazing story.