I had the pleasure of  interviewing Dr. Ran Anbar for this podcast about his new book entitled Changing Children’s Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center.

Dr. Ran, a board certified in both pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics, offers hypnosis and counseling services at Center Point Medicine in La Jolla, California, and Syracuse, New York. Dr. Anbar is also a fellow and approved consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. With his experience, he has successfully treat over 5,000 children. He also served as a professor of pediatrics and medicine and the director of pediatric pulmonology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, for 21 years.

Truly amazing in his profession, Dr. Ran also has came up with a book. Changing Children’s Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center offers examples of using hypnosis with children to address physical and mental challenges. This book is very timely as it is a collection of patients’ healing experiences, the takeaway information parents and practitioners should consider as they deal with medical and psychological challenges in their children’s and patients’ lives.

If you’re interested on learning more about Dr. Ran and his works, you may click here to visit his website.

Thank you for listening to this engaging interview!

THE BOOK

Changing Children’s Lives with Hypnosis is a timely collection of patients’ healing experiences, the story of how these events changed one physician’s approach to medicine, and the takeaway information parents and practitioners should consider as they deal with medical and psychological challenges in their children’s and patients’ lives.

Every year millions of pediatric patients could benefit from hypnosis therapy to deal with and alleviate physical and psychological symptoms big and small. The benefits of hypnosis-facilitated therapy range from complete cures to small improvements. They extend beyond the physical and into the psychological and spiritual, building confidence, positivity and resilience. They include the empowerment of children with chronic health issues to feel more in control of their own minds, bodies and circumstances. They sometimes lead to the reduction or even elimination of medications. Hypnosis is painless, non-invasive, and cost-effective. It doesn’t preclude any other treatment, and drawbacks are virtually nonexistent.

THE AUTHOR

Ran D. Anbar, MD, FAAP, is board certified in both pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics, offering hypnosis and counseling services at Center Point Medicine in La Jolla, California, and Syracuse, New York. Dr. Anbar is also a fellow and approved consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

Dr. Anbar is a leader in clinical hypnosis, and his 20 years of experience have allowed him to successfully treat over 5,000 children. He also served as a professor of pediatrics and medicine and the director of pediatric pulmonology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, for 21 years.

You may also refer to the transcripts below for the full transcription (not edited) of the interview.

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