Laurence Irwin Sugarman, MD, is a general pediatrician, author, and research professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. He focuses on mind-body health.

Julie Hope Linden, PhD, is a psychologist and past president of the International Society of Hypnosis. She teaches globally and specializes in the treatment of trauma.

Lee Warner Brooks, MA, JD, has written in a variety of genres, including the Shakespearean sonnet. He has recently retired from teaching writing at the University of Michigan-Dearborn/Ann Arbor.

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Robinson's Story

George with Carol

Chapter One: Prologue

Lulu's Story:

Introduction

Lulu Tries to Write

Lulu Does Gymnastics

Part I: Hypnosis and Changing Minds

Chapter Two: What Was Hypnosis? What is it Now? What is it Becoming?

Robinson's Story:

George and Robinson

Chapter Three: How We Make Up Our Minds

Lyle's Story:

Lyle's Mother

Lyle and the Bad Habits

Lyle Makes a Friend

Chapter Four: Trance-Formation: How We Change Our Minds

Stevie's Story:

Stevie Goes to Yoga Class

Stevie Goes to School

Chapter Five: Hypnosis: The Healer's Art

Part II: Developmental Imperatives

Lulu's Story:

Blood

Lulu Goes to the Doctor

Sheila Talks

Lulu and Aliyah

Lulu in the Desert

Chapter Six: Developmental Currents

Lyle's Story:

Lyle in High School

Olivia Meets Lyle

Olivia and the Bullies

Chapter Seven: The Dynamics of "Resistance" and "Acceptance"

Robinson's Story:

Missed Exits

Chapter Eight: Effects of Trauma and Chronic Disease

Lulu's Story:

Bad News

Why Lulu Was Unhappy

Part III: Attachment, Relationships, and Modeling

Chapter Nine: Trance and Attachment

Stevie's Story:

Stevie's Identity

Chapter Ten: The Trance of Parenting: Parsing the Paradox

Lyle's Story:

Olivia Hears Lyle's Music

Lyly, Olivia, and Some Heavy Stuff

Chapter Eleven: Evoking Resilience with Autonomy and Uncertainty

Robinson's Story:

Sweet Dreams

Part IV: Looking Beyond

Chapter Twelve: Changing Minds, Shifting Paradigms: Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model

Epilogue

Lulu

Lyle

Stevie

Robinson

Afterword

Appendix

Glossary

Subject Index

Author Index