A Clinician's Guide to Dream Therapy (2nd Edition)
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Dreams That Connect: How Our Nightly Stories Reflect—and Protect—Our Social Life
Social connection has always been the beating heart of a healthy, fulfilling life. For millennia, philosophers, poets, and scientists have agreed: we thrive in relationship, and we suffer in isolation. Our dreams may have been whispering this truth to us all along. New research is uncovering the fact that our dreams are profoundly social. Every
Dream Wisps and Snippets: Nuggets of Wisdom from the Unknown
Do your dreams feel too insubstantial to take seriously? When you wake with wisps of dream memory, flashes of image or tiny snippets do you tend to dismiss them as not enough of a dream to engage with in any meaningful way? Read on to find out what you can do to make the most
Transformation Through Dreams: Inside the Embodied Experiential Dreamwork Certification Program
The experiential embodied dreamwork process is such a respectful, deeply meaningful, and soul feeding way of working with dreams. – Sylvia Barnowski, artist, registered social worker For those drawn to working with dreams, finding an approach that honors their depth while providing practical skills can be challenging. The Embodied Experiential (EE) Dreamwork Certification Program offers
Trauma or Transcendence? The Surprising Link Between Near-Death Experiences and Dreaming
A new study shows how extraordinary states of consciousness may fundamentally alter how we experience the sleeping mind. Recent research has uncovered a compelling relationship between near-death experiences (NDEs) and our dream lives, suggesting that these extraordinary states of consciousness may fundamentally change how we experience the sleeping mind — and in ways that are
Dreams as Healing: The Remarkable Resilience Afforded by the Dreams of Ukrainian Refugee Women
Polish researcher finds that our dreams can provide psychological support when we need it most. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it triggered one of Europe’s largest refugee movements in recent history. Among the millions who fled, countless women carried not just hastily packed belongings, but profound psychological wounds from witnessing war’s devastation. Yet
Experts Reach Consensus on CBT for Nightmares
Tackle the most intense, vivid and distressing nightmare first. Pick up helpful themes in the dreams. Pay attention to sleep hygiene and learn to relax before falling asleep. Consider cultural beliefs. And treat both trauma-related nightmares and those with no known origin the same way. These are a few of the main recommendations from an
Anxiety Dominated our Dreams in 2024 with a Spike During US Election
Were anxiety and fear predominant dream emotions for you in 2024? If so, you’re not alone. More than 70% of the 13,000 dreams collected in 2024 by the Dream Decoder app featured fearful or anxious emotions, revealing how deeply modern life’s stressors may be resonating within us. On the brighter side, as the year unfolded,
Trauma Nightmares and Mental Health: Realistic Dreams a Key Warning Sign
A veteran who dreams about being back in the thick of an intense battle, or a car accident victim who repeatedly wakes up from a nightmare just before what feels like a potentially fatal impact… dreams that create vivid and direct experience of someone’s most traumatic memories are clinical red flags. A new study offers
Living in the Mind’s Darkness: Understanding Aphantasia
In my work is an experiential and dream therapist, I often invite my clients to enter their dreams, allowing their nocturnal imagery to re-form in their mind’s eye. Most people I ask can do this quite easily, and some produce a virtual torrent of imagery. But not everyone can, and I used to think of