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  • How to Stop Nightmares and Sleep Better: IRT, CBT, Lucid Dreaming, & PTSD with Dr. Courtney Worley

    How to Stop Nightmares and Sleep Better: IRT, CBT, Lucid Dreaming, & PTSD with Dr. Courtney Worley
    Sep 28 2026
    Can recurring nightmares be changed—and can better sleep support recovery from trauma? On this episode of The Dream Journal, host Katherine Bell talks with clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist Dr. Courtney Worley about evidence-based treatments for nightmares, insomnia, and trauma-related sleep problems. Dr. Worley explains how imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) can help people rescript distressing dreams and rehearse safer, more neutral, or more pleasant alternatives while awake. She also explores exposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy; cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and nightmares; lucid dreaming; mindfulness; and the importance of addressing sleep apnea alongside psychological symptoms. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes choice, collaboration, and respect for each person’s cultural, religious, spiritual, and personal values. In this episode: When ordinary nightmares may become a nightmare disorderHow sleep avoidance can reinforce the nightmare cycleImagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) and dream rescriptingExposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy for trauma-related nightmaresLucid dreaming as a learnable skill for changing nightmares in real timeHow mindfulness and guided imagery can reduce arousal around sleepThe relationship among PTSD, insomnia, nightmares, and obstructive sleep apneaWhy treatment should reflect the dreamer’s values, context, and preferred approach About the guest: Dr. Courtney Worley is double board certified in clinical psychology and behavioral sleep medicine. She is co-author of The Nightmare and Sleep Disorder Toolkit and author of the forthcoming Nightmares and Nightmare Disorders. Learn more at drcourtneyworley.com and Upward Behavioral Health. Resources mentioned: The Nightmare and Sleep Disorder ToolkitNightmares and Nightmare DisordersDrCourtneyWorley.comUpward Behavioral HealthThe Dream Journal on KSQDVideo on Spotify and YouTube @ExperientialDreamworkExperientialDreamwork.com Key takeaway: Recurring nightmares and sleep problems are treatable! Behavioral approaches can help people build a different relationship with sleep and dreaming while honoring the meaning and context of their experiences. If nightmares, insomnia, trauma symptoms, or possible sleep apnea are affecting your quality of life, consider speaking with a qualified health professional. Topics: nightmare treatment, imagery rehearsal therapy, IRT, CBT for insomnia, CBT for nightmares, PTSD nightmares, trauma therapy, lucid dreaming, mindfulness, sleep apnea, dream rescripting, behavioral sleep medicine, The Dream Journal, Dr. Courtney Worley This show, episode number 382, was recorded during a live broadcast on September 26, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Nightmares and Suicide with Dr Michael Nadorff Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. Dancing With Dreams & Nightmares | Ritual Dreamwork, Bees, Snakes, & the Dream Hive with Lana Nasser The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
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  • Dreams, Genealogy, & Creative Writing with Anna Dahlheimer Bartkowski

    Dreams, Genealogy, & Creative Writing with Anna Dahlheimer Bartkowski
    Oct 5 2026
    What can dreams reveal about our ancestors—and how can they fuel creativity, self-understanding, and better decisions? On this episode of The Dream Journal, host Katherine Bell talks with genealogist and historical fiction author Anna Dahlheimer Bartkowski about the powerful intersection of dreams, family history, and storytelling. Anna shares how a childhood fascination with dreams grew alongside her passion for genealogy, eventually inspiring the Rosalind Schmidt genealogical novels and her guided journal, Dreams Remembered. The conversation explores dream incubation, recurring dream themes, ancestral and past-life possibilities, and the difference between using dreams for creative inspiration and using them for personal insight. You’ll hear practical ideas for remembering and recording dreams, setting an intention before sleep, reviewing recurring symbols, and using the half-awake morning state to ask questions and discover fresh perspectives. Anna also explains how dreaming helped her work through a difficult opening for her novel Ancestral Shadows and how writers can “dream on” a creative block. In This Episode How dreams and genealogy became intertwined in Anna’s lifeUsing dreams to connect more deeply with ancestral storiesDream journaling, dream recall, and setting intentions before sleepHow recurring themes can reveal personal change over timeUsing dreams to solve creative problems and develop storiesWhy personal associations matter more than fixed dream dictionariesHow parents, educators, and communities can normalize talking about dreamsAnna’s guided journal, Dreams Remembered, for seekers, writers, and genealogists Featured Guest Anna Dahlheimer Bartkowski is a genealogist and historical fiction author whose work brings together dreams, ancestral research, and storytelling. Her books include Ancestral Shadows, Dead Reckoning, and Dreams Remembered: A Guided Dream Journal for Seekers, Writers, and Genealogists. Learn more at anabartkowski.com. Upcoming Workshop Dreams and Visions: Cultivating Joyful Effort with Katherine Bell and Henry Kandel. Six monthly Wednesdays on Zoom, 7:00–8:30pm ET (4:00–5:30pm PT), starting November 11. The first session is free. Details and register here: https://www.psychedelicyogaresearchcollective.org/dreams About the Show The Dream Journal is hosted by Katherine Bell of Experiential Dreamwork and broadcast from KSQD in Santa Cruz, with additional broadcasts in San Jose and Sonoma. Full-length videos of the conversation are also available on Spotify and the Experiential Dreamwork YouTube channel. Join the conversation: What have you been dreaming about lately? Share the episode, leave a comment, and subscribe for more conversations about dreams, creativity, consciousness, and personal growth. #TheDreamJournal #DreamInterpretation #DreamJournal #Genealogy #AncestralDreams #CreativeWriting #DreamRecall #DreamIncubation #HistoricalFiction #ExperientialDreamwork This show, episode number 383, was recorded during a live broadcast on October 3, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Is This Yours to Carry? with Linda Schiller A New Kind of Hero’s Journey with Donna Glee Williams Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
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  • Anesthesia Dreams, Psychedelics, and Lasting Personal Change with Dr. Pilleriin Sikka

    Anesthesia Dreams, Psychedelics, and Lasting Personal Change with Dr. Pilleriin Sikka
    Oct 12 2026
    Can dreams under anesthesia support emotional healing and lasting psychological change? Stanford clinical research scientist Dr. Pilleriin Sikka joins host Katherine Bell on The Dream Journal to explore anesthesia dreams, nighttime dreaming, psychedelic experiences, consciousness, and mental health. They discuss why anesthesia dreams are often calm and positive, how propofol and ketamine can produce different kinds of dream experiences, and what dreams may reveal about the brain’s ability to process emotion and transform difficult experiences. The conversation also examines emerging research on therapeutic anesthesia dreaming, dream recall, PTSD and nightmares, mind-wandering and daydreams, and the possibility that transformative experiences share common mechanisms across sleep, anesthesia, psychedelics, meditation, and waking life. Dr. Sikka explains a five-part protocol used to improve anesthesia-dream recall, including priming, propofol, EEG monitoring, a quiet emergence period, and immediate questioning after awakening. In this episode How dream research can illuminate consciousness and subjective experienceThe relationship between waking emotions, dream emotions, and mental well-beingWhy anesthesia dreams are frequently pleasant, autobiographical, and low-arousalA case that inspired research into anesthesia dreams and trauma recoverySimilarities and differences among sleep dreams, anesthesia dreams, psychedelic states, meditation, and daydreamingHow propofol, ketamine, and opioids may affect dream content and recallFive practical elements that can improve anesthesia-dream recallWhy quiet time during emergence may help preserve fragile dream memories BIO: Dr. Pilleriin Sikka leads clinical trials at the Stanford University School of Medicine, with the goal of developing rapid-acting, evidence-based interventions for mental health. She uses psychology, neuroscience, and anesthesiology to study how experiences across different altered states of consciousness—including sleep, dreaming, anesthesia, and psychedelic states—shape mental health and well-being. Look for Dr Sikka on LinkedIn. Upcoming Workshop Dreams and Visions: Cultivating Joyful Effort with Katherine Bell and Henry Kandel. Six monthly Wednesdays on Zoom, 7:00–8:30pm ET (4:00–5:30pm PT), starting November 11. The first session is free. Details and register here: https://www.psychedelicyogaresearchcollective.org/dreams This show, episode number 384, was recorded during a live broadcast on October 10, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Learn more about dreaming by joining the International Association for the Study of Dreams at ASDreams.org Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Why We Dream: Nightmares, Sleep Science, and Healing Dreams with Karen Van Kampen Fire Hose or Garden Hose? Psychedelics vs Dreamwork with Darren Jakubec, MD Ketamine State Yoga with Henry Kandel Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
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  • Precognitive Dreams, Déjà Vu, and Dreams as Personal Myth with Kelly Lydick

    Precognitive Dreams, Déjà Vu, and Dreams as Personal Myth with Kelly Lydick
    Oct 26 2026
    Can dreams reveal how we are changing—and even anticipate what comes next? Host Katherine Bell talks with alignment coach, author, and certified trauma specialist Kelly Lydick about precognitive dreams, déjà vu, dream incubation, recurring symbols, and the relationship between dreaming life and waking life. Kelly explains how dream patterns can reflect personal evolution, why houses, water, and color all carry meaning, and how writers can use believable dream sequences to deepen characters and foreshadow events. She also discusses drawing on dreams for creative work and shares examples from her climate crisis novel, Everything That’s Left Behind. The conversation explores how detailed dream journaling can reveal connections over time, why precognitive dreams may be recognizable only in retrospect, and how déjà vu can feel like remembering a forgotten dream. Kelly also recounts following guidance from a dream while recovering after an emergency C-section, and we take a call from Ellen who shares a harrowing precognitive experience. Personal dream experiences are not a substitute for professional medical advice. In This Episode: Dreams as mirrors of waking life and personal evolutionRecurring dream symbols: houses, water, color, and chakrasWhy dream sequences can deepen fictional charactersDream incubation for creativity and problem-solvingPrecognitive dreams, premonitions, and déjà vuHow to keep a detailed dream-and-waking-life journal Episode Highlights: Dreams as mirrors of waking life Houses, water, color, and dream symbolism Creating believable dreams for fictional characters Foreshadowing through a character’s dream Using dream incubation in creative work Dreams that unfold up to ten years later Journaling waking life and dreams together Recognizing precognitive dreams retrospectively A dream that offered guidance during recovery About Kelly Lydick Kelly Lydick is an alignment coach, author, certified trauma specialist, certified Gateway Dreaming coach, and life coach. She holds an MA in writing and consciousness and has professional certifications in meditation, optimal healing environments, music therapy, and sound healing. Her books include Dream Incubation for Greater Self-Awareness and her new climate crisis novel Everything That’s Left Behind. Connect Learn more about Kelly at kellylydick.com. Find full-length video episodes on Spotify and the Experiential Dream Work YouTube channel. Follow and share with #TheDreamJournal and @ExperientialDreamWork. This show, episode number 386, was recorded during a live broadcast on October 24, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. Upcoming Workshop with Katherine Dreams and Visions: Cultivating Joyful Effort with Katherine Bell and Henry Kandel. Six monthly Wednesdays on Zoom, 7:00–8:30pm ET (4:00–5:30pm PT), starting November 11. The first session is free. Details and register here: https://www.psychedelicyogaresearchcollective.org/dreams SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Learn more about dreaming by joining the International Association for the Study of Dreams at ASDreams.org Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self with Eric Wargo Dream Incubation for Greater Self Awareness with Kelly Lydick Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
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  • Dream Yoga, Virtual Reality, and Curing Anxiety with Dr. Michael R. Sheehy

    Dream Yoga, Virtual Reality, and Curing Anxiety with Dr. Michael R. Sheehy
    Oct 19 2026
    Ancient Tibetan lucid-dreaming practices meet immersive VR research Can virtual reality make the insights of Tibetan dream yoga more accessible—and potentially help people living with severe anxiety? Host Katherine Bell speaks with Dr. Michael R. Sheehy of the University of Virginia’s Contemplative Sciences Center about lucid dreaming, ancient Buddhist dream-yoga practices, and a modern immersive program designed to simulate a dreamlike world while participants are awake. Dr. Sheehy explains how dream yoga trains recognition, agency, and flexibility within dreams. He describes practices involving the dream body, conjuring and multiplying objects, transforming appearances, and integrating dream insights into waking life. The conversation then turns to the Dream Yoga Virtual Reality Program, its nonrepresentational and multisensory design, and the research hypothesis that psychological flexibility, imaginal simulation, and somatic awareness may help reduce clinical anxiety. They also discuss early feasibility findings, the larger randomized controlled trial still awaiting analysis, shared virtual dreamscapes, and ways lucid dreamers may respond to frightening dream figures by recognizing their agency over their response. In This Episode: What dream yoga is and how it relates to lucid dreamingThe history of Indian and Tibetan dream-yoga manualsRecognition, dream-body training, conjuring, multiplying, and transformingHow dream practices may influence waking perception and behaviorWhy VR may offer a repeatable way to rehearse dreamlike lucidityThe Dream Yoga Virtual Reality Program and its immersive, abstract designEarly feasibility results: 17 lucid dreams reported by 10 of 15 participantsThe larger randomized controlled trial remains preliminary until its data are analyzedPsychological flexibility, imaginal simulation, and somatic awarenessThe research hypothesis connecting those capacities with reduced clinical anxietyWorking skillfully with fear and frightening figures in lucid dreams BIO: Dr. Michael R. Sheehy is Director of Research at the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia and a scholar of Tibetan Buddhist contemplative traditions. Michael R. Sheehy: MichaelRSheehy.comUVA Contemplative Sciences Center: csc.virginia.edu/research/circlThe Dream Journal and Experiential Dreamwork: ExperientialDreamwork.comKSQD Community Radio: KSQD.org Research note: The feasibility findings discussed in this episode are preliminary. The larger randomized controlled trial was still underway, and its data had not yet been analyzed at the time of the interview. This conversation is educational and is not medical advice. Keywords: dream yoga, lucid dreaming, virtual reality therapy, anxiety research, Tibetan Buddhism, contemplative science, psychological flexibility, imaginal simulation, somatic awareness, dream research, Michael R. Sheehy, The Dream Journal #DreamYoga #LucidDreaming #VirtualReality #AnxietyResearch #TibetanBuddhism #DreamResearch #TheDreamJournal This show, episode number 385, was recorded during a live broadcast on October 19, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. Upcoming Workshop with Katherine: Dreams and Visions: Cultivating Joyful Effort with Katherine Bell and Henry Kandel. Six monthly Wednesdays on Zoom, 7:00–8:30pm ET (4:00–5:30pm PT), starting November 11. The first session is free. Details and register here: https://www.psychedelicyogaresearchcollective.org/dreams SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Learn more about dreaming by joining the International Association for the Study of Dreams at ASDreams.org Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Inside the Sleeping Mind: Memory, Dream Yoga, & the Neuroscience of Sleep with Ken Paller, PhD Anesthesia Dreams, Psychedelics, and Lasting Personal Change with Dr. Pilleriin Sikka Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it...
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  • Is This Yours to Carry? with Linda Schiller

    Is This Yours to Carry? with Linda Schiller
    Jul 20 2026

    We are the dreams of our ancestors; we are their hopes for the future. But sometimes their trauma is transmitted to us through nightmares. In today’s special replay, Dream Journal regular Linda Schiller, speaks about how to heal that intergenerational pain and focus on the gifts of ancestral connection.

    Linda talks about her own ancestors and how her grandfather, who she called Grandpa Joey, fled Kiev with his family at age of three because of the pogroms and how making borscht soup always helped her feel more connected to that side of her family. We talk about the trauma that we inherit from our ancestors but also the caring and resilience. Linda also talks about synchronicity, public trauma vs private trauma, drawing up a family tree, and dream incubation.

    After the break, we explore a dream of Katherine’s about doing numerical computations like she used to during her NASA career and about why she might be having this dream now over 20 years after leaving that position.

    BIO: Linda Yael Schiller is an international teacher, psychotherapist, and dream worker. She is professor emeritus from Boston University School of Social Work and the post-graduate Trauma Certificate program. She is the author of three books. Her new book is “Ancestral Dreaming: Healing Generational Wounds with Active Dreamwork”.

    Find our guest at: LindaYaelSchiller.com

    This show, episode number 372, was broadcast July 18, 2026 from a show originally recorded January 31, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz.

    SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com.

    Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”.

    Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in:

    The Woman between the Worlds: Dr Apela Colorado

    Dreaming with, about, and for the Ancestors with Stephanie Burns, PhD

    Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones.

    The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites.

    A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means.

    The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/.

    Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
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  • Dreams, Shakespeare, and the Play of Consciousness with Dr. Kelly Bulkeley

    Dreams, Shakespeare, and the Play of Consciousness with Dr. Kelly Bulkeley
    Aug 3 2026
    What do Shakespeare, dream journals, live theater, and spiritual imagination have in common? In this episode of The Dream Journal, host Katherine Bell speaks with dream researcher and author Dr. Kelly Bulkeley about the spirit of dreaming in Shakespeare, the power of dreams as play, and how long-term dream journaling reveals patterns of meaning over time. Kelly Bulkeley, PhD, is a psychologist of religion, director of the Sleep and Dream Database, senior editor of the journal Dreaming, and a former president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. His books include The Scribes of Sleep, 2020 Dreams, Lucrecia the Dreamer, Big Dreams, The Spirituality of Dreaming, and his forthcoming book, The Spirit of Dreaming in Shakespeare. In this wide-ranging conversation, Kelly and Katherine explore how Shakespeare used dreams throughout his plays, why live theater can feel like a shared dream, how dreams and waking life blur in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and what recurring dream themes can teach us about growth, creativity, and self-understanding. Topics Covered Dreams as play, performance, imagination, and creative rehearsalHow Shakespeare gave language to positive and negative views of dreamingA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Puck, trickster consciousness, and the dreamlike quality of theaterWhy live theater can create a shared imaginal or shared-dream experienceRecurring dreams, stage dreams, and how dream themes evolve over timeThe Sleep and Dream Database and how large dream collections reveal patternsElsewhere dream journaling app and ethical uses of AI-assisted dream reflectionLucrecia the Dreamer, prophetic dreams, history, and the Spanish InquisitionThe Jeremey Taylor Dream Library Foundation and preserving important dreamwork resources Guest and Resources Guest: Dr. Kelly Bulkeley Learn more: bulkeley.org Explore the Sleep and Dream Database: sleepanddreamdatabase.org Show: The Dream Journal with Katherine Bell / Experiential Dreamwork Suggested Keywords dreams, dream interpretation, dream journaling, Shakespeare and dreams, Kelly Bulkeley, Sleep and Dream Database, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, spiritual dreaming, dreams as play, recurring dreams, dream research, prophetic dreams, dreamwork, Jungian dreams, consciousness, live theater, shared dreaming, Experiential Dreamwork, The Dream Journal podcast Call to Action If this conversation sparks your curiosity, subscribe to The Dream Journal, share the episode with a dream-loving friend, and follow Experiential Dreamwork for more conversations about dreams, imagination, consciousness, and the wisdom of the night. This show, episode number 374, was recorded during a live broadcast on August 1, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Are We Dreaming Reality? Paul Levy on Wetiko, Carl Jung, Quantum Physics, and Lucid Dreaming A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Bernard Welt Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
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  • Robert Moss on Active Dreaming, Shamanism, Synchronicity, and the Living Power of Your Dreams

    Robert Moss on Active Dreaming, Shamanism, Synchronicity, and the Living Power of Your Dreams
    Aug 10 2026
    Dream teacher and prolific author Robert Moss joins The Dream Journal for a wide-ranging conversation about active dreaming, shamanic imagination, synchronicity, dream reentry, hypnagogia, precognition, nightmares, and the living nature of dreams. Robert Moss is the founder of the School of Active Dreaming and the author of books including Conscious Dreaming, Dreamways of the Iroquois, Sidewalk Oracles, Mysterious Realities, and Growing Big Dreams. In this episode, he shares stories of red-tailed hawks, sacred trees, dream guidance, shared dreaming, and the ways dreams can spill into waking life. Host Katherine Bell opens with a personal dream of a moonlit grove, inviting a conversation about how dreams can become portals for healing, imagination, and deeper relationship with the world around us. Robert explains why dreams are not static symbols to decode, but living experiences that can be revisited, extended, and embodied. This conversation explores how to work with dreams creatively and practically: how to return to a dream, how to stay with a powerful image, how nightmares may be unfinished dreams, and how dreamers can use intention, imagination, and courage to reclaim what has been hidden or feared. In This Episode What active dreaming is and how it differs from ordinary dream interpretationWhy the hypnagogic and hypnopompic states are fertile zones for imagination and guidanceHow synchronicity may show up through dreams, animals, symbols, and waking-life eventsWhat dream reentry can reveal about nightmares, healing, and personal powerHow dreams may offer glimpses of possible futures and choicesWhy Robert Moss says dreams are alive, interactive, and connected to the larger worldHow shared dreaming and intentional dream travel can open new forms of discovery Keywords Robert Moss, active dreaming, dream reentry, shamanic dreaming, dreamwork, synchronicity, hypnagogia, hypnopompia, precognitive dreams, nightmares, Carl Jung dreams, The Dream Journal, Katherine Bell, Experiential Dreamwork. Hashtags #TheDreamJournal #RobertMoss #ActiveDreaming #Dreamwork #DreamReentry #ShamanicDreaming #Synchronicity #PrecognitiveDreams #CarlJung #ExperientialDreamwork BIO: Robert Moss has been a dream traveler since doctors pronounced him dead in a hospital in Tasmania when he was three years old. From his experiences in many worlds, he created his School of Active Dreaming, his original synthesis of modern dreamwork, shamanic journeying, and creative imagination. He has lived in upstate New York since he received a message from a red-tailed hawk under an old white oak. Contact our guest: MossDreams.com and MossDreams.substack.com This show, episode number 375, was recorded during a live broadcast on August 8, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Shamanic Dream Journeying with Robert Moss Dreams and Shamanism with Katrina Appleby Dream Sharing as Sacred Story Telling with Andrusa Lawson Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
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