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Hi friends,
Today’s topic: dreams. I’ll take you through this whistle-stop tour on how to interpret your dreams, covering views of Freud and Jung, Gestalt dream work (my favourite), dream emotions, nightmares, night paralysis, sex dreams and not dreaming. Maybe you’re less weird than you think!
Unlocking Your Dreams
I’ll spare you the details of my own strange dreams, but if you are anything like me you have woken up in the morning thinking ‘What the…’ as bizarre memories of your own making linger on, leaving you scratching your head. Or maybe you’ve woken up laughing, your heart racing, blushing, or drenched in shame?
Dreaming is a healthy part of the minds integrating process as it organises experiences of our waking lives, past and present. Although I am no expert, as a psychotherapist, I've seen how exploring dreams can offer powerful insights with clients and it is always pretty enlightening for them. So today, let’s look at what different perspectives in psychology tell us about dreams. Listen to learn more!
What are your thoughts and experiences on dreams?
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Sweet dreams!
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With love and gratitude,
Kate
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