A better world. Two weeks ago, I was sitting here at my desk writing when I noticed billowing smoke outside my window. Seconds later, flames burst from the abandoned house two doors down. A neighbour was already outside, calling emergency Read more…
Dreaming about your ex. Does dreaming about your ex mean you should get in contact, or get back together? No! So, what do these confusing dreams mean? If you’re dreaming about an ex in the very early days of the Read more…
Sleep paralysis and scary awakenings. “When you wake up feeling a dead weight pressing on your chest and you can’t breathe and there’s a haunted feeling in the room, is there a ghost around?” I was asked this question on Read more…
Dreams in the time of Covid-19. It’s during times of uncertainty, when we perhaps struggle with how to respond when the ground continuously shifts and shakes beneath our feet, when our survival feels threatened, that working with our dreams offers Read more…
Can dreams sometimes be straightforward? Are dreams always symbolic, or are some dreams straightforward and obvious in their meaning? It’s easy to acknowledge that our weird and surreal dreams are symbolic, but what about those dreams that seem very much Read more…
A night at the Dream Oscars. This is an excerpt from my book, The Dream Handbook, (published by Hachette Australia and Little Brown UK), pages 17-20. Originally, I called it ‘A night at the Dream Oscars’ but the publishers felt Read more…
Colour in dreams and in spelling. I recently asked my newsletter subscribers for topics they would like me to address in future blogs. Rebecca, from Minnesota, USA, suggested colour in dreams. Being American, Rebecca didn’t ask about ‘colour’ though, she Read more…
Helping people with their dreams. When someone tells you about a dream, how tempted are you to help out, to offer an interpretation, or to ask a leading question that you figure will help them to see the meaning of Read more…
The truth: what your dreams really mean. Your dreams come from you. They are the result of your mind and brain processing your experiences, and so they offer a wonderful, truthful insight into your mindset. Does this sound too scientific Read more…
Weird dreams and weird work. When I was invited to talk about my ‘weird work’ on HubSpot’s Weird Work podcast show, I said yes – they have a fabulous show – and then sat back and looked at my work Read more…