You probably don鈥檛 remember all of them, but you have on average three to five dreams a night. Dreams help with problem solving and emotional processing as your brain catalogs short-term memory and stores it for the long term.

Host Anita Rao talks with dreamworker , a past president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) and a professor of transpersonal psychology at Sofia University. She's also the founder and director of , an organization providing resources and education on the link between dreams and creativity.

Also joining the conversation is Chris Ufere, the founder and CEO of , a global dream database. He discusses the 鈥淐OVID-19 dream鈥� phenomenon. And , associate professor of psychology at Mississippi State University, explains the research linking nightmares to suicide 鈥� and how nightmare therapy can provide interventions to both.

Thank you to Catherine, Ashley, Grace, Zaida, Chate, Matt and Mark for contributing dream stories to this episode!

What鈥檚 In a Dream?

Here are a few snippets of dream stories, shared by our listeners in response to a question about the strangest dream they ever had:

鈥淸The roller coaster] flew off silently, off into the distance, presumably off into space 鈥� and then I turned to my friend, because we were about to get onto the next cart, and I said: 鈥業t鈥檒l be fine.鈥欌€�

-Grace

鈥淚 often put my phone down somewhere and can鈥檛 find it later 鈥� I dreamed I did this with a baby. I lost and forgot my baby in a drawer or duffel bag.鈥�

-Catherine

鈥淚 see this giant, half-melted 鈥� you know that movie, 鈥楢nnihilation鈥�? Like, straight outta that movie 鈥� zombie-looking elephant 鈥� and I know it鈥檚 looking for me.鈥�

-Chate

Please note: This episode originally aired on March 11, 2022.

A few updates from Angel Morgan:

• She will be co-hosting in Ashland, Oregon on June 18-22, 2023.
• She is directing the program at Sofia University.