Episode 20 – Dream Interpretation with Luke Richardson
The topic at a glance
- Dreams can help us recognize the patterns and emotions that control our life.
- Dreams offer a doorway that can be used during a counselling/therapy session.
- Dreams that wake us up or ‘stand out’ tend to contain the most useful information.
- A dream journal is a great way to begin the process of learning from our dreams.
Hope Mindful Compassion Show – Episode 20 – Dream Interpretation with Luke Richardson
A conversation between Luke Richardson and Paul Garrigan
In this episode of the Hope Mindful Compassion Show, Luke describes how we can use our dreams to improve our waking lives. The topics covered include:
- What do dreams have to do with addiction recovery?
- Are dreams just random stuff the brain is doing?
- What is dream interpretation?
- Is there a specific way to interpret a dream?
- How do counsellors/therapists avoid pushing their interpretation of a dream on clients?
- Can we interpret our own dreams or do we need the help of a counsellor/therapist?
- How do we interpret our own dreams?
- How do we know our interpretation of a dream is accurate or just ‘wishful thinking’?
- What parts of the dream is most beneficial for people put their attention on (e.g. emotion, story, or images)?
- Is there something useful to be learned from every dream?
- How do we decide if a dream is worth investigating?
- How important is dream interpretation for people in recovery?
- What if people can’t remember their dreams?
- How do we improve our dream recall?
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