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Are you or your employees feeling anxious about jobs, savings, debt, homes? How could you not be, given all the uncertainty in this country today? I have seen an increasing number of people who are having trouble sleeping because of all the stress, yet are uncomfortable taking prescribed sleep aids because those pharmaceuticals make them…

Last week, Slate writer David Plotz offered to collect people’s dreams about Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin. Today, Plotz and co-writer Abby Callard published 20 of the 500 dreams they collected. These are very interesting to read, particularly in light of Sheila Heti’s earlier collections of dreams about McCain, Clinton, and Obama. What do these…

Though my consulting practice is based on helping people get the most out of their dreams, I frequently encounter people who suffer from sleep disturbances. Conditions such as insomnia, sleep apnea, night terrors, and restless leg syndrome are surprisingly widespread, and prevent many people from getting the restorative sleep they need to operate at full…

One of the great things about being a professional dream consultant is getting to know some of the fascinating, talented people working in the field of dreams. Among these is Kelly Bulkeley, whose books I recommend to clients all the time. His new book, American Dreamers, is an excellent exploration of how our deeply held…

I was watching the Colbert Report last Thursday night, and stumbled onto a surprising little nugget about dreams. Stephen Colbert was interviewing astronaut Garrett Reisman, who had recently returned from 95 days in orbit on the Space Shuttle. Colbert asked whether his dreams were different in space and on earth, and Reisman’s response was surprising…

Keeping a dream journal is a great way to start working with dreams. By simply opening to a page, putting the next day’s date on it, and writing a couple sentences about the day’s challenges and what you’d like to dream about, you are much more likely to have helpful dreams that night and remember…

Last week as I worked on my LinkedIn profile, I decided to answer a couple of the questions posted on the site for people’s ideas and feedback. I chose one which asked “What did your father teach you, that helped you in your career and your life?” and wrote the following: My father taught best…

For the past few months I have been following with interest the “Metaphysical Poll” being conducted online by a Toronto woman, Sheila Heti, who was curious about what people were dreaming about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. She started collecting dreams and posting them on two different blog sites, which soon became four sites as…

People have been consulting their dreams for guidance for thousands of years. All dreams come to support our greater health and well-being, and can give us valuable advice on personal as well as professional issues. Understanding dreams can help us manage change, access greater creativity, overcome stress, improve our decision-making, and bring balance back into…