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Lucid Dreams on KPBS Midday Edition

I recently discussed lucid dreaming LIVE on KPBS Midday Edition, focusing on how lucid dreaming can stop recurring nightmares–someitmes with

Lucid dreaming is a tool for recalibrating automatic responses to nightmares, trauma, and challenging emotions.

Q. I sometimes spontaneously lucid dream. They are usually short-lived, but fun so I want to have more of them. The problem is I've...

Q. I've been trying so hard to WILD but I get stuck in sleep paralysis and I don’t fall asleep all the way. My body feels like a weight, ...

Apr 14, 20181 min read

By taking samples of subjects' thought content at different time points over the night, they found the presence of self-reflective thought..

Apr 17, 20162 min read

“Is lucid dreaming addictive or a form of escapism? If I start lucid dreaming, will I get obsessed or prefer the dream world over waking...

Sep 7, 20157 min read

Lucid dreaming theoretically may be able to assist the insomnia-prone in a by reframing wakefulness at night to be a more positive or useful

Jun 15, 20152 min read

A main idea behind lucid dreaming therapy is that, once you realize you are dreaming, you can face your fears with a new, more helpful frame