What’s the story about the snorting pig-dog? Why does veteran podcaster James Williams refer to Michael as the unsung hero of The Dream Show? Why do we, on The Dream Show, go for the raw cut? What happens when you’re in the middle of nowhere and try to record a show by satellite? What happens
“Why is grass green?” I was three or four years old, and this was probably the hundredth question I had asked my mum that day. I was a curious child in every sense, as curious as a cat with nine lives to spare, and a curious specimen of childhood, a child more interested in why
Happy Blog Birthday to us! Join me for a slice of chocolate birthday cake to get the inside info on today’s celebrations and gifts. Yes, I’ve been blogging for a year today, ever since Euan urged me to “write a blog Mum!” Why did I need a blog when I had a popular 11 year
Jen, whose successful blog, Semantically Driven, about blogging, parenting and living in Australia is a constant on the Top 100 Aussie women blogger list, blogged yesterday about coaching with me. She goes into detail, including the exercises I set her and the outcomes that resulted from just one session on the phone with me. Jen
Vanessa called Radio 2UE when I was interpreting dreams on Tim Webster’s afternoon show earlier this month, to ask about her recurring dream which she’d been having for six months. She was intrigued because a previous caller had asked about her recurring dream of never being able to find the right train station, or catch
Nelson Mandela’s book, Conversations with Myself, was released yesterday. It includes notes he wrote into the margin of his prison diary about his dreams. I’ve yet to see a copy, but here’s one dream as reported by CNN: “One entry recalls a dream he had of going home to his Soweto house to see his
My first grandchild, a girl, is due in January and we are all getting very excited. My daughter, Rowan, and her husband, Michael, are renovating, painting, building the nest, and consulting the book of a thousand and one names for children. And I’ve bought some wool and knitting needles. It’s been 30 years since I’ve
What’s in a dream symbol? Here’s a question for you in this little video. Watch and share your answer in the comments here or on Facebook. Enjoy! (2019: Sorry, video no longer available.) You might also enjoy
The most common reasons for bad dream-recall * Your parents soothed your nightmares by telling you they were ‘only dreams’ so you learned not to bother remembering them. * You have blocked dream recall because you had a series of scary dreams. * You jump out of bed in the morning when the alarm goes
Is there a place for science when researching and analysing dreams? In an interview last week on China Radio International, Beijing based Nigel Ballard, host of ‘People in the Know’, grilled two dream researchers, myself and Professor Marilyn Fowler of John F Kennedy University, on this subject. Listen here (podcast). My background in science –
