Science & dreams: Interview on China Radio International

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 – […]
Bad dreams & dementia?

Recent research has got people all excited about a possible link between people who thrash about in bed while they’re dreaming and the later development of dementia, in particular, Parkinson’s Disease. Here’s a video clip (2019: Video clip no longer available) of me talking about this on The Morning Show, Channel 7, this morning. So let’s […]
Inception: Can you control a dream?

Can you control your dreams? Can you control other people’s dreams? Have you seen the movie Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, released in recent weeks? It’s about a team of people who control other people’s dreams and get them to reveal their secrets. The team is asked to go one stage […]
Sunrise video clip: lucid dreams

Here’s the video clip of my appearance on Sunrise, Channel 7, this morning. We’re talking about the movie Inception, which raises the question of whether we can control our dreams and whether we can control other people’s dreams. (2019: Video clip no longer live.) (Here’s the information-packed blog on lucid dreaming I wrote the next day.)
Ep 65 The Dream Show: Meet Michael as we discuss recent dream research

Meet my husband, ghostwriter Michael Collins, who comes onto today’s episode in several guises (as ghostwriters are wont to do). Michael has been an integral part of these podcasts since the first episode, doing the technical side of the show, and I thought it was time you got to know him a little more. After […]
Does a full moon affect dreams?

Some dreams are more vivid and memorable than others, and they seem to come in cycles, a burst of vivid dreams grabbing our attention every so often before we return to runs of the more mundane variety. When do you dream most vividly? Have you noticed any patterns? Last week I had a call from […]
Do nightmares affect health?

Do frequent bad dreams have a negative impact on your health? Michael Lund, writing for the Courier Mail, reports today that recent studies suggest a link between frequent nightmares and insomnia, fatigue, depression and anxiety. Research in China suggests that 5.1% of people have frequent nightmares, defined as at least one a week, while other […]
Lady Gaga’s dream interpreted

Pop star Lady Gaga told Rolling Stone she has a recurring dream about being told to cut her wrist, and she thinks there’s a connection to an illuminati ritual. Here’s my interpretation of her dream, based on the account she gave to Rolling Stone, as reported in Bossip, in which she said: “I have this […]
Radio ABC WA: Sickbed dreams

“It was a cool vampire dream that would make a cool vampire novel,” said ABC Radio WA host Glynn Greensmith, of the dream he had while he was sick. Glynn invited me onto his early morning show yesterday to talk about dreams, wondering if there was a link between being sick and having unusually vivid […]
Interviewed on Positive World Radio: Podcast

I was interviewed in-depth last week by neurokinesiologist Margaret Stuart on Positive World Radio. Margaret asks me about my past, how I recognised my gift, what turning points in my life helped me to identify my purpose and decide to work with it, how I got published, what kinds of challenges I’ve faced and how […]