The Dream Show with Jane Teresa Anderson Podcast

Interlude 2 The Dream Show: Why do some dreams seem more symbolic than others?

Can dreams sometimes be straightforward, literal? Is there a case for some dreams being literal, or are all dreams more deeply meaningful on a symbolic level? Listen to find out! * Four weeks can be a long time to wait between our hour-long episodes featuring guests, so I’ve designed these short INTERLUDES to bring you inspiration, information, and tips about dreams and dream interpretation at the halfway point. So, you’ll have something to listen to

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Ep 289 The Dream Show: Live Dream Interpretation. Rat Race Recovery Coach Carolina Bakker dreamed about a magical portal

My guest today is Carolina Bakker, the Rat Race Recovery Coach, who dreamed of passing through a portal, a point of no return. Carolina joins me from Porto, Portugal (yes, the portal does fit in there, doesn’t it?) There’s plenty of surreal dream action before she reaches the portal, and as we explore her dream, we discover what lies beyond the portal – and Portugal – in her life and work. First up, we get

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Interlude 1 The Dream Show: When the guy next to me on the plane was dreaming …

Sleeping with Strangers: about the guy who slept next to me on a long haul flight and … well, you’ll need to listen to find out! This is our first INTERLUDE podcast for The Dream Show. Four weeks can be a long time to wait between our hour-long episodes featuring guests, so I’ve designed these short INTERLUDES to bring you inspiration, information, and tips about dreams and dream interpretation at the halfway point. So, you’ll

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Ep 288 The Dream Show: Live Dream Interpretation. Therapist Gemma Louise dreamed she was drugged and driving.

Gemma dreamed she was drugged and driving on the wrong side of the road. Or was it the right side? She wasn’t sure, but she was scared to stop. Gemma Louise joins me from her home in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where she works as a spiritual coach and person-centred therapist helping people worldwide to create fulfilling lives in alignment with their values and soul’s purpose. There’s more to Gemma’s dream, and we begin by exploring

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Ep 287 The Dream Show: Personal news, changes, and dream stories

It’s 2025, a new year – our sixteenth year podcasting The Dream Show – and it’s time to introduce a change. Don’t worry, there’s more of what you love, but I’m adding something a little different into the show: you’ll hear all about it before I share some dream stories to give you more insight into how to understand and work with your dreams. I also share some personal news in today’s podcast. You can

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Ep 286 The Dream Show: Live Dream Interpretation. Psychologist Annabel Rolley dreamed of a shark attack. How can her dream help her?

My guest today is Annabel Rolley, psychologist, professional golfer, and the founder of Interpretr AI, a dream analysis and conversation app. Annabel’s passion for psychology and her fascination with the human mind have been major motivations throughout her career, most recently leading to the development of her app based on Freud and Jung’s philosophies. We begin this episode exploring Annabel’s vivid dream about a shark attack. This one was for me – not for the

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Ep 285 The Dream Show: Author and Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano dreamed of a journey

My guest today is Lisa Marchiano, Jungian analyst, podcaster (This Jungian Life), and author. Lisa shares a dream about needing to find a transfer to complete her journey to Boston: yet although it was Boston, there were echoes of London’s Kings Cross station. I invited Lisa onto the show to talk about her new book, Dream Wise Unlocking the meaning of your dreams, jointly authored with Deborah Stewart and Joseph Lee. You can read more

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Ep 284 The Dream Show: Animals in dreams, in dream research, and in fiction

What do dreams about animals mean? We start by looking at why we sometimes dream of animals, and what we can learn about ourselves and our lives from our animal dreams. Sticking with the animal theme, we then look at what experiments with cats, back in the 1950s, taught us about the science of dreaming. I had been asked, last year, to chat about oneirology – the scientific study of dreams – on a radio

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Ep 283 The Dream Show: When you wake up crying, here’s help

Today’s show touches upon how dreams handle buried grief, the power of tears released as we wake, and a dream alchemy practice to help heal past wounds. We also reflect on the gifts of perspective, and reverence for life’s challenges and what they can teach us. I tell you about a new service I’m offering – for a short while, at least – and, because I’m still officially promoting my fiction book, Ninth Life, I

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Ep 282 The Dream Show: Cat and Kat

Cat and Kat share the spotlight in today’s episode. First up, I introduce you to Cat, the protagonist in my debut fiction, Ninth Life. Cat – yes, she is a cat – needs to make her last life count. But how far will she go to do that? “A charming, beguiling story full of quirky (human) characters who keep Cat on her paws as she uncovers the secret of her first life and why she

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