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Lucid Dreaming Therapy in Action
In dreams, locked doors might symbolize something about you—avoidance, unspoken truths, or even your unrealized strengths.
🚪 But in a lucid dream, that door can open with surprising ease… Not just metaphorically, but in real-world, practical ways...


Lucid Dream Nightmare Therapy: Insights from Peak Experiences, Psychedelics, & Transcendent States
What if a natural, REM-based process could offer the same therapeutic benefits as psychedelics—without substances?
Lucid dreaming isn’t just about controlling your dreams. It’s a powerful shift in perspective that can reconnect you to inner wisdom, catalyze emotional healing, and create conditions for peak experiences. In this video, I explore how lucid dreaming therapy compares to psychedelic-assisted therapy, why it goes beyond traditional nightmare treatments, and how it


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 Therapy: Pathways to Safety, Connection, and Creativity
Lucid dreaming is a tool for recalibrating automatic responses to nightmares, trauma, and challenging emotions.
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To lucid dream test your state by re-reading
Developing the ability to recognize signs that you are dreaming—"dreamsigns"—is critical to having lucid dreams. This skill takes time...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
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Problem Solving in Lucid Dreams
From solving problems like biting your nails to solving the hard problem of consciousness, some believe that lucid dreaming can light the...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
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Lucid Dreaming Therapy for Nightmares
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

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Jun 15, 20152 min read
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