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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.

Does Lucid Dreaming Cause Derealization or Depersonalization?
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...
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Lucid in Wake-to-REM Transitions: WILDs, OBEs, & Astral Projection
One of the most unique aspects of WILDs is the potential to experience what’s called metachoric phenomena during REM sleep. This occurs when
Kristen LaMarca PhD
Oct 13, 20242 min read

Does Lucid Dreaming Cause Derealization or Depersonalization?
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...
Kristen LaMarca PhD
Nov 24, 20216 min read


Break on Through to Wake-Initiated Lucid Dreams
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, ...
Kristen LaMarca PhD
Apr 1, 20215 min read
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