Nightmares can be terrifying experiences. But the fact is, you CAN transform your nightmares and transmute all that energy into creativity, or healing, or personal growth.

In this episode, Dr. Clare Johnson looks at what happens in the brain during a nightmare, and why so-called "bad" dreams arise. She explains why anxiety dreams and nightmares can be viewed as unfinished healing dreams.

We can train our brain to have fewer nightmares and anxiety dreams. Dr. Johnson's book The Art of Transforming Nightmares has a comprehensive Nightmare Quiz encompassing everything from traumatic recurring nightmares to sleep paralysis and scary out-of-body experiences. This quiz fast-tracks you to the practical tips and techniques that will help you transform your dreamlife on every level.

The 30-Day Power of Dreams class teaches Dr. Clare's original Lucid Imaging Nightmare Solution, a transformative technique that has helped thousands. Go to https://www.deepluciddreaming.com and click on Classes. Use code word SLEEP at checkout to get 50% off this class.

There are also blog posts on her website to discover how to turn nightmares into healing dreams.

Please share this episode with anyone you know who is experiencing nightmares. There are solutions! We can empower our dreaming selves, and this empowerment will bring us greater confidence and happiness in our waking life, too.

Children's nightmares are covered in an upcoming episode and there are tips for kids in The Art of Transforming Nightmares and in The Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming.