How can dreamwork help heal trauma & ease stress?

with Somatic Experiencing & dreamwork practitioner Julie MacAdam

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Have you ever woken up from a dream and wondered, "what was THAT about?"

Maybe this happens to you all the time, or maybe you barely remember your dreams. Either way, we all dream.

And learning to work with our dreams from a more intentional or even therapeutic lens can be incredibly supportive in navigating complex mental or emotional states or even past or recurrent trauma in our lives.

Our dreams may have more to share with us than we perceive.

Today's guest, dreamwork and Somatic Experiencing practitioner Julie MacAdam is passionate about the world of dreams and what's possible when we begin to pay attention.

I invited her to the podcast after I attended an experiential dreamwork practice she and her partner guided.

It was a powerful journey that helped me to see the beauty in something that felt quite disturbing when I woke up from my dream.

In a way, it was a healing experience.

It helped me to gain insight into he power of incorporating dreamwork into the therapeutic environment, especially when we're moving through hard things - but really even in everyday life.

So many of us have past or current traumas, recurrent stress, or are navigating relational or collective complexities.

So why not begin to explore what our dreams might be offering us? 

In this meandering conversation, Julie shares her embodied experience and also a whole lot of direction around ways you can begin finding gems in your dreams, as soon as tonight. :)

Resources:

• Free guide: Get started tracking your cycle with FAM 
• Get on the priority list for the Natural Contraception Fall 2025 program!
• Episode 140: The medicine & magic of mugwort
• Episode 171: Somatic experience for embodied trauma

Connect with Julie:

• Check out her website for all her offerings & to sign up for her newsletter: Julie MacAdam
  
  

• Email her directly for any resources she mentioned or to share your reflections: Contact Julie
  

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.

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