Dr. Joshua Black is a Grief Researcher, Speaker, Consultant and the Host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. As one of the world's leading academic experts in grief dreams, which can be dreams of the deceased, Dr. Black has directed his efforts on raising awareness about this fascinating  phenomenon and how the brain continues to connect unconsciously with our loved ones. Find out more about what grief dreams are, and what it really means when you dream of someone who has passed away in this week’s episode.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Susan shares some of the recurring dreams she’s had of her husband. Sometimes, they are traumatizing. 
• Dreams are related to processing trauma and unresolved feelings of guilt and blame.
• What can you do to move forward from these dreams?
• How can you change your dreams and how can you change the way you process grief?
• Once you understand these dreams, you can have breakthroughs, and you can have peaceful sleep again.
• Are these dreams some form of a spiritual connection with your loved one? And do they have a particular message for you?
• When it comes to these spiritual dreams, if it's comforting to the individual why not maintain that bond and keep on feeling connected. 
• We need to understand the belief system of each person and how those dreams work within that belief system because some people take dreams as a negative visitation.
• People should understand that their dreams are a great way of understanding how you're trying to digest and process throughout the day and as we sleep.
• As you move forward, emotions can be triggered not just because of grief but because of something else happening in your life. The brain is linking these emotions with your grief. 
• How Dr. Joshua got into this line of work?
• Dr. Joshua studied dreams because of his father's death. It was the first time he experienced loss. He was broken and shocked by what happened and never stopped grieving until he had a dream about his father. 
• When Dr. Joshua was able to say goodbye in his dream, something he couldn’t do in person, he found peace when he woke up. 
• Dream rescripting has shown to reduce stress when having negative dreams at any age level.
• Dr. Joshua helps you write the dreams you wanna have. 
• When you're stressed, the more likely you’ll have negative dreams, but dreams also teach us how to express our love.
• Dr. Joshua shares a story about dreams and love. 

 

Resources

Griefdreams.ca

A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are by Byron Katie

Dr. Joshua Black