In this episode, we dig into the not so desirable experiences of night terrors (aka sleep terrors or incubus attacks). We share our first-hand experiences of night terrors and cover what causes them, how common they are, and how to avoid them.

Guests: Alex, Amanda, Devin, and Tanya

PROMO: Nothing Ever Happens in Canada

Sources:

- American Academy of Sleep Medicine – Night Terrors

- http://sleepeducation.org/sleep-disorders-by-category/parasomnias/sleep-terrors/overview-facts

- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleep-terrors/symptoms-causes/syc-20353524

- Gibson,  C. (2003), The Secret Life of Dreams: Decoding the Messages from Your Subcpnscious.   - Lewis, J. R. (1995), The Dream Encyclopedia.    All Things Dreams is part of the Straight Up Strange Productions Network.  https://www.straightupstrange.com/     

Use this guided meditation to relax and fall into a deep, dreamy sleep with improved dream recall. By applying these strategies you can increase the likelihood of remembering your dreams. Use this multiple times to increase its effectiveness. Sweet dreams!

Sources:

Beattie, A. Dream Dictionary (2003).

Lenard, L. KISS Guide to Dreams (2003). 

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Us and the rest of Straight Up Strange Productions are bringing you the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas poem. No matter what you celebrate, we are wishing you a very Happy Holidays!

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Wish Background by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/……)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100263…… Artist: http://incompetech.com

Ever woken up from the most crazy dream ever, only to forget the whole thing moments later? I know I have! And it's such a frustrating experience! But there's lots of strategies you can apply to increase your memory of those fantastical dream experiences. Check out this episode to learn about 10 tips for dream recall!

PS - in response to Devin's question, melatonin does NOT decrease your dream recall. If anything, it increases your dream activity and can result in more vivid dreams. 

*Check out the special dream recall meditation episode*

Guests: Tanya and Devin

Sources:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190516-why-cant-some-people-remember-their-dreams

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/dream4.htm

Beattie, A. Dream Dictionary (2003).

Lenard, L. KISS Guide to Dreams (2003). 

All Things Dreams is part of the Straight Up Strange Productions Network.  https://www.straightupstrange.com/

In this episode of All Things Dreams, we delve into some disturbing nocturnal content... dreams about murder! And we're not talking about self defence - these dreams are about cold blooded, premeditated, and vicious killings. A big thank you to my brother-in-law for sharing his murderous dream activities for this intriguing content! 

Dream meanings explored in this episode: death, murder, gun, time travel, birds, and birds attacking.

Guests: Mike and Crystal

PROMO: Folklore on the Rocks

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In this bonus crossover episode, All Things Dreams teams up with two of our sister podcasts from the Straight Up Strange Podcast Network! In celebration of Halloween, we cover the disturbing and unsettling topic of homicidal sleepwalking.  You'll get a few different flavours as each podcast gives its own unique spin on this fascinating phenomenon. Jennifer from Haunted Happenstance starts off the show with a fictional storytelling. Then Jaden from Straight Up Enigmas takes us into the true crime side of things. All Things Dreams closes the show by diving into our research on sleepwalking on how it pertains to a case of homicidal sleepwalking in Ontario, Canada!   Sources:

https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicidal_sleepwalking#Parks_case

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/day-in-day-out/201212/sleepwalking-killers-and-what-they-tell-us-about-sleep

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/sleepwalking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Tirrell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zr2UrwfB8

https://www.sleepassociation.org/sleep-disorders/more-sleep-disorders/sleep-walking/

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/03/17/sleepwalking_n_6847100.html

https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/facts-about-sleepwalking

Join us as we continue our month of creepy content, this time diving into the Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). We'll give you the scoop on this great little horror flick, and share some truly horrific sleep tales that inspired this movie!

Dream meaning explored in this episode: monster

Guests: Amanda, Alex, Tanya and Devin

 

*Promo for Straight-Up Enigmas*

Sources:

https://medium.com/@arifakhtar/some-nightmares-are-real-the-mysterious-deaths-that-inspired-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1cafb7450c78

https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sleep/how-long-can-you-go-without-sleep

https://www.sleepadvisor.org/can-you-survive-without-sleep/

https://purple.com/ca/blog/how-long-can-you-go-without-sleep

https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/11/3/337/2901615

 

All Things Dreams is part of the Straight Up Strange Productions Network.  https://www.straightupstrange.com/

Time for season 2 of All Things Dreams!! Hope you're ready for more sleep paralysis content because this episode is full of it! So sit back, and try to relax, as you listen to seven different people share their bone-chilling experiences of sleep paralysis.

Guests/Contributors: Crystal, Alex, Verity (host of Scary Stories), Natalie (host of Some Kind of Brown and A Girl and Her Horror), Andrew (host of Forgotten Darkness), Danni (cohost of Art Sistory), and Texas (narrated by Devin).

*Promos for all of the above podcasts are included in this episode!*   All Things Dreams is part of the Straight Up Strange Productions Network.  https://www.straightupstrange.com/

In this cross-over episode, I team up with Femme Wonk's Katie Davey as we take you behind the scenes for an update on our podcasting endeavours. After attending the first ever Podcast Summit in Halifax, NS we had plenty of thoughts to discuss. So in this episode, we chat about why we started our podcasts, some frustrating challenges, and a few lessons learned along the way.

Hope you enjoy this bonus content!

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We're ending this season on a HIGH note and hope to have you FALLING in love with this podcast! We share our experiences of both flying and falling dreams and discuss their possible meanings. As usual, this episode ends with some dream facts to meet all your dream trivia needs. 

Dream meanings explored: flying, winged horse, and falling. 

Guests: "Garfield," Allison, and "Dr. Hidalgo Samsonite"

All Things Dreams is part of the Straight Up Strange Productions Network.  https://www.straightupstrange.com/

In this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of dreams where you're unable to scream or where you can't run. If you've had either of these experiences, you might want to know what they could symbolize or if there's anything you can do to prevent them. Good news - this is all covered in this episode! 

Guests: Amanda, "Alexander Keith," Allison, Tanya, and Devin (my husband!) 

All Things Dreams is part of the Straight Up Strange Productions Network.  https://www.straightupstrange.com/