S. 3 E. 1 "PTSD and Trauma Dreams with Hawa"

Dream On: Lucid Dreaming and Sleep

Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the Dream On Podcast's Season 3 launch! I'm Jen, and in today's episode I talked to my recently made but already much-loved friend, Hawa! Hawa has her own podcast called It's Just a Dream, and she and I met through our shows! She's super cool and funny, and I was so grateful to have her as a guest. In this episode, though, we talk a lot about trauma and the dreams that result from it, which is a very heavy discussion. I am listing TRIGGER WARNINGS here: Medical Trauma, Pain, Abuse, Rape (including of a child), Depression, Attempted Suicide, Mental Illness Struggles, Generally Sad Stuff. To say the least, this might be a hard episode to listen to. If you cannot listen or feel that doing so would be bad for your mental health, then please skip this one! The next episode coming out still talks about PTSD but is very light on details. Perhaps that one would be better for you. Take care, listeners, and remember that you are never alone. :) Resources: - USA 24/7 Suicide Prevention Hotline (988) https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/ - Canada Suicide Prevention Helpline (1-833-456-4566) - RAINN Sexual Assault Association (Website is full of resources and helpful blog posts) https://www.rainn.org/resources - Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org/ (Again, helpful website with good blog posts). Be well, and Dream On!