So Dreamy

In episode 70 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah discuss their recent dreams about bugs, past relationships and the Olsen twins, and go on a couple movie tangents (Beastly, It Takes Two, She’s All That, A Knight’s Tale, White Christmas). Then they listen to two listener voicemails: Alison’s lucid dream experience and @oceanicmaster’s dream of being on a school bus in his childhood neighborhood. R&H also explain their upcoming “semi-hiatus”: They’ll be releasing episodes less consistently for the first few months of 2020.  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 69 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah jump back into that dark and dreamy comic book series that’s got them both hooked: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman. They cover the story, characters, symbols and more in Issues 4 through 8 of the series. WARNING: Extreme violence, death (infant death, car crash, murder, etc.), sexual and/or disturbing content discussed. Also, spoilers!  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 68 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah take a break from their planned programming of reviewing Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, Part 2 of Volume 1, in order to discuss an update about Rachel’s sleepwalking and Hannah's dream which was partially inspired by The Sandman. TRIGGER WARNINGS for Hannah’s dream: kidnapping, murder, maiming, cults. Stay tuned for Ep 69 in which we conclude the discussion of The Sandman Volume 1.  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 67 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah read a listener follow-up email from Alison, regarding her dream about Lonnie from episode 65. Then they talk about a dark and dreamy comic series that’s got them both hooked: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman. They cover the story, characters, symbols and more from Issues 1 through 3 of the series. (Stay tuned for episode 69, when they’ll talk through the rest of Volume 1, Issues 4 through 8.) WARNING: Some sexual and/or disturbing content. Also, spoilers!  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 66 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah discuss Rachel’s recent sleepwalking episode which resulted in an emergency room visit, as well as Hannah’s dream about a prospector and a very high-stakes game of probability-based trivia. Conversation also touches on Mike Birbiglia, the importance of quality sleep, and the dream-related books we’re reading and will cover in future episodes.  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 65 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah dive deep into dreamland with Cara’s “waterworlds” date/underwater adventure dream, and Alison’s cinematic dream/story about Lonnie, a young man shrouded in mystery… and steaminess. See Alison’s art inspired by her dream, here: https://twitter.com/awrightartistry/status/1171966140307922944.  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 64 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah discuss @oceanicmaster’s fascinating dream about looking for a partner to sing with, which prompts some research about the pineal gland within the human brain. They also discuss Netflix’ “The Mind, Explained”, and an exciting book shipment which just arrived at Hannah’s door including Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Volume 1 and Jennifer Dumpert’s new book Liminal Dreaming.  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 63 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah start with some shoutouts: congratulations to Lucas and Federica on your wedding! And thank you to @awrightartistry and @oceanicmaster for recently sharing your art and media! They also discuss many deep and/or dark topics such as marriage, mortality, Hannah’s recent miscarriage, dealing with loss and trauma, and more. Then they listen to Rachel’s dream about being chased by aliens/satanists.  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 62 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah read a follow-up email about Alison’s “Railcar Hotel” dream from episode 61 and then listen to Erin’s dream “Something’s Fishy”.  The rest of the episode becomes a dream-themed book club of sorts, including discussion on Fran Heath’s “Unconscious Adventures”, Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman”, and Jennifer Dumpert’s “Liminal Dreaming” (more details and links below). Things to try on your own and then tell us about: try the dream noun associations exercise which Hannah explained; Try a couple weeks of dream journaling and see what it does for your recall! Special shoutouts in this episode go to @mouseandweens and @OneiroFer.  Unconscious Adventures: A Year of Daily Dream Drawings - By Fran Heath LIMINAL DREAMING: EXPLORING CONSCIOUSNESS AT THE EDGES OF SLEEP - By Jennifer Dumpert The Sandman - By Neil Gaiman About Buy Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect wi

In episode 61 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah listen to two dream submissions: Alison’s “Railcar Hotel” dream, and Hannah’s dream about a huge game of tag. They also discuss how their August #dailydreamdrawings challenge is going and officially welcome Alison to the Sleepover Club. Other discussion topics include: @FranHeathWriter, @TheZoneCast, American politics, media and anxiety about being in public places. POSSIBLE TRIGGER WARNING: mass shootings come up towards the end (minute 53-59).  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 60 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah read a listener email from Aunt Brown and then discuss two listener dream submissions: Jessie’s story about her daughter Juliana’s sleep crawling, and @oceanicmaster’s retelling of a dream including a hauntingly sad and beautiful song. They also discuss the #dailydreamdrawings challenge inspired by @franheathwriter’s book Unconscious Adventures: A Year of Daily Dream Drawings!  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 59 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah share another round of “dream tweet stories”, which are stories they created by stringing together unrelated #dream tweets from various different dreamers on Twitter.  They also kick off their August 2019 #dailydreamdrawings challenge and invite YOU to join in! (This episode ended up airing a few days after the challenge officially began on Aug 1, because Rachel was ill and unable to release the episode as scheduled. However, please feel free to join in on the challenge any time!)  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 58 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah have the immense pleasure of talking to Fran Heath, a writer and artist from the Isle of Wight in the UK. They gush over her newest book (Unconscious Adventures: A Year of Daily Dream Drawings) and talk about the possible meanings of dreams, recurring dreams, methods for increasing dream recall, and more. Fran can be found on Twitter and Instagram @FranHeathWriter and on Facebook. Fran’s website, where all her books and artwork can be found, is https://franheath.com/. Some of Fran’s works which we discussed: Unconscious Adventures: A Year of Daily Dream Drawings Dire-Ramas (also available on Etsy here!) Pencil Lead Fran’s debut novel, Pencil Lead, is a contemporary, coming-of-age story about expectations that don’t match real life. How We Choose to Play How We Choose to Play is a rhyming picture book about a brother and sister who seem to have nothing in common until their drawings magically show them otherwise. The story encourages readers of all ages t

In episode 57 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah cover a few great dream submissions: Matt’s recurring bus ride dream, Cara’s old-timey Nazi spy dream, and Erin’s uncomfortable exposed toilet dream. They also touch on past breakups and mistakes, finding meaning in one’s dreams, and consider yet another probably horrible business idea inspired by a dream: office toilet chairs. They also share info about our next two episodes: In Ep 58 Fran Heath (@FranHeathWriter) will join us as a guest to talk about dreams and her recent book; and in Ep 59 we’ll do round 3 of “Dream Tweet Stories” (please contribute your own dream tweet story before Saturday July 13, 2019, 9AM Central! Directions/details included at the end of this episode). Links we looked at during this episode: Toilet chair picture: https://images.app.goo.gl/HvwRJfqznkWHxWZQ6 Reddit dream space: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dreams/comments/44pn19/recurring_dream_in_a_bathroom_where_the_stalls/ Toilet lamp video from SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUz

In episode 56 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah have a little fun coming up with movie titles for their top 5 recurring dreams (inspired by a tweet from @Dantendo64), and then jump into 2 of their own dreams from way back in the dream vault: Hannah’s dream about a woman who turns into a spider, and Rachel’s dream about being a zombie virus carrier. Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 55 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah learn about the Jungian dream symbols of death and rebirth, and then jump into two dream submissions: Steve’s dream of losing his teeth, and @oceanicmaster’s dream of standing up to a slimy businessman bully in a cheeky and creative way.  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 54 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah learn about the “Monsters” dream archetype, and then hear two listener dream submissions: Ashley’s dream about a gorilla sanctuary and a rainless storm brewing over a canyon, and Jessie’s dream about people pooping their pants (with a twist you’ll never expect!). They also touch on topics such as: AI taking over the world, The Adventure Zone, creating things, Fran Heath’s Dire-Rama art, slime, and adulthood!  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 53 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah discuss the dream archetype “The Fool” which leads them into a discussion about dream symbols, the pitfalls of perfectionism and extrinsic motivation, lucid dreaming, and more. Then they jump into a very scary and thought-provoking dream submission from Jonny (*POSSIBLE TRIGGER WARNING*: This submission involves premonitions of loved ones dying in car accidents.).  Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 52 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah nerd out over fitness wearables with sleep tracking, discuss the Jungian dream archetype “The Hero / Hero’s Journey”, and listen to two dreams: Erin’s dream about standing desks made from surfboards and Hannah’s dream of being a new vampire (kind of) and wondering if she’ll still need showers and toilets. They also ponder important questions such as: What does it really mean to be an adult? What might babies know or perceive that we forget or ignore with age? Why do some people have night sweats?  Also, in case you were wondering… here is the video Hannah mentioned in relation to the 2018 movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-wUKu_V2Lk Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.

In episode 51 of SO DREAMY, Rachel & Hannah discuss the “Wise Old Man” Jungian dream archetype as well as the importance of context for interpreting any dream or dream symbol. Then they dig into two excellent dream submissions: An email about an anxiety-filled journey from Vanessa @notanotherxfpod, and a voicemail about a snowy crime scene and a suspicious newscaster from @oceanicmaster. They also ask the audience for dreams of talking on the phone, texting or other forms of non-face-to-face communication. Send your dreams & sleepwalking/talking stories to SoDreamySnack@gmail.com or call 312-600-5538 (3-minute voicemail limit). Also connect with us on Twitter/Instagram @SoDreamySnack, and in the “So Dreamy” Facebook group.