165. A Look Beyond Sleep Hygiene: Reprocess Trauma In Your Sleep with Charlie Morley

Themes: Healing from Trauma, Sleep, Lucid Dreaming Episode: Have you ever wondered how much sleep impacts your life, more than just getting 8 hours of sleep a night? In this episode, Charlie Morley, a sleep expert, best selling author, and lucid dream teacher, explains how sleep is so personalized for each person which goes beyond just the general act of sleeping. Having been authorized to teach within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, Charlie uses his experience with lucid dreaming to help those with post traumatic stress symptoms. Listen to this episode to learn more about lucid dreaming and how to move beyond basic sleep hygiene. Show Notes: - Charlie's story from what led him to lucid dreaming to studying Buddhism - Nightmares from traumatic experiences are not a sign of being broken, but rather a protective response of the mind - Thank goodness for pain, thank goodness for nightmares - Lucid dreaming can help relieve symptoms of PTSD - First steps and the four D's of lucid dreaming - Recommendations for better sleep that go beyond basic sleep hygiene Resources: - Visit Charlie's Website - Charlie's Instagram: @charlie_morley_lucid_dreaming - Read Wake Up To Sleep and Charlie's Books - Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside or TikTok: @myvitalside - Visit Lindsay's Website - Click here for Lindsay's FREE Brain Retraining Guide