GRIEF and DREAMS: The Surprising Connection That Can Transform Your Life! with Delphi Ellis

Delphi (pronounced Del-phee) Ellis is the author of Answers in the Dark: Grief, Sleep, and How Dreams Can Help You Heal. She is a qualified counselor, well-being trainer, and mindfulness practitioner. Her therapeutic background is in bereavement, having supported those mainly bereaved by murder and suicide. This conversation discusses dreams, sleep, grief, and finding answers in the dark.00:00 - First Marker02:37 - Why Sleep & Dream Study?03:32 - Natural To Talk About Dreams In Her Childhood04:44 - Delphi's Bereavement Experience As a Teenager06:05 - How Grief Impacts Our Sleep Patterns07:38 - Grief Comes Out At Night08:57 - Disenfranchised Grief10:56 - Grief Not Caused By Death14:39 - Dreams Of People Dying17:13 - Answers In The Dark Is Not A Dream Dictionary18:15 - Only You Can Interpret Your Drem19:06 - Creative Dreaming20:03 - Why We Don't Remember Our Dreams21:54 - Being Intentional About Your Dreams23:32 - Recurring Dreams24:18 - Common Dreams26:31 - Patterns In Your Dreams30:35 - Flying Dreams33:28 - Insomnia Is A Global Prolbme36:25 - Our Obsession With Time Hurts Our Sleep37:39 - Why We Wake Up In The Middle Of The Night38:46 - The Three Big Myths of Sleep41:34 - Bedtime Is Not A Time43:25 - Sleep Cycles And Why We Wake Up During The Night48:29 - Orthosomnia And Why It's A Problem51:12 - Sleep Cycle Repair Kit53:06 - Mindfulness To Help With Sleep57:35 - The 4 AM Mystery01:00:04 - Into DarknessYou've been listening. You're doing the work. But there's still this feeling that you're circling the same place.Maybe you've thought about working with me one-on-one. Maybe something's held you back. I get that. And I want you to know there's still a place for you.All of it, pay what you want. You decide what it's worth. Nobody gets turned away because of money.https://grief2g The International Association for Near-Death Studies or IANDS will host its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue.  The event features an all-star lineup of keynotes like Proof of Heaven Author Eben Alexander, MD, and Dying to Be Me Author Anita Moorjani. I Early bird registration rates are available through July 15. Visit IANDS.org to register The International Association for Near-Death Studies or IANDS will host its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue.  The event features an all-star lineup of keynotes like Proof of Heaven Author Eben Alexander, MD, and Dying to Be Me Author Anita Moorjani. I Early bird registration rates are available through July 15.  Visit IANDS.org to register Want to go deeper? My Substack is where I share solo essays on grief, consciousness, and continuing bonds — thoughts that don't always make it into the podcast. It's also home to a community of listeners who get it, because they're living it too. Free to subscribe. Find it at substack.com/grief2growth.Support the show🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏻 Join me on Substack- connect with others and me 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support