The love in Grief Dreams with Dr. Joshua Black
“What’s interesting about these dreams that you don’t get with other dreams is that, you know we talk about how these dreams are so great for grief after a death but what happens when we start to heal? I think this is a very interesting question because if the dreams are just meant for your grief, then they should stop after someone let’s say is adapting to their loss well. But what happens is that those dreams don’t stop. They transform, they change. So now people are start having these dreams when they have other distressing moments in their life. So it’s not about the death anymore. Now it’s about helping you through difficult times that you are going through. I don’t fully understand it but it is very beautiful to look at because there is something going on, that’s helping us in a way that research hasn’t really looked at. And so when we talk about people being resilient, we forget that people are having these experiences that are actually helping them become resilient. “
-DR. JOSHUA BLACK
In this episode you will hear about…
Dr. Joshua Black’s grief dream experience of his father
How grief dreams can help to find meaning in life
The work around grief research
The bridging of spirituality and science in the research
trauma and feelings of guilt and blame in the role of grief dreams
The different kinds of grief dreams
Grief dream symbolism as a way to understand how we are
processing lossRescripting dreams to impact our grief in a positive way
How love within our dreams can change the way we are processing grief
The mystery of anticipatory and precognitive grief dreams
Psychological beliefs and dream recall
The timely occurrence of grief dreams
About Dr. Joshua Black
Joshua Black, PhD, is a grief researcher, speaker, consultant, and host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. His work focuses on dreams and continuing bonds after loss, including prenatal and pet loss. As one of the world’s leading academic experts in grief dreams, which can be dreams of the deceased, Dr. Black has directed his efforts on raising awareness about this fascinating phenomenon through media interviews, including PBS Next Avenue, CBC News, and Toronto Sun, in addition to speaking engagements and workshops. In addition to GriefDreams.ca, you can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Clubhouse.
