Deirdre Barrett
A psychologist from Harvard faculty, expert on lucid dreaming and author of books including "The Committee of Sleep" and "Supernormal Stimuli."
Top 3 podcasts with Deirdre Barrett
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Mar 21, 2024 • 48min
Make Your Dreams Work for You / How Food Affects Mood / Why We Need Stuff
Discover how water affects your health, unlock the power of dreams for problem-solving with insights from a dream researcher, and learn how your food choices impact mood and anxiety levels. Explore the historical significance of tools and gadgets, and how watching different movie genres can positively impact health.
Aug 2, 2023 • 57min
Pillow Talk with Dream Expert Deirdre Barrett
Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma discuss dreams with renowned dream and hypnosis expert Dr. Deirdre Barrett. They explore topics like the meaning and purpose of dreams, precognitive dreams, recurring dreams, dream incubation, and manipulating dreams. They also delve into children's dreams, animal dreams, gorillas' dream accounts, the evolutionary advantages of dreaming, post-traumatic dreams, and cases of unconscious hypnosis leading to murder.
May 8, 2020 • 27min
Quarantine dreams
Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett, an expert in dream analysis, joins to explore the strange and intense dreams popping up during the pandemic. She discusses how heightened anxiety and isolation have led to vivid nightmares and whimsical dream scenarios. Healthcare workers' traumatic dreams are highlighted, revealing the emotional burdens they carry. Barrett emphasizes the power of dream journaling to unpack these subconscious narratives and offers tips to transform nightmares into less distressing experiences.
