When Nightmares Don’t Stop: A 35-Year Dream Healing Journey with Marta Aarli

About this episode

This episode explores a 35-year journey of healing through nightmares with psychotherapist Marta Aarli.

What if the dreams you fear the most are the ones trying to heal you? In this episode, I’m joined by Marta Aarli - psychotherapist, dream guide, writer, and board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. With decades of experience and a background in transpersonal psychology, Marta’s work weaves together psychotherapy, dreamwork, creativity, sound, and poetry to explore what she calls the imaginal realms. Together, we step into a powerful and deeply human story - one that spans 35 years of recurring nightmares and the slow, courageous journey of turning toward them instead of away. Rather than trying to shut nightmares down, this work explores what happens when you stay in relationship with them over time. Not just for weeks or months, but over decades. This isn’t just therapy.It’s a collaboration between a dreamer, a therapist, and a close friend - each bringing a different perspective into the same dream landscape. What unfolds is a process of healing that moves through the body, the nervous system, personal history, and even ancestral memory. Inside this conversation, we explore: Why recurring nightmares may be linked to personal, family, and ancestral…

People in this episode

Host: insightsbf

Guest: Marta Aarli

Topics covered

• nightmares
• dream healing
• psychotherapy
• transpersonal psychology
• trauma
• body work
• dreamwork

Keywords

• nightmares
• dream healing
• psychotherapy
• transpersonal psychology
• trauma
• body work
• dreamwork
• recurring dreams
• imaginal realms
• healing process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Association for the Study of Dreams

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