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Dreaming about snakes can have powerful and often symbolic meanings. In general, dreaming of a snake can indicate something unpredictable or untamed in your life. Snakes can represent transformation, change, and the power to overcome obstacles in our lives.1 If the snake sheds its skin in your dream, it may symbolize new beginnings or letting go of … Read more

Each of us spend about two hours each night dreaming, and dreams typically occur in the REM portion of our sleep cycle.1 While the purpose and meaning behind our dreams isn’t entirely understood, the basic theory is that dreams help us process and understand our emotions.2 As such, if you are dreaming about someone dying, this is likely reflective of an … Read more

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-i) is a type of short-term therapy model that specifically addresses chronic insomnia. Patients are treated over the course of about 6 to 8 weeks. It is considered the most effective non-medical intervention to manage insomnia.1 The American College of Physicians (ACP) considers CBT-i as the first line of defense against insomnia and … Read more

Every night, we drift off to sleep and slip off into a surreal dream state where anything can happen. Most people aren’t able to remember the fantastical details that unfurl in the subconscious once they’re awake. Yet some individuals can develop the rare skill of lucid dreaming—where one is conscious of their own thinking processes. In … Read more

A wet dream, medically known as nocturnal emission, is an intriguing aspect of the human sexual experience. It is a spontaneous orgasm that happens while you sleep. While a wet dream might cause a man to ejaculate, in women, it results in vaginal lubrication, an orgasm, or both. Wet dreams are typically accompanied by vivid sexual … Read more

I haven’t been a good sleeper for a long time. I often lay awake worrying about what happened that day or what might happen tomorrow. Then, even after I’ve finally fallen asleep, I’ll suddenly wake up and be unable to get back to sleep because my thoughts start racing. I kept hearing that cutting out … Read more

Insomnia and I are old friends (well, frenemies). It’s been my uneasy companion through college and grad school, marriage, two pregnancies, postpartum, and a pandemic. In addition to struggling to fall asleep, I often wake up during the night and can’t fall back asleep. Then, when I get up in the morning, I feel less than … Read more

I’m in a stressful season of my life—and I’m sure I’m not alone. I’m in the midst of studying for my board licensing exam, working on a large personal writing project, and navigating an overall constriction of my time, resulting in some pretty substantial stress. I also have a guilty pleasure that I’m ashamed of: … Read more

As a mom of two who has struggled with lifelong anxiety, the idea of sleeping through the night has always felt insurmountable. Whether it’s been a nagging worry, a growing to-do list, or a little one’s cry, something has always kept me from a restful night’s sleep. Over the years, I’ve learned to dread bedtime, filled … Read more

I’ve never been a great sleeper. Sometimes I’ll experience occasional bouts of insomnia that keep me up most of the night. None of this is helped by the fact that I also sleep with my spouse, who has her own sleep schedule, and—don’t tell her I told you—sometimes snores. What’s more, all too frequently, our toddler and … Read more