The Art of Transforming Tragic to Magic with Dream Expert Kelly Sullivan Walden

02/24/23 • 63 min

Nightmares are really working on behalf of our healing, health, and wholeness says today's special guest, Dream Expert Kelly Sullivan Walden. " When we seek to understand their hidden meaning in our waking state, we discover that what we thought was only fear was actually a blessed lesson in disguise. Much like our nightmares, each of life’s unexpected mishaps and misfortunes is an opportunity for self-exploration. In her new vulnerable yet witty memoir, A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Kelly shares some of her darkest, muddiest moments (i.e., an expensive theft abroad, hot flashes in menopause, a producer’s proposition of sex in exchange for a career-making television role, and helping friends during life-threatening crises) and how she found the positive within them by using her 4-step “OGLE” method. Kelly Sullivan Walden (a.k.a. Doctor Dream) is an award-winning, bestselling author of ten books. A dream expert, certified clinical hypnotherapist, inspirational speaker, and workshop facilitator, she holds a doctorate degree in interfaith studies. Her unique approach to dream-work led her to consultant with thousands of individuals from Fortune 500 executives to celebrities to stay-at-home moms. She hosts The Kelly Sullivan Walden Show podcast, and is the founder of DreamWork Practitioner Training, an online professional-development program empowering people to incorporate dream-work into their careers. As a dream expert, Kelly is a regular guest on many national talk shows, including Doctor Oz, The Real, Coast to Coast, and Hallmark’s Home & Family. She’s decoded dreams for celebrities such as Topher Grace, Stassi Schroeder, Logan Paul, Ricki Lake, The Real Housewives of Orange County, and Dancing with the Stars’, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, to name a few.

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