The Dream Hub Podcast

In this episode of Dream Hub, host Melissa Johnson sits down with Margarita Fray - lucid dreaming facilitator, artist, and founder of Dreamsome - for a deeply inspiring conversation about the untapped power of the dreaming mind. Margarita shares how a near-death experience after an accident reignited her relationship with lucid dreaming after a decade away, sending her on a journey that led her to...

What if your dreams weren’t just processing the past… but quietly preparing you for the future? In this episode, Melissa is joined by Dr. Marcia Emery, a pioneer in applied intuition and a trained social psychologist who followed her work beyond the limits of traditional science. What began as a simple suggestion to record her dreams quickly turned into undeniable experiences of precognition, mome...

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 wha...

In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Anne, founder of Artemisia Energetics Academy, for a deep and grounded conversation about shadow work, dreams, and transformational energetics. We explore what shadow work actually is  (beyond the buzzwords) and why the parts of ourselves we suppress don’t disappear, but instead show up as repeating patterns, emotional blocks, money struggles, relationship dy...

In this episode, I’m joined by Megan Mary, a dream analyst and author of the Witches of Maple Hollow trilogy. We talk about how her fiction was sparked by a specific dream and later expanded during a difficult period in her life - and how she relates to dreams as experiences that can carry meaning, memory, and direction. Our conversation moves through nightmares and why they sometimes repeat, drea...

In this powerful episode of the Dream Hub Podcast, Melissa sits down once again with world-leading dream therapist and trauma specialist Linda Yael Schiller to explore one of the most intriguing dimensions of dreamwork: Ancestral Dreaming. Linda’s newest book, Ancestral Dreaming, opens a doorway into lineage, inherited memory, epigenetics, intergenerational wounds, and the mysterious ways our drea...

What if life isn’t happening to you... it’s happening through you? In this episode, Melissa speaks with writer, musician, and metaphysical teacher Alicen Grey, creator of SymbolSpeak and author of Synchronicities: The Signs All Point to You. Together they explore the idea that we are quite literally living inside a dream, where every event, emotion, and encounter mirrors the inner world. Alicen sh...

Halloween is the perfect night to stop running from the shadows and learn from them. In this special episode, Melissa sits down with dream researcher and Dream Studies Press founder Ryan Hurd to explore the unnerving—and surprisingly transformative—territory of sleep paralysis, lucid nightmares, and visitation dreams. We unpack what’s happening in the brain (awareness of REM atonia, heightened emo...

What if your dreams are more than dreams—what if they’re journeys beyond the body, glimpses of the afterlife, and living proof that consciousness never dies? In this powerful episode of the Dream Hub Podcast, I sit down with Admir Serrano—a Brazilian-American researcher, lecturer, and author who has spent over 25 years exploring the mysteries of out-of-body experiences, near-death encounters, rein...

What if your dreams aren’t random at all—but vital messages guiding your waking life? In this episode of the Dream Hub Podcast, Melissa sits down with Jaxon Peterson, a certified Jungian Coach and Dreamwork Professional, to explore the mysterious terrain between religion, psychology, and dreaming. They talk about: Why Mormons and ex-Mormons often recall their dreams with striking consistency The p...

The Dream Hub Podcast is back with a brand-new season! And to open, Melissa is joined once again by bestselling author, lucid dream teacher, and psychologist Athena Laz — whose work has inspired dreamers around the globe through The Alchemy of Your Dreams, Women Who Dance in the Dark, and the Sisterhood of Seers Oracle Deck. In this episode, Melissa and Athena explore the Medial Archetype — a powe...

What if dreams could help us grieve? In this powerful episode of the Dream Hub Podcast, Melissa is joined by grief and bereavement researcher Dr. Joshua Black, host of the Grief Dreams Podcast and keynote speaker at the IASD 2025 Online Conference. Together, they explore the phenomenon of dreaming about those we’ve lost—what these dreams mean, how they support emotional healing, and why they’re mo...

What if your dreams held the key to transforming your waking life? In this episode of the Dream Hub Podcast, I sit down with Kelly Sullivan Walden, also known as Dr. Dream, to explore the power of dreamifesting—her revolutionary approach to using dreams as a direct path to manifestation, healing, and personal transformation. Kelly is a bestselling author, dream expert, and TV personality who has s...

  "What if the person you thought you were in a dream… wasn’t you at all?" In this episode of Dream Hub, I sit down with the brilliant Hawa Bah, the creator of It’s Just a Dream Podcast, to explore the power of dreams, storytelling, and cultural wisdom. Hawa shares one of her most mind-bending dreams—The Devil Within—where reality, identity, and subconscious forces collide in a chilling way. We di...

In this episode of the Dream Hub Podcast, host Melissa Johnson welcomes the incredible Toni Porello, founder of Dream Revolution, to explore her groundbreaking approach to lucid dreaming, mindfulness, and conscious living. Toni is a mind-body expert with over 2,000 hours of training in disciplines like Pilates, yoga, and hypnotherapy. She’s also a creative powerhouse—a musician featured on a Gramm...

Have you ever wondered if your dreams hold hidden insights into your life’s path? In this captivating episode, I sit down with Susanne van Doorn MSc, a Dutch dream therapist, author, and the mind behind Mindfunda, to explore the Holy Nights Journey—a 12-day dream exploration steeped in mythology and Jungian archetypes. Susanne shares the origins of this sacred tradition, inspired by ancient midwin...

Are dreams just random nighttime chaos, or do they hold the keys to our deepest truths? Join me, Melissa Johnson, as I sit down with the extraordinary Nicoline Douwes Isema—dream expert, author, and the Netherlands’ Dream Ambassador—to uncover how dreams have been misunderstood, misrepresented, and underestimated. Nicoline doesn’t just talk about dreams; she’s on a mission to make them accessible...

Join Melissa as she sits down with David Jay Brown, a groundbreaking author, neuroscientist, and visionary in the exploration of consciousness. With a background in neuroscience and psychology from New York University and Southern California, David has authored over a dozen books, including Dreaming Wide Awake and The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities. His work fuses science, spirituality, a...

In this episode of Dream Hub, Melissa is joined by dream researcher and educator Christian Gerike to uncover the powerful layers within your dreams. Why do certain animals, symbols, and metaphors appear so vividly, and what are they trying to tell you? Christian helps us understand how these elements are far from random; they’re key to unlocking insights about your emotions, memories, and even you...

Ever wonder how your dreams might hold the key to transforming your life? In this episode, I—Melissa Johnson—go solo, sharing an intimate, goosebump-worthy story about how one dream message from a friend who passed away brought my whole life into alignment, including the birth of my TV show, Dream Hub. 🎥✨ I talk about meeting people through wild synchronicities, including reconnecting with someo...

In this episode of Dream Hub, Melissa Johnson sits down with Dr. Kimberly Mascaro, a licensed holistic psychotherapist, author, and dream researcher whose work explores the extraordinary potential of dreams. With over 20 years in behavioral health, Dr. Kim shares the insights behind her influential books Extraordinary Dreams and Dream Medicine, as well as her experiences speaking at global confere...

In this episode of Dream Hub, I sit down with Michaela Costello, the creator of Dream Party Hotel and a certified Active Dreaming teacher, to explore the powerful and transformative practice of Active Dreaming. Michaela shares her journey, the inspiration behind Dream Party Hotel, and how she blends ancient shamanic traditions with modern dreamwork to help people access deeper insights and healing...

Dr. Angel Morgan founded The Dream Bridge. She has worked with adults, children, teens, and parents as a Dream-Arts educator since 1995. She is a professor at Sofia University. She's a Past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) She leads the organisation in its mission to promote the study and application of dreams, both scientifically and culturally. She is als...

In this episode of the Dream Hub Podcast, Melissa Johnson sits down with Kristopher Drummond, a wilderness guide, poet, and dream worker. Kristopher dives into the concept of somatic dreamwork, exploring how our bodies and dreams are deeply connected, and how this relationship can lead to transformative insights. Throughout the conversation, Kristopher shares his unique approach to integrating nat...

Welcome to an electrifying episode of Dream Hub! This time, we're joined by Natasha Bolvin, the Dreamseer herself. Discover the fascinating world of daydreams and how they intersect with our night-time reveries. Natasha shares her unique insights on the power of imagination and how it shapes our realities. Dive into discussions about maladaptive daydreaming, the role of daydreams in personal growt...