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Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

BITESIZE | What Your Dreams Are Trying to Tell You About Your Waking Life | Dr Rahul Jandial #518

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Alternative Health, Mental Health

4.810.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever woken up from a vivid dream and wondered about its meaning? Or perhaps questioned the purpose of dreaming altogether? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Today's clip is from episode 458 of the podcast with one of the world’s leading neurosurgeons and author of ‘This is Why You Dream’, Dr Rahul Jandial. Rahul’s belief is that we sleep in order to dream. In this clip, we explore why we dream and what our sleeping brain reveals about our waking life. Thanks to our sponsor https://www.drinkag1.com/livemore Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/feelbetterlivemore For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com Show notes and the full podcast are available at drchatterjee.com/458 DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

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1:09.3

Welcome to Feel Better Live More bite size, your weekly dose of positivity and optimism to get you ready for the weekend.

1:19.3

Today's clip is from episode 458 of the podcast with the neurosurgeon and author Dr. Rahul Jandiel.

1:28.5

Rahul's belief is that we sleep in order to dream.

1:32.6

And at this clip, we explore why we dream

1:35.8

and what our sleeping brain reveals about our waking life.

1:42.7

You make the bold assertion that perhaps the reason we sleep is so that the

1:50.3

brain can dream. I do, yeah. Dreams are for everyone. They are inside everyone. They pop up

1:57.1

in everyone. Even if people say they don't dream, I don't have to tell you what a nightmare is.

2:02.9

I believe we sleep because the brain must dream. The easiest way for me to say where I come to that

2:11.6

conclusion is from the glimpses of transplant surgery, neuroscience, what happens when we go a day or two without

2:20.5

sleeping. There's something that builds up. It's called sleep pressure. We don't ask to sleep.

2:26.5

And if we try not to sleep after a day or two, sleep has to happen. The second thing is,

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