22: Dreams and Aging – How Our Dream Life Evolves Over Time

24/10/2025 6 min Episodio 22
22: Dreams and Aging – How Our Dream Life Evolves Over Time

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Episode Synopsis

This episode explores how dreaming changes as people grow older. As REM sleep gradually decreases with age, older adults often dream less or recall fewer dreams—but those dreams tend to become more reflective and emotionally balanced. Instead of chaotic or stressful themes, aging dreams often revisit childhood, family, or lost loved ones, serving as a gentle form of life review.

Dreams in later life help process emotion and memory, contributing to acceptance and peace. However, disorders such as REM Sleep Behavior Disorder or Parkinson’s-related vivid dreaming may disturb rest, showing the close link between dreaming and brain health.

Ultimately, the episode concludes that dreams never disappear—they evolve. In youth, they express adventure; in adulthood, ambition; and in old age, wisdom and reconciliation. Dreaming, even in our final years, remains a quiet dialogue between memory, meaning, and the soul.

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