The Science of You: Nightmares & Sleep Cycles 😴

In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: Why do we have nightmares—and what's happening in our brain while we sleep? We'll start with what sleep cycles are and the different stages your brain moves through each night. Then, we'll explore what dreams and nightmares are, and why they happen. Finally, we'll talk about what you can do when bad dreams visit, and why they're actually a normal part of how your brain learns and processes the world. Grown-ups: we value your feedback. Our email and message link are in the epi...