Bella Lurie, LMFT

She offers an exploration rooted in positive psychology that invites curiosity about how language shapes inner life. For people who have previously experienced therapy and noticed its subtle effects yet still feel there is more to discover without a clear roadmap, this approach provides a space to experiment with how words influence presence and understanding.

Those who value the textures and purposes of language and who wonder how personal speech emerges from the unconscious may find Wake Dreaming an intriguing method to explore. The practice leans into the interplay between waking thought and the imagery that surfaces from deeper layers of experience.

Historical contexts and their many symbols influence the roles people inhabit within the narratives that feel coherent, but there are additional forces at work that shape both waking and dreaming lives. The mythologies that grow out of pain, grief, sorrow, and joy appear in a wide range of forms and styles, far too varied to be contained by any single explanation. When she says "I am sorry," neither speaker nor listener ever fully captures the meaning or the emotion behind those words, and attempts to articulate feeling often fall short of mutual understanding.

Wake Dreaming is presented as a positive psychology practice meant to extend the psychotherapeutic process beyond conventional language limits and the social narratives that inform daily life. It also offers a way to cultivate spontaneity in speech and a greater comfort with uncertainty - qualities that support clearer communication with oneself and with others.