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A stalled commute, a calm voice on the radio, and a translucent attacker at a gas station set the stage for a night terror that refuses to stay quiet. I share a raw, cinematic dream—traffic to overpass to chapel—and then break it down into plain, practical symbols that reveal stress, exposure anxiety, and the slow pivot toward self-reliance. What looks like apocalypse becomes a blueprint: highways as life direction, radios as subconscious broadcasts, evacuations as the ache of rejection, and a bathroom as the place we finally let the weight go.

The most searing turn arrives in a chapel lit by a subway-like sign and led by a preacher who is also my father. That pairing of faith and performance hits a nerve, pushing me to examine where I still hope for rescuers and where I need to build inner authority. The analysis leans into dream symbolism—zombies as overwhelm, guts as courage under threat, skinlessness as fear of being seen, skeletons as transformation and buried truth—and connects each image to actionable self-awareness. When invaders crash in and options shrink, a simple crochet needle appears as the tool for mending, proof that repair starts small and close at hand.

Across this episode, we move from dread to direction. I talk through why running to a strip mall mirrors the search for identity, how the church and “subway” point to spiritual questions and subterranean progress, and why the final resolve—bracing for “the end of the world”—is really a threshold into agency. If you’ve ever woken up shaken and curious, this walkthrough offers a way to translate fear into insight and insight into next steps. If it resonates, subscribe, share with someone who loves dreamwork, and leave a review to help others find the show. What did your last nightmare try to tell you?

Host & Creator
Sheree Cheshinski

Episode Written & Performed By
Sheree Cheshinski
—including the nightmare narrative, the symbolic breakdown, and reflective analysis

Original Dream Source
Nightmare experienced by Sheree (2022)
Shared with listeners as part of her personal dreamwork practice

Featured Symbols & Themes
Traffic • Overpass • Interstate
Radio messages • Disease / outbreak
Zombies • Guts • Skinlessness / skeletons
Running • Strip mall
Church • Subway imagery
Preacher • Biological father
Neglect • Inner child themes
Bathroom as purification space
Captivity • Hiding
Crochet needle as tool and talisman
End-of-world anxiety & self-reliance

Referenced Symbolism Resources
Traditional dream dictionary archetypes
Contemporary symbolic psychology
Sheree’s ongoing personal dream-analysis framework

Music & Sound
Licensed theme music
Additional internal transitions by Sheree

Production Support
Cuppa Terrific Podcast
Dream analysis, storytelling, and self-therapy reflections every Thursday

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Until next time, may all your cups overflow.