“In the dream, a friend of mine had expressed deep grief over having been rejected by her mother. I said I couldn’t relate to that because I never felt rejected by my mother. BIG lie! Later I remembered Mum not speaking to me for 9 months when I disclosed about the childhood sexual abuse by a family member. She died soon after we reconciled without the subject being mentioned again. I have often berated myself for my clumsy handling of the situation. The dream was obviously processing the last remnants of grief and guilt from 30 years ago.

Thank you Jane for helping me understand and integrate the healing aspect of the dream and helping me see that my dream friend was really me after all!”