I think of all the types of dreams to have, falling is one of the most common. A good friend of mine recommended it as a topic, and I realized it was one I experienced as well. However, I was surprised to find that when I was doing research, there wasn’t a lot of guidance out there. In one of my favorite resources, Dreams and What They Mean to You by Migene González-Wippler, she writes: "To dream about falling indicates struggles that will accumulate to eventual victories. If

I was talking with some friends yesterday and asked if they had any commonly occurring dreams. One replied, "Oh yeah, my teeth falling out." Immediately, I enthusiastically agreed—that was one I had often as well. Even my husband, who rarely dreams, says that when he does, that is the one he gets. I understand it can be incredibly distressing, and sometimes I'll frantically wake up to check and make sure I still have all my pearly whites. Sometimes I attribute it to grinding

I've spent most of my life running. An onlooker would say I was trying to escape my problems, which I probably would agree with. But most of the time, I wanted to escape a version of me that people knew—someone I wasn't proud of. I've lived in so many states I have to go through them all to remember the exact number (California, Nevada, North Carolina, Nebraska, Illinois, Virginia, and now Pennsylvania... so 7). I have a best friend I met when I was 12, but other than that, I

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is nauseating. I've encountered it many times, especially since I lived in Virginia Beach for about eight years. It's expansive, reaching 17.6 miles in length. In fact, it is so intimidating that it offers a drive-across service for those fearful of traveling across bridges. One time, a ship I was on was coming back to port, and I saw a car on fire on that very bridge. I am not exaggerating when I say that is my absolute nightmare. I've gone a