47: The Healing Power of Your Dreams with Theresa Cheung & Kelly Sullivan Walden & guests Joan Borysenko PhD, Chickie Leventhal and Judy Brooks47: The Healing Power of Your Dreams with Theresa Cheung & Kelly Sullivan Walden & guests Joan Borysenko PhD, Chickie Leventhal and Judy Brooks
UK Health Radio Podcast
Hosts Theresa Cheung and Kelly Sullivan Walden talk with Joan Borysenko, Chickie Leventhal, Judy Brooks and guest presenters about dreams, ageing and reinvention. The conversation links night-time dreams, confidence, love and later-life purpose, suggesting that it may never be too late to grow into a new version of yourself.
54:36•15 Aug 2026
Ageless Dreams: How Your Nightlife Can Rewrite Your Later Life
Episode Overview
- Death dreams are rarely about physical death and more often signal the end of an old identity so a truer self can emerge.
- Ageing can shift dreams from achievement-focused to becoming-focused, inviting more meaning, presence and self-acceptance.
- Lucid dreaming offers a safe space to face fears, heal patterns and rehearse meeting big inner “waves” before they hit waking life.
- Confidence in later life can come from refusing to believe the inner voice that says “you can’t”, and taking bold action anyway.
- Kindness to oneself, forgiveness and an open heart towards others help keep life joyful and purposeful at any age.
“Whether you're 18 or 80 or somewhere gloriously in between, remember, your dreams don't know your age. They only know your potential.”
Curious about how others manage their sobriety journey while also ageing, healing and staying hopeful? This episode of UK Health Radio’s “The Healing Power of Your Dreams” brings together a powerhouse panel to ask what dreams, intuition and growing older with grace might have to teach each other. Dream divas Theresa Cheung and Kelly Sullivan Walden kick things off with Michael Bernard Beckwith’s life-changing “death” dream, using it to bust the myth that dying in a dream means physical death.
Instead, they frame these dreams as the end of an outdated identity, making room for a more authentic self – a message that lands especially well for anyone rebuilding life after addiction. Harvard-trained mind–body medicine pioneer Dr Joan Borysenko shares why simply “being still breathing” is a miracle, and how lucid dreaming helped her make peace with the mystery of what comes after death.
At nearly 81, she talks about strength training, forgiveness and gentleness as everyday spiritual practices, proving that ageing can mean becoming more present, not less relevant. Then comes trailblazer Chicky Leventhal, who crashed the all-male bail bond industry in her 50s and is now sharing her story in her 90s. Her blend of chutzpah and compassion shows that confidence can grow with age, and that helping others find freedom can be a life’s calling at any stage.
TV and radio host Judy Brooks rounds things out with dream journalling, tsunami symbols and decades of experience interviewing healers and visionaries. She and the guest presenters – Phil Webster, Alex Wilby, Alexandra Wenman and Dr Amy Robbins – keep the tone warm, funny and very human, even while talking about grief, miracles and future selves.
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to start again, or what your dreams might be trying to tell you about the next chapter, this conversation might have you asking: what if age is your superpower?
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