Joan is an Author and Dream Worker/Interpreter. She is a retired Lecturer from The University of Nottingham and is an experienced speaker for audiences of all sizes and ages. She has been working in the field of dreams for over thirty years. An active member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, she has presented at conferences in America and Europe and contributes articles to various magazines.

She began her writing career whilst still working but in 2011 took early retirement to write full time. To date she has published over twenty books - eight non-fiction titles (including books to help those wishing to explore their own dreams), three travel memoirs and many fiction titles of mixed genre.

She also facilitates Saddleworth Writers’ Group.

For more information, visit her author pages on Amazon (Joan Harthan for non-fiction, Jo Harthan for fiction, Kara Clarke for travel memoirs) or check out her websites at www.docdreamuk.com and www.joharthan.co.uk

She offers a variety of talks and workshops. Below are just some of the areas covered:

AS A DREAM WORKER

• Understanding Dreams (talks and workshops).
• Lucid Dreams, Precognitive Dreams, Spiritual Dreams
• The Gift of Nightmares
• Using Dreams to Change Your Life
• Shamanic Dreaming (workshop)
• Using Dreams as a Creative Resource (workshops)

AS AN AUTHOR

• My Career as a Successful Indie Author
• Walking & Writing the South West Coast Path
• Creative Writing (workshops)

Expenses (and fee if applicable) are dependent on locality and travel time.