Carol Berman Podcast:
The Creative Secret Hiding in Your Sleep (Most Writers Ignore This) with Carol W. Berman

Published on April 13, 2026
The Hidden Power of Sleep: Creativity, Consciousness, and Storytelling

We tend to think of sleep as a shutdown, a biological necessity, a reset button at the end of the day. But what if it’s something else entirely? What if, each night, you’re stepping into a different layer of consciousness—one that holds insight, emotion, and creative material you can’t access while fully awake?

In the latest episode of The Munn Avenue Muse, host Charlie Levin sits down with psychiatrist, professor, and novelist Carol W. Berman to explore that idea through her novel, Blisstopia: A Utopian Fantasy.