447: Why We Stay Small & Hide our Greatest Strengths from the World

Send us a Positive Review!In this episode, Valerie & colleague Jana Spangler are guests on Dan Wotherspoon's Latter Day Faith podcast where they talk about a little known version of the human shadow.  Many of us know about the 'classic shadow'...you know...parts of ourselves that we are ashamed of and seek to hide.  What about parts of ourselves that we also hide...even though they are our our strengths, our superpowers and even manifestations of our unique spiritual gifts & attributes?  Listen in as Dan, Jana, and Valerie discuss why people in general tend to have and hide  "golden shadows" and as they explore some reasons why the LDS population might manifest unique "golden shadows" as a consequence of LDS theology and tradition.Timestamps:00:00 Meet the Hosts00:48 Where to Find Val01:24 Jana’s Coaching Work02:18 Shadow Work Basics03:44 What Is Golden Shadow04:58 Projection and Admiration07:15 Fear of Your Light10:09 Sacred Examples of Calling13:12 Spotting Golden Shadow18:43 Therapy Approach and Safety21:41 Patriarchy and Buried Identity29:25 Grief Forgiveness and Family31:56 Grieving Without Confronting32:51 Shame and the Not Me Boundary35:50 Holding Complexity With Kids37:07 Critical Thinking Both And38:33 Mormon Theology and Sin Scripts46:55 Inner Work and Quiet Practices52:55 Golden Shadow and Authority59:33 Reclaiming Discernment and ClosingSupport the showStories of Healing: Live Event July 30th in SLCSupport the showListen, Share, Rate & Review EPISODESFriday Episodes Annual Access $89Friday Episodes Monthly Access $10Valerie’s Support & Processing GroupsGift a ScholarshipDownload Free ResourcesVisit our Website