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Nov 16, 2025 27 min

53: Owning Your Darkness Without Making It Your Identity

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Owning Your Darkness Without Making It Your Identity In this episode, we’re getting real about the parts of ourselves we usually avoid.. the emotions we hide, the patterns we’re ashamed of, and the stories we’ve carried for years. You’ll learn why you push your darkness down, why some of you cling to it, and how both extremes keep us stuck. We explore what your “shadow” actually is (psychologically and somatically), how it forms, and why it shows up in your reactions, relationships, and self-talk. More importantly, we talk about how to work with your darker parts without letting them define who you are. If you’ve ever felt like you are your anxiety, your trauma, your mistakes, or your old stories… this one will land deeply. By the end, you’ll walk away with practical ways to meet your shadow with compassion, create space between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming, and reconnect to your whole, layered self. Tune in - let’s explore the dark with a little more light. Temma x selfdiscoverygal.com @selfdiscoverygal Join Temma on Instagram @with_temma

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