S1 E18. Your power lies in your shadow self.

Knowing your shadow self will lead you to the most powerful part of you. Parts that were suppressed or ridiculed by others, look into them. The shadow self is created when someone condemns, ridicules or punishes a child for certain characteristics or traits. These are not necessarily bad traits. They're just characteristics or personality types that others don't like, don't agree with, don't understand, or even envy. Society also plays a part in shaming with judgment, prejudices and non-acceptance. But here's the thing, in many cases, it's created by those that fear or envy those traits of yours. Carl Jung developed the concept of the shadow self, which is the part of every human being that contains everything that we repress about ourselves because we don’t like them or we were told that they were bad traits. So we deny it, and go through life asleep, unaware that so many of our life choices and decisions are made by our shadow self. Our shadow self is not a monster to be locked up. It’s a part of us that, when seen, heard, understood, accepted, loved, and then integrated with the rest of us, is what makes us truly powerful. WebsiteInstagram YouTubeFacebook "It's not your fault", "It's not you, it's your programming." - Lisa A Romano, Breakthrough Life Coach Inc.