Shadow Work is life's work

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If you’re a living, breathing human then you’ve got a shadow self. Disowning personality traits deemed “bad” or even just “too much” is part of the natural development of the ego. But just because we’ve suppressed it, doesn’t mean it stops having an affect on us. This week, Bridget and Marshelle get into Shadow Work: why it develops, how it keeps control of us, how to recognize and become conscious of it, and ways to integrate it. And good news, it’s not all bad. There’s a lot of gold to be discovered, too. “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” — Gail Sheehy

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