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EPISODE · May 10, 2026 · 38 MIN

Shadow Work is Supposed to Feel Like This.

from Self Help Witch · host Dana Solara

Shadow work is supposed to help you. So why does it make it feel like your life is falling apart?If you've started doing shadow work and everything feels worse, not better, you're not doing it wrong. That's actually a sign you're doing it right. In this video, I'm walking through 5 uncomfortable signs that your shadow work is actually working, even when it feels like regression, confusion, or loss. Shadow work, a term originally coined by Carl Jung, isn't about feeling better immediately. It's about getting honest with yourself about the parts you've been running from. And that honesty shakes things up first before it works its healing magic. In this video:✦ Why people telling you "you've changed" is a sign your shadow work is working✦ Why things that never bothered you suddenly do (and why that's growth)✦ The painful truth about relationships shifting during shadow work✦ Why you're grieving a past you don't even want to go back to✦ The most disorienting sign of all: feeling like you don't know yourself anymoreIf you're in the thick of it and wondering if you should turn back.This video is your permission to keep going.💜🔮 Astrology Beyond Prediction: Learn how to use your birth chart as a shadow work tool → https://danasolara.com/astrobeyond⭐️ Book an astrology consult with me: https://danasolara.com/readingsTimestamps:0:00 — Why shadow work feels like falling apart01:04 Why Shadow Work Can Feel Like Sh*t04:52 — Sign 1: People telling you that you've changed09:12 — Sign 2: Things that didn't bother you do now (or vice versa)13:19 — Sign 3: Your relationships start to shift or fall away22:01 — Sign 4: Longing for a past you don't want to go back to29:29 — Sign 5: You feel like you don't know yourself36:34 — How to keep going when shadow work gets hard

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