Shadow Work | with Tara Kabatoff

If you’re in a dark night, have hit rock bottom, or are tired of surface-level shadow work advice, this episode is for you.In this raw and honest conversation, Tara Kabatoff and I go deep into what real shadow work looks like when you’re in the middle of the dark night of the soul. Not the surface version, the kind that actually moves through the body, the inner child, and the unconscious beliefs that keep us looping in the same pain.Tara vulnerably shares her own path through head injury, financial rock bottom, existential crisis, and the heavy, sometimes terrifying layers of dark night work that included moments of psychosis-level unraveling. She walks us through how belief psychology and deep inner child work helped her move from victimhood into compassion, agency, and real freedom.We talk about why journaling, meditation, and affirmations often aren’t enough on their own, and what it actually takes to integrate shadow work somatically so the body can finally release what the mind has been holding. Tara also shares gentle, accessible ways to begin — through symbols, tarot, oracles, and simple curiosity — plus the tools she created to support people in doing this work consistently and safely.Connect with Tara:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCep5P5b0Q4BZOqFhmvCVBzgInstagram: @tara_kabatoffShadow Project App: shadowprojectapp.comTimestamps:00:00 – Welcome & setting the container for deep shadow work03:20 – Tara’s journey from rock bottom to this work11:45 – Dark night of the soul, inner child & unconscious patterns20:10 – Why affirmations and surface practices weren’t enough27:30 – Somatic integration & the Body Codex34:50 – Gentle entry points: symbols, tarot & oracles41:15 – From victimhood to compassion and freedom47:40 – The Shadow Project app & daily integration tools52:10 – Closing reflectionsIf this conversation touched something in you, drop a comment below and let us know what part of shadow work you’re moving through right now. Be gentle with yourself. The pain is a portal.Subscribe to Love of One Podcast for more raw, reflective conversations on healing modalities that actually awaken us to our highest potential. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit loveofone.substack.com