Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Real Talk #12 - The Shadow Isn’t Evil—It’s Unacknowledged Power

 


Let’s end the drama around shadow work (one of my favorite topics).

Your shadow isn’t evil. It’s not a monster in the basement. It’s not your “dark side.” It’s your unacknowledged power, pain, and pattern. It’s the stuff you were taught to reject so you buried it.

And guess what? It’s still running the show.

Your shadow isn’t trying to hurt you. It’s trying to protect you with outdated strategies. Shame, control, people-pleasing, rage; all of it started as protection. The shadow is your inner survivor.

But what helped you survive might now be keeping you stuck.

Shadow work isn’t exorcism. It’s integration. It’s calling all your parts back from exile and saying, “You don’t have to scream to be heard anymore.”

That’s not evil. That’s healing.


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