4 Tips to Help You Manage Your Emotions During Stressful Situations Managing your emotions can be difficult. We all experience stressful situations in our lives. Whether we are dealing with a difficult conversation, or an emotional situation, stress is a part of life. We all have to deal with it …
Beginning Shadow Work With Self-Actualization
Beginning Shadow Work With Self-Actualization What Is Self-Actualization? It’s important to begin shadow work with self-actualization. Self-actualization is the first step along the shadow work journey. Similar to Carl Jung’s concept of individualization, self-actualization is the process of self-awareness, self-discovery and personal transformation. Creating an awareness around your self-esteem issues, …
What is Shadow Work & Who is the Shadow Self?
What Is Shadow Work & Who Is The Shadow Self? What Does The Shadow Mean Exactly? Let’s begin by defining Shadow Work to better understand who the “shadow self’ is. The “shadow” is a term coined by psychologist Carl Jung that refers to our deepest mental and emotional wounds and traumas. These …
Why You Keep Settling For Unfulfilling Relationships
Why You Keep Settling For Unfulfilling Relationships “acknowledging that I deserve love from a good person and not thinking that who I am was or who I still am sometimes makes me an invalid person.” I asked what aspect of their Shadow Self they are working on. This was one …