The Clark Kegley Podcast STOP chasing 'better' and START doing Shadow Work (Full Guide)
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Sep 27, 2025 Explore the transformative power of shadow work and how it reveals hidden self-sabotage patterns. Discover the origins of your shadow rooted in childhood, and learn to identify signs of being out of balance. Clark highlights the importance of integrating, not eliminating, your shadow for greater self-acceptance and authenticity. Delve into thought-provoking questions about triggers, recurring feedback, and your core identity stories. Finally, gain clarity on how to fully embrace your true self through practical journaling exercises.
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Shadow Defined As Suppressed Survival Strategies
- Clark Kegley defines the shadow as anything you feel but cannot say "I" to, often formed as childhood survival strategies.
- These suppressed parts replay as self-sabotage, triggers, and repeating life loops until integrated.
Out-Of-Balance Shadow Feels Like Reactive Loops
- When the shadow is out of balance you feel triggered, stuck, reactive, and repeat destructive patterns in relationships and habits.
- Bringing shadow material into awareness reduces shame and breaks cycles of victimhood and overreaction.
Integration Over Elimination
- Shadow work aims for self-acceptance, wider emotional range, authenticity, compassion, personal power, and integration—not eradication.
- Integration moves persona and shadow toward the center, creating choice instead of compulsion.
