EP#494 Shadow Work that will Change Your Life from the Inside Out
Feb 6, 2023
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Explore the significance of emotions in healing and personal growth, understanding triggers and the shadow of abandonment, setting boundaries, worthiness, shame, and vulnerability, reflecting on the longing for control, and healing and connecting with our inner child.
Allowing oneself to feel emotions and embracing vulnerability can lead to healing and breakthroughs.
Identifying and working with shadows, setting boundaries, and connecting with the inner child are important aspects of the healing process.
Deep dives
Feeling is the healing
The podcast emphasizes the importance of allowing oneself to feel emotions, rather than suppressing them. It challenges the notion that feeling negative emotions will attract negative experiences. The example of ducks shaking off their fights and animals shaking off trauma is used to illustrate the natural process of releasing emotions. The podcast highlights that suppressing emotions only perpetuates patterns and triggers in our lives. Instead, it encourages embracing vulnerability and using self-inquiry to identify and understand our triggers. By shining the light of awareness on our emotions, we can integrate past emotions and have breakthroughs in our lives.
Healing Shadows and Triggers
The podcast delves into the concept of shadows, which represent unintegrated emotions within our bodies. It explains that triggers are messengers that reveal subconscious beliefs and patterns. The discussion explores how to work with shadows, including identifying common shadows such as abandonment, worthiness, and shame. Setting boundaries is presented as a powerful way to practice self-love and tap into the safety of our own bodies. It emphasizes the importance of vulnerability, as it allows for authentic connection and healing. The podcast also highlights the role of self-inquiry in understanding and embracing triggers.
Trust, Control, and Healing
The podcast touches on the dynamics of trust and control, drawing from personal experiences. It shares a personal story of control in childhood and how it influenced the need for self-control in adulthood. The speaker discusses the power of healing by connecting with the inner child and having a dialogue with it. The process involves becoming aware of feelings, welcoming them, and reassuring the inner child that they will be okay. The podcast emphasizes that through this process, one can release limitations, rewire patterns, and find empowerment. It concludes by highlighting the need for presence and reassurance in the journey of healing.
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