How to Integrate your Darkside | 195

There is power in the masculine dark side— The thoughts, feelings, and instincts that don't fit in society's morality. But what is your dark side? How do you integrate the dark side in a healthy constructive way?

Jung's “shadow” is the part of your psyche that you dissociated from, and therefore put it in the “dark”. Uncovering the dark masculine and shadow work requires looking at deep impulses and shame, to bring that part of your power back into the light.

00:00 - The power of masculine dark side

00:39 - What is your dark side?

4:53 - Understanding the male psyche

5:55 - Masculine personality archetypes

8:39 - Results of early childhood experience

10:00 - Morals and personality

13:25 - Why are women attracted to men's dark side?

14:55 - How to integrate your dark side?

17:14 - Dealing with shame and embarrassment

18:58 - Validating and expressing emotions

19:50 - Integrating aggressive side of men

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