The shadow is the unconscious part of the personality — the traits, feelings, and impulses we’ve disowned in order to fit in, be loved, and survive.
The process of disowning begins early. We learn what’s acceptable to express and what isn’t. Over time, those rejected parts don’t disappear — they go underground.
The shadow often reveals itself through our triggers and reactivity. The things that bother us most in others are frequently the things we haven’t yet accepted in ourselves.
Shadow work is the process of bringing those parts back into awareness. Jung described this as alchemy — a transformation that leads to greater wholeness, self-compassion, and compassion for others.
The cost of not doing this work is real: anxiety, strained relationships, emotional outbursts, and a persistent sense of something being off.
This workshop is a gentle, grounded introduction to that process.