Cowritten by Charlie Huntington and Tchiki Davis. To understand what shadow work is, we must first define the “shadow.” The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who is perhaps Sigmund Freud’s most famous ...

Looking to dive deeper into self-discovery? Shadow work might be your next transformative journey. This powerful practice of exploring your unconscious self—using deep shadow work prompts—can lead to ...

Do you have a hidden talent that you keep secret from everyone you know? Or a deep, dark fear that you keep suppressed, or an aspect of yourself that you find shameful? If so – and most people do - ...

Shadow work is a psychological and spiritual practice that involves exploring the parts of ourselves we often avoid or suppress. Coined by psychologist Carl Jung, the “shadow” represents our hidden ...

Brionna (whose TikTok username is @wunderbri) stares down her Shadow Work Journal and takes a heaving sigh as she reads the first prompt. “I decided to film myself doing the first exercise. Then I ...

The process of learning to be a better person or be a happier version of yourself often involves introspection. Like with shadow work, which is a type of psychotherapy that has you look inward. At its ...

Earlier this year, a spiritual coach and reiki healer who goes by the name Zen Oasis posted a video to TikTok explaining the idea of “the shadow self” to her 167,000 followers. Sitting lotus-style in ...

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You may have heard about someone having a "dark side" (no, we're not talking about Star Wars). You may even think you (or a friend or partner) have one. The concept is simple and similar to the Jekyll ...