Episode Highlights
- How the suppressed aspects of ourselves influence our lives and relationships
- The importance of exploring the shadow for personal growth and self-realization
- How our shadow develops as we conform to societal and familial expectations
- How creating personas to hide rejected aspects ourselves becomes a coping mechanism
- The potential of practices like psychedelics, meditation retreats, trance and dance to illuminate the shadow
- How accessing hidden emotions helps us find more coherence in our experience of ourselves
- The need for collective shadow work: how the shadow manifests in societal issues
- Shadow work as an ongoing process that leads towards authenticity and self-realization
- No parts of ourselves are unlovable
- How the integration of the shadow deepens compassion and understanding
- How shadow work contributes to a more conscious and compassionate society
Michaela’s Links
- Website: www.thepsychedelicmom.com
- Instagram: @thepsychedelicmom
- Book an Introductory Consult: www.thepsychedelicmom.as.me/introconsult
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Book: The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity by Steven Kessler
- Book: The Presence Process: A Journey Into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown