The Shadow is all those parts of ourselves we’ve shoved into the dark because we were told they’re unacceptable. This is what we call repression – unconsciously hiding these aspects to fit in and feel loved. And no shame. This helped us survive as kids. But as adults, we take it a step further with suppression – consciously choosing to hide these parts, leading to inauthenticity.

Resources we mentioned to start engaging in your own shadow work:

Book:

Men's Work by Connor Beaton

Falling Upward by Richard Rohr

Podcast:

https://omny.fm/shows/mantalks/weekly-training-what-is-the-shadow#sharing