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When you hear the words shadow work, what comes to mind?
For a lot of people, it's trauma. Darkness. Digging up painful memories.
That's not the whole story.
In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Chelsey Pippin Mizzi to talk about the surprising connection between shadow work and creativity. Chelsey explains how our "shadow" isn't just the parts of ourselves we don't like—it's often the parts we've simply hidden away. Our curiosity. Our voice. Our weirdness. Our creativity.
We talk about why perfectionism keeps so many writers stuck, how writer's block might actually be pointing you toward something important, and why your most authentic work often comes from the parts of yourself you've learned to keep quiet.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What shadow work actually is (and why it's probably not what you think)
- The connection between shadow work and the creative process
- Why writers often hide their most original ideas
- How perfectionism and people-pleasing show up on the page
- The relationship between shadow work and writer's block
- Why authenticity creates stronger stories
- The difference between writing what people want versus writing what you need to say
This is Part One of our conversation!
About Chelsey:
Chelsey Pippin Mizzi is an author, tarot reader, and wellbeing practitioner supporting writers, artists and small business owners to unblock and unlock creative magic.
Her books include The Tarot Spreads Yearbook - a #1 Amazon bestseller; Tarot for Creativity - runner-up for Best Tarot Book at the 2024 TABI International Caromancy Awards; and most recently, The Shadow Path. Her writing and tarot work have appeared in New York Magazine, Literary Hub, Craft Magazine and other titles.
She also publishes The Shuffle, a bestselling Substack exploring the intersection of spirituality and creativity through weekly journaling sessions, tarot-led interviews with creatives, and regular insights on creative living.
You can find Chelsey's Substack here: https://theshuffle.substack.com/p/weekly-tarot-journaling
And her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pipcardstarot/
And her podcast, The Shuffle, here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ihjj08uB6h1NRSlO6iHiI?si=d65ff24be590473d
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By Monica HayWhen you hear the words shadow work, what comes to mind?
For a lot of people, it's trauma. Darkness. Digging up painful memories.
That's not the whole story.
In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Chelsey Pippin Mizzi to talk about the surprising connection between shadow work and creativity. Chelsey explains how our "shadow" isn't just the parts of ourselves we don't like—it's often the parts we've simply hidden away. Our curiosity. Our voice. Our weirdness. Our creativity.
We talk about why perfectionism keeps so many writers stuck, how writer's block might actually be pointing you toward something important, and why your most authentic work often comes from the parts of yourself you've learned to keep quiet.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What shadow work actually is (and why it's probably not what you think)
- The connection between shadow work and the creative process
- Why writers often hide their most original ideas
- How perfectionism and people-pleasing show up on the page
- The relationship between shadow work and writer's block
- Why authenticity creates stronger stories
- The difference between writing what people want versus writing what you need to say
This is Part One of our conversation!
About Chelsey:
Chelsey Pippin Mizzi is an author, tarot reader, and wellbeing practitioner supporting writers, artists and small business owners to unblock and unlock creative magic.
Her books include The Tarot Spreads Yearbook - a #1 Amazon bestseller; Tarot for Creativity - runner-up for Best Tarot Book at the 2024 TABI International Caromancy Awards; and most recently, The Shadow Path. Her writing and tarot work have appeared in New York Magazine, Literary Hub, Craft Magazine and other titles.
She also publishes The Shuffle, a bestselling Substack exploring the intersection of spirituality and creativity through weekly journaling sessions, tarot-led interviews with creatives, and regular insights on creative living.
You can find Chelsey's Substack here: https://theshuffle.substack.com/p/weekly-tarot-journaling
And her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pipcardstarot/
And her podcast, The Shuffle, here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ihjj08uB6h1NRSlO6iHiI?si=d65ff24be590473d