Shadow Work, WTF?

By Caitlin Clark | Shadow Alchemy Coaching AcademyEducation Self-Improvement

Shadow Work, WTF? episodes

April 16, 2024 Ep. 79 From Abusive Relationships to a Thriving Biz & Personal Life. A Shadow Work Fairytale with Cat Dunn
This insightful & inspiring episode features Cat Dunn in a dynamic conversation with Caitlin, showcasing Cat's incredible journey from a challenging abusive relationship to thriving in personal and business growth.
Cat dives deep into how shadow work, embracing her uniqueness, and the unwavering support of community propelled her from feeling lost to founding OBM Motley Crue, a sanctuary for online business managers.
Her story isn't just inspiring—it's a rallying cry for anyone searching for their voice, identity, and a community that echoes back their worth.
Get ready to be moved and motivated by Cat's transformation and learn how embracing your true self can not only change your life but also shape your business into a reflection of who you truly are.

Time stamps:
00:00 Diving Deep into Personal Transformation and Business Growth
02:04 Embracing Uniqueness: From Corporate to Entrepreneurship
16:11 Navigating Challenges: From Toxic Relationships to Business Success
22:32 The Healing Power of Coaching and Community Support
29:18 The Struggle and Strategy of Balancing Work and Personal Crisis
29:40 Building a Business Amidst Personal Turmoil
30:05 A Turning Point: Leaving the Relationship and Its Aftermath
30:56 Rebuilding Life and Business: The Road to Recovery
32:15 Embracing Authenticity: A New Chapter in Business and Personal Growth
42:45 The Power of Community in Healing and Business Success

If you would like to connect with Cat, you can do so here!
IG - https://www.instagram.com/catlouisedunn
FB - https://www.facebook.com/catlouisedunn
LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/catlouisedunn
Website - https://catlouisedunn.com
OBM Motley crew - https://www.notion.so/catlouisedunn/OBM-Motley-Crew-d1e6b4c3a245461cae86eed0f09bf3d3
1 hr 4 min
April 08, 2024Ep. 78 Why you’re struggling to “just do it”
One of the things that shits me the most, is when people just tell you to ‘just do it’ when you KNOW you need and want to do it, but you feel like you’re completely frozen and unable to.

Today I want to talk about that struggle and how you can actually shift it and start moving forward.

Tune in to learn:
Why you keep telling yourself you want to do something but can’t seem to do it

Why motivational content isn’t always helpful if you feel stuck

How trauma and shadows can impact different nervous systems

What to do if you are feeling stuck

RESOURCES:

SCALE WITH SHADOW WORK MASTERCLASS: https://completebycaitlin.com/scale-with-shadow-work

FREE ADVICE COLUMN: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ7jlFz8mtq4CdlGFmhnZlgsxdp-zSyY5M-Jnqln12qZ0pFA/viewform

[FREE] GOOD GIRL, GONE BAD MASTERCLASS: https://academy.shadowalchemycoaching.com/good-girl-gone-bad-masterclass/⁠
19 min
April 01, 2024EP. 77 Hate selling? Here’s 5 reasons why..
As a business owner.. You need to sell. It’s like.. The whole point of being a business owner.

One of the things I hear the most in service based business is how much selling gives people the ick.

After being in sales for 7 years, I can tell you that selling gets to be FUN and ETHICAL.

So, in this episode, I’m going to help you start to unpack why might actually be hating sales so you can shift your relationship with it and make more $$$$

Tune in to learn
Why I LOVE selling

How not to get in the trap of unethical seling

The 5 reasons most people hate selling

How to change your relationship with selling so you can make more money

RESOURCES:

SCALE WITH SHADOW WORK MASTERCLASS: https://completebycaitlin.com/scale-with-shadow-work

FREE ADVICE COLUMN: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ7jlFz8mtq4CdlGFmhnZlgsxdp-zSyY5M-Jnqln12qZ0pFA/viewform

[FREE] GOOD GIRL, GONE BAD MASTERCLASS: https://academy.shadowalchemycoaching.com/good-girl-gone-bad-masterclass/⁠
37 min
March 25, 2024Ep. 76 The 3 things I see coaches struggle with the most (and what to do about it)
After being in this industry for over 6 years, I’ve seen a lot of people come and go.

What I am bringing to you, is the 3 things I see coaches struggling with the most that impacts their business - because then you can do something about it, and not just survive but thrive in this industry.

Tune in to learn
Why your business isn’t taking off, even if you’re ‘doing all the things’

The real reason you might be experiencing imposter syndrome

Why your relationship with sales and your product suite matters

How shadow work may be the answer to scaling your business

RESOURCES:

SCALE WITH SHADOW WORK MASTERCLASS: https://academy.shadowalchemycoaching.com/scale-with-shadow-work-masterclass/

FREE ADVICE COLUMN: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ7jlFz8mtq4CdlGFmhnZlgsxdp-zSyY5M-Jnqln12qZ0pFA/viewform

[FREE] GOOD GIRL, GONE BAD MASTERCLASS: https://academy.shadowalchemycoaching.com/good-girl-gone-bad-masterclass/

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35 min
March 18, 2024Ep. 75 Healing your relationship with food & your body w/ Caitlin & Crystal
Do you struggle with your relationship with food? Maybe you find yourself struggling with stress eating, binge eating, trying to ‘diet’ only to go back to binging afterwards, or maybe you need to be so strict with your food that the thought of not having control over it gives you severe anxiety..

And what about your relationship with your body? Do you pick it apart in the mirror and find everything that’s wrong with it? Do you feel you need to cover it up for some reason? Do you only think you’re good/attractive/sexy when you look a certain way? Do you feel hate towards your body?

These are all pieces that Crystal and I have experienced throughout our lives and catalyzed a big part of our own healing journey.

In this episode we go deep into our own experiences with food and body image, and how we healed it.

Tune in to learn:
How underlying food/body issues can manifest differently

The impact our society has on how we feel about bodies

How body dysmorphia can be created

How to know what you’re needing to help you heal

The different shadows we need to meet along the way

Why food and your body aren’t really the problem at all, and what is

Tools to help you start your journey to self acceptance

Join the IGNITE retreat waitlist: completebycaitlin.com/ignite

If you would love to connect with Crystal, please do so here: @crystal.angwin

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1 hr
March 11, 2024Ep. 74 Shadow work, money and your wealth identity with Melissa Moffet
There is so much stigma, guilt and tabooness around being wealthy and holding money that keeps us stuck in self sabotage and playing small in our life and business.
As women, we hold ancestral and collective trauma around money and power that impacts our ability to ask for what we really want, and our capacity to receive it.
In this episode, Melissa goes deep into understanding why our relationship with money can be so sticky, and the work that’s required to be able to receive and hold more in our lives.
If you feel ‘ick’, anxious, guilty or stuck around money, this one's for you!
Tune into learn:
How to spend and make money in ways that are aligned with who you are and not what the world expects

The importance of being a money steward.

Why women struggle with receivership

How to identify if you are struggling to receive

Why we experience so much anxiety and scarcity around money

How to stop fearing that the money is going to ‘leave you’

How to heal your relationship with money and step into your wealthy identity.
If you loved this episode, please leave a review and rate the podcast or share with someone else you think it could help
If you would like to connect with Melissa, you can do so here!
Business IG: https://www.instagram.com/melissacarymoffet?igsh=MWJ0bzM2MTRybGl4Nw==
Money and wealth IG: https://www.instagram.com/wealthywithmelissa?igsh=ZjZkdmNqbXZqeHNy
Podcast: The Wealthy Show
https://open.spotify.com/show/3K1xQmbfyA0xanhibfqE5b?si=9e7111dcf3bb4db1
1 hr 7 min
February 26, 2024Ep. 73 How to burn the rules and become unapologetically yourself with Amy Rushworth
On this episode, I have the amazing Amy Rushworth - coming from a background of always needing to be perfect, ‘good’ and put together, to ending up in therapy after ongoing panic attacks, that lead to deep somatic healing and her learning how to burn the rules of who she thought she should be and becoming unapologetically herself, this is not an episode you will want to miss.

Tune in to learn:
How Amy started her healing journey

The importance of women understanding their inner world and learning to navigate their nervous systems

Different way trauma can be created and show up in women

Navigating social media, visibility and others projections while still being authentic

Why women struggle with needing to be ‘good’

A great tip for women who are wanting to show up on social media more authentically (you’ll want to steal this one!)

If you want to connect with Amy, you can do so here:
Website: www.amyrushworth.com

Membership: https://amyrushworth.com/honeys-who-heal

IG: @thisisamyrushworth

Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7yJI27LnvAGx8lefzCNI4r
1 hr 1 min
February 19, 2024Ep. 72 Navigating Life Changes & Business while staying true to yourself with Breanna May
You will NOT want to miss this chat with Breanna - coming from a background of being a high achiever and high school teacher, Breanna has navigated the shadows of being an overachiever and also a deep understanding of how the education system is producing women who experience crippling perfectionism, burnout and fears of not being enough.

In this episode we talk about the shadows in our society that's affecting the mental health of young people and how these manifest in our adult years.

We also talk about navigating business, visibility, and overworking when you come from a system that’s teaching you that ‘to be enough, you have to do enough, and also not be TOO much’.

There’s so much deliciousness in this episode, you will not want to miss it!

Whether you’re a mother, business owner, coach, or someone who is just trying to navigate themselves and figure out who they are - this episode will give you so much wisdom and ‘uh huh’ moments.

Tune in to learn:
How being a high school teacher and working with young adults who were struggling with their mental health fueled her passion and purpose into leaving education and becoming a mindset coach.

The problems with the education system and the changes that need to be made to create emotionally healthy kids and adults.

The mindset vs embodiment spaces and why BOTH are so important to know and understand.

What shadows might be coming up in your business, and how to navigate them.

The importance of integrity in the coaching space and how cleaning it up can help decrease imposter syndrome.

You can connect with Breanna here:

Instagram: iambreannamay https://www.instagram.com/iambreannamay?igsh=MTBwcGZ0ZGY1Mzg1aw==

Podcast: The Mind School Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/3caoKrnrMIuHov2qsyXoya?si=4POdkrkeR8eZuBQGugqp-A

If you’re interested in the Shadow Alchemy Certification, you can check it out and apply here:
https://shadowalchemycoaching.com/
1 hr 3 min
February 12, 2024Ep. 71 Q&A Advice Column - Why you might not be achieving your health goals, and how to know if you should stay or leave a relationship.
Today is the FIRST Q&A Advice column episode!
And to make it extra awesome - I invited my bestie, colleague and retreat co-facilitator Crystal Angwin here to add in her wisdom.

In this episode we answered 2 questions:

Q1: “Why can’t I stick to my health goals?”

Q2: “I question my relationship when we are together, but when we talk about separating I feel like I can’t live without him - do I want to be with him or not?”

We give a few different perspectives, resources and understanding as to what might be happening and how to unpack that for yourself.

Tune in to learn:
Why you might not be sticking to your health goals

How to make health goals that work for you

Understanding your values hierarchy and how they impact your behavior

How to navigate if you should stay or leave a relationship

How to support yourself during times of fear/ heartbreak

If you’d love to join us for our IGNITE retreat, we have just 1 spot left!

You can learn more here: https://completebycaitlin.com/ignite

If you would love to submit your own question and get advice/perspective, you can do so here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ7jlFz8mtq4CdlGFmhnZlgsxdp-zSyY5M-Jnqln12qZ0pFA/viewform

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THIS PODCAST:
Demartini Values Determination Process: https://drdemartini.com/values/start

Books:
From Abandonment to Healing - Susan Anderson
Attached - Dr Amir Levine

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40 min
February 05, 2024Ep. 70 8 steps on how to show up for your big goals, even when there is doubt & scarcity
THIS is a great episode coming into February.

One of the biggest patterns we see is the new year's resolutions coming thick and fast for the 1st of Jan, and often by the 1st of Feb, the action and certainty starts to wane.

If you’ve set yourself bigger goals for this year (or at any point) and you’re feeling the doubt and scarcity start to rise, and THIS time you want to do something different - then tune into this episode.

Tune in to learn:
Caitlins journey of holding a BIG vision and how she has managed the doubt, scarcity and fear that’s been rising

The importance of clarity, planning and action

The most important things to know about holding bigger goals

The 6 reasons why most people struggle to see their goal come to life

8 steps to being able to hold the goals all the way until the end.

If you’re interested in the IGNITE retreat, you can find all the information and apply here: completebycaitlin.com/ignite

Or DM me on IG @complete_bycaitlin

If you loved this episode, please leave a review and rate the podcast or share with someone else you think it could help
50 min

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Forget the love-and-light BS. Shadow Work, WTF? dives into the shadows we’d rather hide — shame, fear, boundaries, people-pleasing, and imposter syndrome — and shows you how to actually work with them…