BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

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What is the Shadow?

What is the Shadow?

A chance to look at the things you hide about yourself with love and compassion.

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Carissa Potter
Apr 25, 2024
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We all have a shadow side.

Humans have a fundamental need for belonging, so we create a persona around the “positive” qualities that we believe will help us fit in. Anything that doesn’t align with this image gets repressed into the shadow. 

–Suzanne L'Heureux

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