The Shadow Explained - Carl Jung

Creativity involves bringing one’s inner nature into being, a task unique for each individual. It must arise from your innermost self, not from fulfilling the expectations of others. One of the most destructive things, psychologically, is unused creative power. If someone has a c ...  Show more

The archetype of the Wanderer appears as a figure of profound loneliness, who drifts through life without a fixed home or direction, restless in the search for purpose and belonging. He has far-sickness, a deep longing for distant places and the hope of eventually finding a place ...  Show more

Dr. Rick and Forrest explore one of the most interesting concepts in psychology: Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow. The shadow includes the “the things a person has no wish to be,” the uncomfortable aspects of ourselves that we deny or ignore. Facing those parts can be difficult, ...  Show more

Talking points: relationships, the shadow, psychologyEvery man casts a shadow, regardless of how much of "the work" he's done. But whether or not you let it negatively impact your relationships is up to you. Listen in for what shadow work actually means for your relationships, an ...  Show more

In today’s episode of Enneagram and Coffee, we continue our Shadow Work series with a deep dive into Type Three—the Achiever. We explore the hidden aspects of Type Three’s personality, how their strengths can become shadows, and practical ways to integrate these repressed parts w ...  Show more

“Shadow work” is a hot topic these days. 

The reason why I say that sexual shadow work is THE most powerful shadow work—and I’d assert the only shadow work anyone really needs—is because there is SO MUCH taboo, repression, misinformation about all things sexua ...