Find Your Light Journal: Shadow Work, Inner Child Healing and Trauma Recovery Journal To Reclaim Repressed Intuition

Our shadow is the ugly piece of ourselves that we attempt to hide. We either reject or repress those aspects of our personalities that we find unacceptable, and if we can not admit that these characteristics exist, no matter how many times it’s been brought to our attention, trust that they are deeply repressed. The sad, hard fact is, Unless you begin to face your shadow, you will see them in others because the world outside you reflects the world inside you. Our shadows develop as a form of protection. Often it is as in childhood that we learn to hide things like sadness and anger that then become the hidden shadow. Inner child and shadow work is a self-discovery tool. Stemming from behaviors we were told as children were shameful. Through this journaling process, you should be able to parent and comfort yourself the way you wished you had been. You’ll learn to accept your shadow without judgment and should shake off anxiety and shame. Be gentle, loving, and kind with yourself through this process. The goal is to learn to love, understand and validate ourselves the way we needed so deeply as children. As you work through the prompts, the only goal should be acceptance and forgiveness of not only yourselves but also loved ones (no matter how toxic, because they too are in their shadow); treat yourself as you would your best friend.