Transforming Your Shadow with Parts Work

Now, more than ever, we need people to be connected to their Inner Divine Wisdom. People’s Shadow behaviors are showing up in their personal lives, and people’s Shadows are following them into the workplace and the world. I know of no better way to heal our Shadows than through Parts Work. This blog post explains what Parts Work is and includes a meditation to help you access your Parts and the Divine Spark within you

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Who's in Your Driver's Seat?

…I started thinking things like, “Why do I even try?” and “I’m so tired of doing this. It’s too hard. I can’t get better.” I cried for a while and thought about texting a couple of people that I knew would sympathize with me.
Instead, I asked myself: “Who is in my driver’s seat?
It was DEFINITELY my Shadow…

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Pathways Out of Depression Part 4: Creating New Programming

If you’ve been reading my blog post series about overcoming depression, hopefully by nowyou’re crystal clear about what your values are (See Pathways out of Depression: Parts 1- 3) and you have a good idea about how they can help you carve a path out of depression.

But beyond this, you also need to know how your past experiences might be triggering your depression. A good example of this is the character “George” in the movie “Hugo.” George is a brilliant filmmaker whose visionary movies enchant his viewers until they become distracted by WWI. When people stop coming to see his films, George gets depressed and angry, telling himself his work isn’t important and no one cares.

As George continues to buy into these beliefs over the months and then years, his depression gets worse. He blames it on the world around him, because “no one” recognizes his genius.

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