My 20s were the period of my life when I did my best to emulate and personify perfection. My 30s will be stage of maturity when I embrace being a whole person, and bring my shadow out into the light.
Depends on what kind if therapy you go towards to. It may not come out in CBT approaches, but it's part of psychoanalytic work or IFS, gestalt, parts work.
@@DarkDennis1961 or are you so good at repressing your emotions that you have fooled yourself into thinking you have no issues? (Btw acknowledging your issues/trauma doesn’t mean you’re unhappy)
doing inner child work helped me SO SOOO much!! Honestly working through it with my therapist was not easy but I realized it was necessary for healing my childhood trauma!!!
This quote is brilliant actually: Until you make the unconscious conscious it will control your life and call it fate ….. that is deep .. thanks Anna for your great videos :)
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about all three of these healing aspects, and it’s really made me look at myself differently. I’m still working on checking in on my inner child, putting my ego in place, and understanding my shadow self. Hope to do more work about it in therapy. Thank you for talking about it, Anna!
I don’t have a ton because I’m only just dipping my toes into this side of healing, but a good book I’d recommend that touches on these things is “How to Do the Work” by Nicole LePera
Ego work is hardddddd but I love it! It’s been a great process learning so much about myself and my ego. The goal is to have a small ego. Some people call this process ego death. Really interesting stuff.
Everything said on EGO I wrote down word for word in a notebook. Just mind-blowing and I’ve been in a recovery program for 3 years and we always mention ego but nobody has said anything this insightful. And so many people in the meetings give a look when they know you absorb yourself with too much non approved material that wasn’t written by our peeps. And I’m like sorry I don’t just have substance problems. I have mental health & apparently loads of other things. I am always like oh I saw this great TedTalk and they are like 😒 Whatever if it kept me sober that day I count it as a win!
Hi Ana! Wow! I came across to your account like almost 3 years ago. I always resonate with most of your videos but never leave a comment yet, this is my first time because I feel like we've grown together, we shared the same journey. From all of the hurts to spiritual awakening and now to as what Carl Jung refer the Individuation Process. The universe always takes you to the people who are meant to be in your journey, like you, your videos are super insightful and inspiring, I feel less alone in this journey so thanks! Sending you lots of love 💕
Welp, I feel called out! So much self-sabotage and vicious cycles preventing me from getting closer to my career goals... hopefully, parenting myself can help until I have the energy to find a good therapist and plunge into shadow work... ugh, "cry, journal, cry some more" is exactly what I've been dreading. 😔
Shadow work is about shining the light of awareness on the ugliest parts of your unconscious mind - your shame, guilt, insecurities, and fears. It's difficult to face, but the pay-off for doing so enormous. 💫
Your videos really helped me going thru my life and inspired me to take care of my mental health. Thank you so so much, Anna. I'm very grateful for your uploads! Love your videos ❤️
Hi Anna, I can't afford therapy and you really help me with your videos. Please don't ever stop filming them: I have the opportunity to learn a lot about myself. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Unresolved trauma will negatively manifest itself in every aspect of your adult life if you don't make a conscious effort to change the trajectory of your life. We all have the agency to change our lives for the better, but sometimes it's a matter of first recognizing that we have a problem that needs fixing. From there, we have to identify the necessary action steps to create lasting and positive change. It's never easy "parenting yourself" but it's a worthwhile effort if it means being able to create meaningful adult connections and living a life you're proud of. -Emma
I've been... more analyzing than actually addressing my issues by segmenting them in categories/characters that I've been calling my cynicism and my inner child. So basically this without realizing it. Maybe one day I'll be comfortable creating a comic addressing this. Thanks Anna.
3 reasons you're remaining awesome, practicing excellence, granting the best wisdom and counsel you have, being loving the best way you know how, both to yourself and others. Thank-you Anna!
hahahahahahahhaa when she said something like all those things you hate about yourself and are most ashamed of, that's just the surface of your shadow, woth that slight laugh of exactly knowing...ah no...😂😂😂 we gotta really go there?
Very insightful advice! Perhaps I’ll try these out when I get spare mental stamina. Staving off pandemic-induced suicidal ideation on an hourly basis is currently consuming all I’ve got.
I've been asking people what they mean by 'shadow work' for months, and never got a good answer. Here I didn't even ask you, but that description of shadow work finally makes sense to me. Thank you!
Salutations Anna! Thank you for providing many of us an honest assessment of our own personal experience in a way that is not overbearing and condescending, but is light hearted, humorous, and entertaining. You take a subject that is difficult for many and make it accessible for all. Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨
As someone who can’t easily get back in therapy I just like to say Your videos are so fun, I’m always excited to see them and they’re very helpful. Thanks Anna : )
Thanks for exposing your lunacy. Makes mine look like a walk in the park. Not really, mine is probably far worse than a lot of other people. LOL. You are an adorable gem in this crazy world. Don’t ever change…
Hi, this is my first time writing to your videos. I just want to say thank you. You've helped me. I hope that your life is going well and that when it's not, you get the same amount of help I've felt by listening to some of your videos.
You finally... helped me understand that I do have an Ego after all... and that im not broken... i just was simply not hearing anyone of my friends or love ones because I thought I was a horrible person... although its true i have lost a lot of friends due to having BPD and Aspergers.... but they all stem from everything you said.
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Thank you so much Anna. I always seem to find your videos when I need them the most. You've helped me a lot. I hope you never stop making these videos.
I think a lot of people could relate and appreciate your videos. I am thankful someone uses her voice on youtube to provide this help in a fashion that is easy to digest and targets an audience that could really benefit from it. The audience being everyone because we never stop from learning ourself. Great job
I used to have problems with all three spheres. Now I kinda comfortable with ego. I need to work hard on inner child and shadow. I guess I'm going back to journaling
Maybe we’re a mess because we’re facing the results of record high inflation, a lack of community caused by bad housing infrastructure and social media, or the fact that living is so hard and the easiest ways we can self-sooth is said social media, drinking, and binge watching Netflix. Idk though, I just guessing.
I think you're giving people too much credit lol. Most people would rather stick their heads in the sand and not read about the world and politics and be sedated by all their forms of entertainment
Shadow work is kinda like having to accept what is given, blaming yourself so you can start to take the first steps of responsibility. Your surroundings will show the outcome and there will be consolidation.
Anna, how did you manage to be so self-aware and stable after your loss and all else? I really need to make my days better when I suffer with ptsd and anxiety. I don't go to therapy because I cant afford. Blame, shame and guilt are so embedded in me and I can't seem to stop them.
Although I had heard about shadow work before I didn't really know what it was until now. As always thank you for going to therapy for all of us. For real
