Brionna (whose TikTok username is @wunderbri) stares down her Shadow Work Journal and takes a heaving sigh as she reads the first prompt. “I decided to film myself doing the first exercise. Then I ...

Shadow work is the process of exploring the unconscious reasons behind your feelings or behaviors, particularly uncomfortable emotions that seem out of character or beyond your control. For example, ...

If you listen to psychology podcasts or follow mental healthrelated accounts on social media, youve probably heard of shadow work. The concept comes from the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jungs ...

Shadow work is a journey of self-discovery through understanding and integrating a hidden part of our personality—the shadow self. Can you imagine a life where your unconscious aligns with your ...

Cowritten by Charlie Huntington and Tchiki Davis. To understand what shadow work is, we must first define the “shadow.” The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who is perhaps Sigmund Freud’s most famous ...

Earlier this year, a spiritual coach and reiki healer who goes by the name Zen Oasis posted a video to TikTok explaining the idea of “the shadow self” to her 167,000 followers. Sitting lotus-style in ...

Shadow work is a profound psychological and spiritual practice that involves confronting the darker, hidden aspects of our ...

Share on Pinterest Shadow work is a self-care trend on TikTok that’s garnered over 2 billion views. Proponents say it can boost mental health. Glasshouse Images/Getty Images Videos for “shadow work” ...

I doubt the psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), in all his prescience, would have predicted that his work would one day fuel a TikTok trend called “shadow work”. Life coaches and self-help ...

The process of learning to be a better person or be a happier version of yourself often involves introspection. Like with shadow work, which is a type of psychotherapy that has you look inward. At its ...