SHADOW WORK 101 ⚠️

The power of asking uncomfortable questions... Get to know your shadow self!

Julien Blanc (AKA JulienHimself) is a Swiss-born, U.S.-based self-help speaker, entrepreneur and transformational coach.

Since 2010, he has been traveling around the world and has personally coached tens of thousands of clients face to face... Empowering them to create massive success in their lives!

His record-breaking programs Transformation Mastery, Transformation Mastery Live, Transformation Mastery Live Advanced, Transformation Mastery Academy & Transformation Mastery Mentoring help people around the world achieve the HEALTH, WEALTH, RELATIONSHIPS & HAPPINESS they deserve!

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SHADOW WORK 101 ⚠️

What is shadow work?

Shadow work for beginners! In this short, Julien Blanc (AKA Julien Himself) reveals how to do shadow work properly using these shadow questions and shadow work exercises... Discover the best shadow work techniques and how to do shadow work on yourself!

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[JulienHimself]

The power of asking uncomfortable questions... Get to know your shadow self! ⚠

[AnneZomerdijk-nvye]

Hmm I asked myself this and what came up for me is "because I'm not fully alive". I see the emptiness in me less and less as something scary and more as a void, which holds every potential. So it's as full as it is empty. I just haven't given enough space and embodiment to the potentials in that void that make me feel good and ALIVE. So in a way, I feel empty because I'm not full of ME ❤

[SirenaReign]

“Why are you so empty??” Because my whole family is dead. Duh!! Geez, That was easy! Lol 😢😂 I’m homeless and have nobody who truly is helping me. Yup, I’m doing it all on my own but I’m still working hard and trying to keep myself afloat myself, ALONE…But there are many more reasons why I feel empty. Working on my shadows are tough but I love how far I’ve come❤

[izzysmithart]

I asked myself and turns out I don’t allow myself to fully feel or show happiness and joy because when I was little I was shunned for expressing joy and laughter

[Sikanda.]

"Why are you empty?" That question hurts. It's intimate and should be delt with more care imo. I understand the exercise but pathological fears of having nothing to give stem from childhood neglect, trauma and It can be triggering to ask that to someone on stage.

[Jenishabadoo]

When I asked myself why am I empty the first thing that came up was bc I’m sad..why am I sad though? Bc I’m lonely. Why am I lonely? The questions go on and on. I enjoy my own company-I need it quite often- but I tire of feeling partnerless, which probably makes me some form of codependent. “They” say you’re supposed to love your own company..relish in it even. Sometimes I do but..I’d like company. A sense of belonging. I feel lost.

[emelyne]

After reading comments i realised that i think i look for validation in others because i do not love myself enough. I just dont love myself because i dont know myself enough... i lost myself years ago. I believe i lost myself because of yrsrs of bullying.

[slapshotdot]

I'm empty because I don't have a purpose, I don't have dreams. I stopped trying to find those ever since I learned that I'm physically incapable of achieving my dream. I know I should let go and find something else. Every step feels like saying goodbye but...I gotta. Even if I don't know if I'll find it or figure it out.

[EllaDavid-uz]

🗣:Why am i empty ?
Inside me: because you wanna be someone you're not . Thanks man

[littlekittenXD]

I asked myself this and it took me a moment to answer but all I said was “it’s probably because I’ve learned to shut myself off from the world”

[sarahhoqueahona]

I'm glad that I found u
Immediately started crying when u uttered the word void
I just wanna be myself
It hurts to always be on guard
I'm on therapy but only because I couldn't study anymore
I only started it when it caused extreme harm to my regular fake self not because I was hurting like hell before
I'm tired of always faking it
But still it's not helping
When my craziness triggers I'm get frightened that I might hurt others around me
Always thinking about others getting hurt whereas I'm the one who's hurting.

[mievaa]

when i was kid i was badly bullied for years and i tried to understand my bullies and rationalize the events, i got bullied even worse if i started to cry so i thought i have no right to feel bad about my situation, that my pain was not valid, it took years to learn to cry again without getting panic attack, at 9yo i came to the conclusion that i was just unworthy and bad at my core and at some point i believed i would make people happier and world better place by not exsisting anymore, i dont want to hurt myself anymore and it took me years to realize that im lovable but still those beliefs from my childhood has impacts on me even if im not fully aware of it, i just find myself in dysfunctional relationships over and over again

its difficult to feel accepted by others when i dont accept myself

[zhuljinjager]

I am empty because I am alone. This shell will fight for those among my people that I have not yet or will never meet, just as I had always prayed someone somewhere had thought of my siblings and me

[AlexandraS-tj]

I have such a hard time expressing myself-even knowing for myself what I think and feel and want. But I guess my answer to this question why I am so empty is because I was never filled up from within with self worth, self respect and a lust for life. I have to do that now. I ve just started shadow work

[rcjacksonbrighton]

It would be nice to have a community where social interactions happened regularly without having to plan it but just as a normal part of life.
Also would be nice to not have protect myself because I’ve had acne for my whole adult life and it’s stopped me from feeling relaxed around people and has put barriers up for me getting close to others

[Leervh]

I just want to cry after every question

[ashudrawsoften]

"i dont know is the worst ans" fr my boyfriend always ignores when i say idk and wait for the ans until i know. he is so sweet

[briannataylorakabritellerm]

A lot of people don’t know how to answer that question though. It’s blank in their minds. I know that I couldn’t answer that question years ago. If you draw a blank when asked the question of “what’s missing in you” ask, “why can’t I answer that question?” What are you believing that isn’t truly in sync with your spirit?? State the question OUT LOUD. Once you find the answer, say it OUT LOUD. Speak abundance into your reality. Speak TRUTH. THEN put your dreams into action. ALWAYS ACT UPON YOUR TRUTH and DESIRES. Even if it’s solely your personal view, believe that you can always find a way to remedy “bad” situations. You can figure out any “problem.” that you CHOOSE to solve. Have faith in yourself that you can do it.

[Panda]

I've always felt an emptiness, and I think that it has to do with the fact that I was raised in an environment where I had to suppress who I was/am.

I was always TOO sensitive, or TOO quiet, not smart ENOUGH, not open ENOUGH, I was always seen as too intense or too shallow.

Even the people who I thought were my friends growing up, I would be afraid to open up to them, so they'd abandon me for being boring, or I would pour my heart out to someone and they'd abandon me for being too emotionally intense.

It was almost a 'Goldilocks' situation where I never felt "just right" for most people. And so I suppressed myself. I can't be "too sensitive" if I try and prevent myself from showing emotion in front of others, I can't be "too quiet" if I try and force myself to engage in conversation even when I don't feel like talking, I can't be seen as "Not smart enough" if I shy away from intellectual conversations and instead just listen and hope I learn something, I can't be seen as "Not open enough" if I'm open but not about the stuff that's at my core.

To the point where I'm in my late 20s and I don't really know who I am because I've constantly been cutting away pieces of me and hiding all the "scraps" like they weren't STILL art of me even though I was refusing to present those qualities as obviously.

I've always been empty, I've always had a sense of why that is. I'm just not sure how to fill any of that up again to the point where I feel like I'm living authentically, and not passively.

[poppovy]

I think this happens one way because we are always made to compare ourselves. Everywhere all the time, we're unable to escape things like advertising, which makes money from making us insecure in such subtle ways or showing us that we 'don't have enough', and then other people who have this mindset that they're not good enough or are just super judgy, that put that mindset out there onto us online. An example of the proof in that is just in how influencers are even a thing. I think it's easy to start falling down that hole and believing it without even realising.