Do Shadow Work For Yourself, Not Against Yourself

👉 Do you want to heal yourself with shadow work, or do you want to poison yourself with it? In this video, Teal Swan explains the difference between doing shadow work for yourself and doing shadow work against yourself.

She shows you how to use shadow work as a tool for integration, life improvement, and alignment, rather than a tool of separation, self-hate, and misalignment. She also shares two examples of people who have different approaches to shadow work and how it affects their lives. If you want to learn how to do shadow work the right way, and avoid the biggest mistake that people make with it, watch this video now!

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👉 Who Is Teal Swan?
Teal Swan is a New Thought Leader, Bestselling Author, and Speaker. She was born with a range of extrasensory abilities and is a survivor of severe childhood abuse. Today she uses her gifts as well as her own harrowing life experience to inspire millions of people towards authenticity, freedom, and joy and teaching people how to transform their emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual pain.

The result when people are restored to wholeness is that the world will be restored to wholeness. Teal Swan's teachings invite people to step fully into their authenticity, knowing that this will bring about the positive change that we want to see in the world.

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[SpiritusSempra]

For as long as I can remember, I have suffered from social anxiety and a general incapability to feel at ease around other people. I've never really understood why I am like this and have always loathed that part myself. Every couple of years or so, I have a period of a few weeks or months where I feel very motivated to change, and I start working diligently on "getting rid of my shyness". It never works. I realize that, in these periods, I am most certainly doing "shadow work against myself". I try to get rid of the part of me that is unwell around others, rather than trying to understand it from a place of compassion, accepting that this shadow is part of me, and finding a way to integrate it.

[talithahope]

This is really great advice. I used to cling to people severely and shame myself for it. I was constantly trying to "change" the part of myself that craved human connection by shaming myself over and over again. Little did i know, that "clingy" side of myself existed because my mother neglected me as a toddler. Little child me just wanted the love she never got, and here i was shaming her - that little child who was myself - for wanting love. Love yourself. Your relationship to yourself is the most important relationship you will ever have, and it will shape how you interact with other loved ones.

[frickfran]

Shadow work ALWAYS starts with a form of radical self acceptance. Otherwise you're just doing work that's not going to work.

[crybaby]

I was just thinking today how I’ve spent the past few years trying to “fix” everything I perceived as wrong rather than recognize these aspects that are harmful and integrate them into my life in a conscious and positive way rather than “fix” it and this video is perfect timing to really dive into this concept thank you thank you Teal

[Madgardian]

As a shopaholic and foodie, I realized that with shadow work it is just that part of me that wants the best out of life. My shadow has a serious King complex. I try to live simple, but he wants the best of everything. I do my best to compromise with that guy.

[almac]

Huh. In 15 seconds of inquiring the right way about it, I now understand procrastination as a passive / aggressive assertion of control, AND, that *for me* it’s rooted in being bullied at school as a child.

Awesome, thanks Teal!

[The_Gohan_of_Crunch]

Thank you. This has definitely helped me reframe shadow work again in a better light. Someone used shadow work against me and on me and it warped my view of it. I wasn't able to do shadow work on myself because my inner self was angry and scared of what I had let the other person do to me.

[achtube]

Oh, wow. This must definitely be my favourite video of yours. You just put into words what I haven't been able to articulate for the longest time. My internalised shame (derived from C-PTSD, being emotionally neglected, no sense of self/identity, people-pleaser) has been using shadow work to blame myself for feeling/being/doing the way I feel/am/do. THANK YOU! This was so eye-opening ❤❤❤

[cosmosunited]

finally the video I have been waiting for...not to mention ppl shaming u for not having done enough shadow work, or not integrating what you "have to", or "being in denial" and them seeing better stuff abt you etc.

[masterpo]

Amazing video! Making friends with the parts of myself I used to dislike has been so incredibly healing and it really does result in inner peace. No matter where I go and what I do, my core of inner peace is always there, making everything more pleasant.

[jen-weisun]

Hi, Teal,

I have been a Subscriber for over 4years now. when I first searched.. I was in a Drug addiction, needed to end it. I did not seek any outside help as I know Most of Physics shrinks Counceller's, has not done or solve their own inner work. I needed help to get started sorting those lingering sickness within. All answers people need are on YouTube and do not need to spend to go for a face to face. It is matter of taking that first step in help yourself for whatever reason.
This inner self work has taken 4years, the year 2023 was the absolute hardest compared to my 40years of being human in experience, which led to conquered self, freed self and fused the inner-self and the outer-self. Am at true peace and confidence.
Thanks again Teal Swan, your work and effort into your videos is very appreciated,
Take Care.
Thank You

Peace, Love, Joy and Forgiveness.

[Dee-Ann_Louise]

There are many reasons why I do my shadow work. One of which is - as I work to free my inner child, I understand that this helps physical children to be freed from their captors.
As within, so without.
❤❤❤❤❤
FREE THE CHILDREN!!!

[ClaudelleDorion]

Sometimes the arrangement between parts of yourself is simply listening to them & meeting their needs. I discovered this as I was doing parts work and I was finally able to relax & feel more at ease . Usually the part who thinks you need to make other parts come to this sort of arrangement is the one who is doing shadow work from trying to eradicate theses parts. The biggest arrangement you can ever make is no longer trying to change them & actually embrace them ❤️‍🔥

[aub_]

Teal, you said something about an unaccepted ego? Where would I learn more about this? I wonder if all the dissolution of ego “ego is the enemy” has caused a negative impact on my life

[mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi]

I am doing shadow work to learn to accept my personal quirks & seek to understand what I really want & why.

WishI had learnedthis a half a lifetime ago. But better now than never.

I now accept that I trained to be a warrior monk in order to become who I am as well as why.

-Matt’s dad Dan

[Sand_sea_]

I want to love myself more by knowing all parts of me ♥️

[HekateCirce]

Ironically weed is what pushed my cptsd’d ass to even do shadow work in the first place. It’s been a great ally.

[jasonhind]

I absolutely agree with this as I have done both. I am currently doing shadow work for myself although some days it leans the other way. Those days I put my journal down and refocus on what I want and need
to realign. 🙏 Thank you Teal….. you are an inspiration ❤

[lesliegeorge]

Well defined...the topic of shadow. Yes...always about the understanding of who we really are what we really want and why we do what we do...without shame. Loving self requires looking within through the eyes of love. Thanks Teal for helping to guide me home☀💃

[kellygdotart]

Wow Teal you just put my life into words ❤ I have been working on my shadow for over 20 years and I smoked weed for the last 10 years but now I'm doing my shadow work to understand myself better and I quitted smoking a month ago and I'm not missing anything and I'm sleeping well. 🎉🎉🎉 I just set a lot of boundaries in my new life and I'm actually studying a new career and building my new life 🎉🎉🎉🎉