New Episode S1 E11 — The Shadow Side of Healing: Why Darkness Is Part of the Light

Healing isn’t all light and calm — sometimes it’s meeting your shadow with softness.

Healing isn’t always calm, pretty, or linear — and that’s exactly what makes it powerful.

In this Halloween week special, we dive into the shadow side of healing — the emotional, physical, and energetic layers we often avoid.

Because true light can only exist when we’ve made peace with the dark.

Here’s what you’ll find inside this episode:

00:00 — Healing Isn’t Always Pretty: The Truth About Shadow Work

Why real healing isn’t about constant positivity — and how meeting your darkness creates deeper self-connection.

08:20 — Why Emotional Suppression Keeps You Stuck

What happens when you push emotions down instead of processing them — and how that affects your nervous system, energy, and hormones.

17:41 — Shadow Work 101: What It Actually Means to Heal Deeply

A grounded guide to shadow work — what it is, what it’s not, and how to approach it safely.

25:11 — How the Body Stores Unprocessed Emotions

Understanding where emotions live in the body — and gentle ways to help them release.

34:08 — Emotional Transmutation: Turning Pain Into Power

How to alchemise heavy emotions into energy, purpose, and healing.

40:47 — Journaling Prompts for Shadow Healing & Inner Safety

Guided questions to help you explore your emotions with compassion instead of fear.

47:57 — Glowfully Living: Balancing Light & Shadow in Everyday Life

Simple daily practices to honour both your healing and your humanness — without overwhelm.

Why This Episode Matters

So many conversations about healing focus only on light — affirmations, positivity, and calm.

But growth doesn’t happen in avoidance.

It happens in the moments you sit with your discomfort, feel the truth of what’s beneath it, and choose to meet yourself there.

This episode reminds you that healing isn’t a performance — it’s a process.

And your shadows don’t make you broken; they make you whole.

Listen to the Full Episode

S1 E11 — The Shadow Side of Healing: Why Darkness Is Part of the Light

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