Quote I am exploring this week
“No-one else can grow, or heal or have a realisation of your own paradoxical kinkiness for you” Carolyn Elliott
I live in a constant question of the form of this work we do as coaches, healers, mentors, way-showers, space-holders….staying humble and open always leads me to new ways of seeing and understanding. In honour of eclipse season, this week I’m diving into ‘kinkiness’ in shadow work via Carolyn Elliott and Existential Kink
Docuseries that landed for me
The Me You Can’t See with Prince Harry and Oprah – AppleTV+
Harry and Megan’s decision to leave their former roles and his family to start a new life is to me such a beautiful, shining representation of people courageously reclaiming their sovereignty. I feel totally inspired and in awe every time I think about it
To see that Harry is now continuing his expansion by using his platform to talk about mental health and healing…aaah…just gives me all the feels
This new Docuseries ‘The Me You Can’t See’ gives voice to multiple people’s experience with their own trauma and suffering and sensitively empathises with their circumstances without portraying victimhood or categorising them as ‘broken’ or less than somehow
A much-needed continued push through mainstream media to change perceptions around mental, emotional and spiritual health
Here For It
and One More Thing
Me and My Shadow
We spoke last week about the astrology and wow did the Full Moon Eclipse deliver…for me, for sure!
Shadow manifests for people in different ways…by shadow I mean the unconscious stories that are running the show that we are unaware of, i.e. the things that are keeping us stuck in our current reality that we have not brought to the light yet…mine show up as feeling creatively blocked, distracted, bored and tired (energetically)
Everything feels really hard to do and I feel like I want to quit everything and live in a cave…anyone else?!
I’ve been working through some epic shadow this week, related to things that were moving through last June as this eclipse season began in Sagittarius and Gemini – my 2nd House of personal resources and assets, and 8th House of shared resources, death and taxes…perhaps take a look back to what was happening for you a year ago to see if any themes are coming up for completion now
It truly doesn’t matter how far along any particular journey or path we are, there will always be more shadow work. Honestly, it still sometimes frustrates me, to have the sensation of feeling creatively blocked and disconnected from the depth of my truth, as though the Universe is ‘trying’ to stop me!
I am reminded every time that this IS the path, these feelings are to be expected…we come to deep surrender, trust and acceptance THROUGH being faced with frustration and disappointment…it is how we receive the opportunity to surrender into expansion and growth
The story I am moving through at the moment is in relation to childhood trauma and protectors/guardianship…I don’t ‘see’ it all yet…but the beautiful thing is that I know when it lands I will have claimed back a part of my sovereignty which will enable an expanded, more empowered, liberated creative version of me to be integrated…and how exciting is that!
How does your shadow manifest?
What tools do you love to use to make peace with it?