Table of Contents
Foreword xiii
Preface xvii
Introduction 3
Make a Nest 13
Hunt Like a Gat 15
How Shadows Are Made 17
Shadow's Specialties 19
Unrelenting Voices 21
Masking Pain 23
Ears Up for Self-Talk 25
No Place Like Home 27
Call It What It Is 29
Dissociation 31
Guilt and Shame 33
Sabotage 35
Feel It to Heal It 37
How You Know 39
An Eye for Treasure 41
Excruciating Vulnerability 43
Unbearable Discomfort 45
False Comfort 47
Self-Loathing 49
A Wilderness of Threats 51
The Rage of Self-Betrayal 53
Beg, Borrow, and Steal 55
Objectification 57
What the Shadow Is Hungry For 59
Injured Pride 61
Releasing Toxicity 63
Yes to This Hard Journey 65
Assimilating the Ego 67
Bias 69
Wading through Swamps 71
Existence Insecurity 73
Beautiful Mess 75
Jinni in a Bottle 77
Trauma Bonding 79
Grieving Heals the Shadow 81
Slowly Sifting Gems 83
More Precious 85
Reparenting the Neglected Child 87
Cauldron of Emotions 89
Emotional Contractions 91
Ancestral Wounds 93
Self-Regulation 95
Belonging and Connection 97
The Collective Shadow 99
Fear of Death 101
Diversify 103
Secure Your Base 105
Spiritual Battles 107
Integration 109
The Return of Vitality 111
Relationship Improvements 113
Reparations 115
Me and We 117
Brightening 119
Afterword 121
Acknowledgments 127
Language Prompts 129
Glossary of Terms 135
Reflections 137
About the Author 146