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In one of her lesser-known (but totally underrated) songs, “Dark Side,” Kelly Clarkson sings about a “place that I know / It’s not pretty there and few have ever gone.” I was always struck by the ...

Shadow work is the process of exploring the unconscious reasons behind your feelings or behaviors, particularly uncomfortable emotions that seem out of character or beyond your control. For example, ...

Shadow work is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the parts of the psyche that people often keep hidden, such as trauma and resentment. Some people may refer to this as the “shadow self”. The ...

Do you ever get the sense that you have a dark side? Are there parts of you you’d rather keep hidden? These are common feelings, and it turns out that they may hold some truth. Some experts even ...