by Rebecca Mennen | Feb 10, 2026 | Shadow Work
There is a concept in Jungian psychology called the shadow — the repository of everything we refuse to acknowledge about ourselves. Not just the ugliness, but the denied, the suppressed, the carefully managed. Carl Jung believed that the shadow doesn’t disappear...
by Rebecca Mennen | Feb 4, 2026 | Shadow Work
We are not born fragmented. We arrive whole—expressive, emotional, instinctive, and responsive to the world around us. The shadow isn’t something we’re born with; it’s something we learn through relationships and survival. The shadow forms when certain parts of us are...
by Rebecca Mennen | Jan 26, 2026 | Shadow Work
In the yogic tradition, we are not meant to choose between softness and strength, intuition and action, rest and momentum. We are meant to weave them together. Within the subtle body, two primary energetic currents reside: Ida and Pingala. Ida flows along the left...
by Rebecca Mennen | Jan 24, 2026 | Shadow Work
When I was younger, I learned that being “easy to get along with” made people like me. So I got really good at it. I smiled when I didn’t want to. I said yes when I meant no. I dimmed my intensity, my opinions, even my joy, all in the name of keeping the peace. What I...
by Rebecca Mennen | Jan 24, 2026 | Shadow Work
If President Trump evokes strong feelings like rage, fear, disgust, or despair in you, it’s more than just politics. It’s about pain. Not just your pain, but our collective pain. Whether we love him, hate him, or try to ignore him, President Trump has become a mirror...
by Rebecca Mennen | Jan 14, 2026 | Shadow Work
Have you ever wondered why we conceal parts of ourselves—why we claim we’re fine when we’re not, or hold back what we truly want to say? It’s because, at some point, we realized it wasn’t safe to be completely ourselves. The false self is created the moment we...
