Zimmerman Podcast Episode 117: Embracing Darkness and Unpacking Grief: The Bright Side of Shadow Work

Welcome to Zimmerman Podcast Episode 117: Embracing Darkness and Unpacking Grief: The Bright Side of Shadow Work

For the first four weeks of The Path Back to You, we focused on energy, digging into what it looks like to raise our vibrations. Now, I bet I can guess what’s happened since you’ve started that journey.

Sh*t got hard. Really hard.

We have the phrase “growing pains” for a reason.

When you start growing, everything gets harder before it gets easier. You’ve decided to wake up to yourself, which means casting off all the old coping mechanisms and numbing techniques you’ve used to get through hard things in the past.

You know what I mean. The mindless scrolling. The hours of reality TV. The binge eating. The restrictions that help you feel like you can control something. Anything. The anger. The resentment. The isolation. The overpacked schedule.

Evolving requires a lot of dissolving of old energy, old mindsets, old truths. Embracing the new you means doing the hard work in a new way.

It means instead of distracting ourselves from the darkness, we have to look at it full in the face.
Because only through embracing the coming darkness can we uncover our light.

In today's podcast, you'll find out what the bright side of shadow work is.

EPISODE 117 TOPICS:

Why shadow work is like a hallway
When I reached rock bottom, I did something I never thought I’d do
Going into the darkness to find the light

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Not starting over, but starting again, on a path that will return you to yourself.

For the past few years, I’ve been on this journey of rediscovery, and it has changed everything. So here’s my invitation– learn to feel at home in your skin again. Join me, on The Path Back to You.

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THE PATH BACK TO YOU

My brand new course, The Path Back to You isn't about starting over, but starting again, on a path that will return you to yourself. For the past few years, I’ve been on this journey of rediscovery, and it has changed everything. So here’s my invitation– learn to feel at home in your skin again. Join me, on The Path Back to You. And just for my podcast listeners, use code PATH15 for 15% off. https://jessicazimmerman.com/the-path-back-to-you-course

How to raise your vibration: https://jessicazimmerman.com/blog/how-to-raise-your-vibration-and-protect-your-energy

What it looked like when I began my shadow work: https://jessicazimmerman.com/blog/uncovering-divine-femininity-the-dark-night-of-the-soul

The journal I use when journaling: https://rstyle.me/+Rs8IGTEi-K0KyayxMu7raw

My Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z_ax0vCBUw

My Best Selling Memoir, Sleeping with a Stranger: https://jessicazimmerman.com/sleeping-with-a-stranger