by Dr. Kate | May 14, 2018 | Dr. Kate's Blog, Empowered Action, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
One very important aspect of working with the shadow comes from the work of Cliff Barry, who has separated the shadow into four different quadrants—four different aspects of the shadow—to help people understand the energies that are often in shadow for us. His belief...
by Dr. Kate | May 7, 2018 | Dr. Kate's Blog, Empowered Action, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
To work with the shadow, it is helpful to notice when it is most active. One of the ways to know that we are in the shadow terrain is to recognize the emergence of a certain type of blindness, deafness, or shutdown. To work with the shadow, it helps if we attune...
by Dr. Kate | May 2, 2018 | Dr. Kate's Blog, Empowered Action, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
One of the trickier pieces of working with ourselves and the realm of personal and spiritual development is working with our shadow, which comprises all of the elements of us that we are unable to see. Often, we see these traits in others but not in ourselves. When we...
by Dr. Kate | Dec 26, 2016 | Dr. Kate's Blog
Every time you ignore or repress a part of yourself, you do damage. Sometimes, ignoring and repressing your emotions or undesirable behaviors leads to a flare up or an outburst. What’s more, ignoring and repressing means you aren’t exploring and understanding, so...
by Dr. Kate | Dec 12, 2016 | Dr. Kate's Blog
One of the things that I love about the Greek gods is that they are all incredibly flawed. Zeus was always jealous and (hypocritically) always a cheater. Hera was vengeful. Artemis was impulsive. Poseidon was easily pissed off. Athena lacked compassion. The gods fell...
