Shadow Work & The Purge 🖤
One thing that doesn’t get spoken about enough on the healing path… is the purge.
When you begin doing deep shadow work—observing your patterns, your triggers, your behaviours—you’re not just “learning” about yourself…
You are changing yourself.
And change at this level often comes with a release.
Purging is part of ego death. Its what happens when an old version of you begins to dissolve.
The jealous part.
The controlling part.
The “I’m not good enough” belief.
The voice that says you’re not smart, not worthy, not safe.
These aren’t just thoughts… they’re patterns your nervous system has practiced for years—sometimes decades.
So when you start to see them clearly… and choose differently…Something has to move.
That movement can look like:
– Crying out of nowhere
– Deep emotional releases
– Feeling nauseous or physically sick
– Fasting or losing appetite
– Sweating (saunas, heat, detox)
– Exhaustion or needing more rest
– Old memories surfacing
– A strong urge to withdraw and reflect
This isn’t you “falling apart.”
This is you letting go.
Through practices like meditation, journaling, daily self-observation, coaching, and therapy… you begin to witness the parts of you that were created to survive—but are no longer aligned with who you’re becoming.
And as you witness without judgment… those parts start to loosen their grip.
The purge is the release.
The exhale.
The clearing.
It can feel uncomfortable. Sometimes even scary.
But it’s also a sign that your system feels safe enough to let it go.
You’re not losing your real self. Your are shedding what was never truly you to begin with.
In this space, we honour that process.
You don’t have to rush it, and you don’t have to force it.
And you definitely don’t have to go through it alone.
Hold yourself gently through the release.
There is wisdom in what is leaving you.
And there is power in who you are becoming.
Tx
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Shadow Work & The Purge 🖤
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