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My Shadow Walk Changed Me. Here's Why.
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Apr 30, 2025
My Shadow Walk Changed Everything
I didn’t plan to unravel.
I didn’t wake up one morning thinking, “Today’s the day I meet my rage head-on and cry like a child in the woods.” But that’s exactly what happened.
What started as a quiet journey alone walking the beach on a Saturday morning alone turned into one of the most powerful, painful, and sacred experiences I’ve ever had.
I went on what my friend Matt Travis called a "shadow walk."
And no—it wasn’t just about journaling, pulling a card, or writing affirmations. It was me, walking straight into the parts of myself I’ve spent years trying to manage, explain, or hide.
I met my anger. Not the snappy, surface kind. I’m talking about deep, ancestral, unprocessed rage that had been living in my body for years. It showed up big. And for the first time—I let it. I didn’t run. I didn’t numb it. I let it speak. I listened.
And what it told me? Wasn’t destruction. It was direction.
That’s just one of the eight lessons that poured through me that day. Eight truths that I didn’t read in a book or hear in a podcast—truths I felt. In my body. In my breath. In my bones.
Here’s a glimpse of a few:
๐ That suffering, when honored, can actually grow your compassion.
๐ That we can’t keep defining ourselves by our past pain if we want to evolve.
๐ That self-doubt is often just a lack of self-trust—and it’s not something to hate. It’s a teacher.
I also learned something wild: how to parent my inner child in the moment. Not later. Not through some fancy healing modality. Just right there. In the real-time rawness, I gave myself what I needed: praise, comfort, love, permission to be exactly where I was.
This experience cracked me open. But not in a “feel-good” kind of way. More like… I shed a skin I didn’t know I was still wearing.
And now, I want to share the full story with you.
Because I believe that if you’re reading this, it’s not random. You might be moving through your own shadow right now. Or maybe you’ve felt stuck in the same emotional loops and you’re finally ready to break free. Either way, this episode is for you.
๐๏ธ Listen to the full episode of the Movement, Mind, & Meaning podcast: "My Shadow Walk Changed Me. Here’s Why"
I share all 8 lessons. No fluff. No filters. Just the real stuff that moved me—and might move you too.
Tap below to listen. Bring your journal. Bring your truth.
Let’s walk into the dark together… so we can rise into the light.