About this episode

Emma Dunwoody discusses the concept of personal growth through joy rather than shadow work in this episode.

In today's Weekly Wrap I'm talking about growing through joy instead of shadow work. There is a place for shadow work, inner child work and inner parenting, and I'm not throwing any of it out. But I've had a hunch for about 18 months that landed properly this week, when someone told me they now choose their growth from joy rather than from the work. I sat with it, because it named something I'd drifted away from. For a few years I was growing through play and through what lit me up, and latel...

People in this episode

Host: Emma Dunwoody

Topics covered

• growth
• joy
• shadow work
• inner child work
• personal development

Keywords

• growth
• joy
• shadow work
• inner child
• personal development
• self-improvement

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