At its very core, the shadow is the collective name given to aspects of ourselves we are not taking ownership of because of fear. Then it becomes a personal journey of self-reflection—one that should be looked upon with awe, curiosity, and great love. With this acknowledgement, every hidden nuance of anger, in all its glorious forms began revealing itself. In her second collection of published writing, Déjà Rae explores the highs and lows of letting go of past relationships and embracing loneliness as a means to discover oneself.

Sometimes what is to come in the next 20 minutes or hour, most often the next year or season, and sometimes, as with the vision I’m about to share, it takes decades to fully come to fruition. I genuinely wanted to like this, and there were some pages that did hit close to home, but there were many more parts that felt kind of repetitive and disorganized. The soles of my feet touched the soles of a little baby taking tentative steps, and a pregnant woman, and an old grandpa. Life is messy like this – so full of experiences that we’d never, ever choose for ourselves or wish upon another but also, somehow, tangled up with beauty.Here are 7 powerful truths to help midlife women (re)claim freedom, health and joy amid the messiness. The center of the nest can remain empty allowing room for whatever would like to come back to you, or you can place a symbol like a stone in your nest to as place markers. If you no longer want to accept less in life, if you know there is more to you and life, if you want to finally back, support, trust and believe in yourself then this is the course for you. When I stumble I pick myself up with compassion and when I tip into trying to measure up or keep up to arbitrary standards, I come back home to my vision and reorient myself.

I became my own best friend, decided to approve of myself – to like and love all of me – I found my voice and put down deep, strong roots of self-compassion. This home inside of us is a home no one can take away from us, and it cannot be damaged or destroyed. I can see why people would like this book so I wouldn’t necessarily dissuade anyone from reading it—it’s not inherently bad, it just didn’t work for me. x 30-minute video deep dive sessions into the following topics: self-worth, self-belief, shadow work, self-sabotage, boundaries and purpose.

It aligned with my healing journey and my worldview - like I had a conversation with Deja about my experiences while she wrote this. Set out over 6 powerful sessions, this course includes transformative self-enquiry processes, video deep-dives into topics such a self-worth, self-belief, shadow work, self-sabotage, boundaries and purpose - as well as exercises, rituals and meditations to help you put it all into practice.

Some people become addicted to becoming spiritual athletes, believing that if they meditate for longer and longer periods each day, endure fasts, and chant non-stop, they will attain enlightenment. This is how and why the shadow includes both all that we determine we dislike about ourselves and all the wonderful creative potential we are blind to being gifted with. We can experience encountering this spacious and free place of our true home in unexpected moments as we spend more time tuning in to what is happening inside us and around us. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.We find ourselves and forget our way, life transitions and seasonal shifts invite us to begin again. Members learn to befriend themselves and deepen self-trust, and show up fully to their messy and beautiful lives with freedom, health, and joy. I want to shake off any remnants of oppression that cling to me before I step into the next season of my life.