Reclaiming our lost parts

We all carry pieces of ourselves we’ve learned to hide.

Maybe it happened early—when being “too sensitive,” “too intense,” or “too much” wasn’t safe. Maybe it came later, through heartbreak or shame. Over time, we learned to exile the parts of us that felt inconvenient, overwhelming, or unworthy of love.

But what if those hidden pieces are not the problem—what if they’re the portal?

Shadow work, is one name given to this type of deep seeing, isn’t about fixing ourselves. It’s about noticing what we've pushed away, softening the resistance, and allowing those parts to come back into relationship with us. Sometimes that means grief. Sometimes relief. Often both.

This is slow work. It asks for tenderness.
It’s less about doing, and more about listening.

Wholeness doesn't require perfection.
It asks for presence.

The journey isn’t linear—but it is honest.
And it opens up more of you.

A reflection you might carry into your day:
What parts of me have I learned to hide, and what would it take to meet them now—not with judgment, but with care?