I self-published a book 4 years ago, and it was the best decision I’ve made for my soul. Years before that, I was chasing meaning, navigating my spirituality, and trying to find myself in a world full of illusions and mirrors of other people’s truths. I was called to know myself deeper. I knew that behind the “shy” quiet girl, there was a powerful, confident, spiritually radiant, magnetic human being. 

I spent seasons navigating my own dark night of the soul. During these periods, I kept asking myself, “What do you care about? What excites you? Why are you depressed? Why do you get so anxious around certain people and in certain places?” 

Depression and anxiety are not necessarily pathological. C.G Jung said they often foreshadow a renewal of the personality or a burst of creative alchemy (CW 16, Par. 373). There are moments in human life when a new page is being turned. This is what was occurring in me. My pen and journal became my greatest guide, pulling a string of truths from within my gut, allowing me to face unmet parts of myself, and work on what must be worked on. I learned shadow work and organized deep, soul-shaping prompts for myself. 

Fast forward to 2022. I reached a breakthrough point. My excavation process was complete, and I had struck GOLD. Looking back at my messy journal with new insights and wisdom, I asked myself, “Why isn’t this already a guided journal?” This led me to create The Shadow Work Journal. I worked on it early in the morning at 5am, before the world was awake. I blasted music I’d listened to as a child, fuelling my younger self’s desire and spirit to create a book. I did not tell anyone about this book because I was a bit shy to share it with friends and family. But the response I later received online was incredibly positive and inspiring. Over the period of 2023-2024, my journal had reached BILLIONS of people through social media, and touched MILLIONS of lives who used it. 

Should I make a P2 sharing the effect this had on my life/challenges it brought up/ next phase of this journey?

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