Shadow work is the practice of meeting the parts of yourself that have been suppressed, hidden, or not allowed to be seen. These can be traits, emotions, fears, desires, and parts of your personality that you learned were wrong, unacceptable, too much, or unsafe to express. Maybe someone judged you for being angry, sensitive, loud, emotional, opinionated, needy, independent, or expressive. Maybe you learned that certain emotions were inconvenient or that certain parts of you