đ Meeting Our Shadow
About this Space
We bury certain emotions, thoughts, and behaviors because they once helped us feel safe.
Hiding our anger kept the peace, swallowing our needs prevented rejection, shutting down protected us from being hurt. But when we keep them buried, those parts begin to act out in ways we canât control. They show up as triggers, overreactions, self-sabotage, people-pleasing, anxiety, or feeling disconnected from who we are. Often, we donât even realize what weâre suppressing⊠only that something inside us feels tight, stuck, or out of alignment.
Meeting Our Shadow is a Space for honest conversation about the parts of yourself you avoid, ignore, or feel ashamed of.
When we integrate the shadow â when we bring those hidden parts into the light with compassion instead of shame â something powerful happens.
- We understand what those feelings were trying to protect
- We learn how to work with them instead of being blindsided by them.
- We have clearer boundaries, quieter triggers, more honest relationships, and a deeper sense of ease within ourselves.
- We stop fighting who we are and start living from a place that feels grounded, whole, and real..
Meeting Our Shadows is for you if you...
- hide certain behaviors, reactions, or emotions because you donât want others to see them
- crave a more honest, grounded relationship with yourself
- want to understand why you react the way you do
- carry inner questions about what unconsciously shapes you
- find yourself judging others harshly
- feel like parts of you come out that you canât control, explain, or accept
- feel ready to explore the parts of you youâve been avoiding, ignoring, or shaming
No need for answers here â just an honest curiosity about who you are beneath the surface
Meet the Keeper
Vanessa Rae
Vanessa is a Los Angeles-based artist and recovering hot mess. She's battled many challenges, from undiagnosed depression to struggling with alcohol abuse, and knows first hand how hard it is to face complex emotions alone.
Through her personal evolution, she's learned how to take action in her life, transforming negative âŠ
Starting With Enough
Beauty & the Beast and The Choice to Return
Hansel and Gretel and The Tricks That Save Us
September Check-in
The Little Mermaid and The Desire for Another World
Sleeping Beauty and The Door That Opens in Time