Embracing the Shadow

As we become more resourceful, intuitive and aware, we develop a capacity and courage to face and own our sadness, anger, fear and repression – the lack of which can cause us severe depression and instability . When we dare to leave the comfort zone and actually embrace our shadow, by stepping into the scary unknown, we instead become ardent explorers of the road less travelled.

In this experiential workshop, we will look at the resources which can aid us in becoming authentic, grounded and able to explore our murky depths in order to ascend to our radical potential . We will look at spiritual bypassing or the “Pollyanna Syndrome”, which is common in personal development circles as a way of honouring positivity without facing into the darkness which lives inside us all. This disowned darkness plays out at a personal and a global level where the unconscious darkness can manifest as evil and brutality. In learning to recognise and embrace our internal darkness, we start to become free of the need to act out and sabotage our own and others lives.

RECORDING

This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM

This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Malcolm Stern

Malcolm Stern has worked as a group and individual psychotherapist for more than 30 years. He was a co-founder of Alternatives at St James’s Church in London and runs groups internationally.

He is the author of Falling in Love / Staying in Love (Piatkus 2004) and Slay Your Dragons with Compassion ( Watkins 2020). He co-presented Channel 4’s relationship series, ‘Made for Each Other’ in 2003 and 2004 and sailed on the ‘Rainbow Warrior’ with Greenpeace in the 1980s. The book he is currently writing is an exploration of the shadow and its necessity in our evolutionary development.