01/23/2026
We all wear masks 🎭
In Jungian psychology, these are called personas — the parts of us that learned how to belong, survive, and be accepted.
They are not fake.
They are intelligent adaptations 🧠✨
But every persona has a shadow 🌗
The emotions, needs, and traits that had to go underground to keep us safe.
When we ignore them, they come out sideways:
in relationships, burnout, anxiety, self-sabotage, and shame 💔⚡😔
Shadow work isn’t about “fixing” yourself.
It’s about reclaiming the parts of you that were never allowed to exist 🌱
Healing is integration 🧩
Not perfection.
Not performance.
Wholeness over masks.
Truth over survival 💙
The Hummingbird Therapist
# selfawareness
