The Shadow Self: How to Embrace it and Become Whole (feat. Anna Tsui)

The shadow self is composed of our fears, old trauma, and insecurities. Many of us fear facing our darkness; and our first instinct is to suppress it.

But our shadow craves to be seen and understood. Not coming to terms with it can harm our wellbeing and cause us to self-sabotage.

According to my guest Anna Tsui, there is magic to be found in the shadow self because it contains the secrets to accessing our unique genius and gifts. She’ll share more in this conversation.

Anna Tsui is a coach, international writer, speaker, and serial entrepreneur. She is the founder of The Intuitive Business School and her bestselling book, “Shadow Magic: Turn your Fear Into Fuel and Create a Prosperous Coaching Business” shows readers how to overcome their personal self-sabotage and build a thriving career and business. She has created a proprietary method that helps people directly align with their personal genius and create thriving signature businesses.

In this interview, Anna helps us better understand our shadow and how it operates. She also describes the inner saboteur, how it causes self-sabotage, and the steps we can take to replace it with a more empowering voice.

Interview timestamps:

03:04 ︳Anna talks about what inspired her to share her story and use her strengths as a coach

08:10 ︳What Anna learned from facing her own shadow

09:55 ︳What is the shadow self, and how does it impact our life

12:30 ︳The difference between the executive self and the shadow self

16:55 ︳The self-sabotage spiral – how we get in our own way

20:00 ︳How to know the difference between intuitive guidance and self-sabotage

23:40 ︳The key to overanalyzing our gut feelings

26:25 ︳How to identify our inner saboteur and replace it with a more empowering voice

29:40 ︳How the inner saboteur can serve us

32:20 ︳Dealing with feelings of being powerless

33:50 ︳Anna explains why our wounds are the key to wholeness