#362: Heal Your Wounds & Reclaim Your Life Through Shadow Work w/ Violet Benson

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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In this episode, I welcome Violet Benson back to the podcast. We dive into the transformative process of shadow work and the impact of confronting grief. In order to help understand how past experiences have shaped our present behaviors, Violet speaks about the significance of understanding our personal experiences of childhood trauma and the coping mechanisms we’ve developed. She also discusses the power of self-expression, boundaries, and the channeling of emotions into constructive actions. Violet encourages us to embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth – sharing the tool of shadow work as a means of healing past wounds, enhancing emotional intelligence, and cultivating fulfilling relationships with oneself and others. Join us for this enlightening conversation that invites honesty forward and deepens our connections within. Violet Benson, comedian, motivational speaker, creator of Daddy Issues and podcast host of the largest self love podcast and movement for women. Known for her solo episodes and amazing guests, You can catch new episodes of Almost Adulting, every Tuesday and Thursday on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. —Violet’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/violetbenson/ —Violet’s Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostadulting/ —Violet’s Meme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daddyissues_/ —Violet’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/daddyissues —Violet’s Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IY1Gjc1uktmDCmNLA0HXo If you want to dive deeper into Mark’s content, search through every episode, find specific topics we’ve covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/markgroves Themes: Authenticity, Belonging, Relationships, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Transformation, Conflict, Career, Mental Health, Shadow Work, Grief, Trauma, Self-Expression, Emotional Health, Healing, Personal Growth, Boundaries, Coping Mechanisms This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth: Use code GROVES for 40% off sitewide at http://www.cozyearth.com Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	It's amazing how the shadow work actually allows us to hold more hope, more possibility, more,
0:05.8	you know, because we can be, as you said at the beginning, we can be, the more we could be with
0:09.2	the grief, the more we have capacity for joy. By doing the shadow work, you increase your capacity
0:13.5	for gratitude for everything, because you're in the totality of your body of your being.
0:18.0	Exactly. And not only are you betting relationships with other people and getting closer to them, but you're bettering the relationship with your being. Exactly. And not only are you bettering relationships with other people and getting closer to them,
0:22.8	but you're bettering the relationship with yourself.
0:25.5	And the cool thing about shadow work is that I was able to switch it up from a dark room to
0:29.7	a light room and just go...
0:31.5	Change your life.
0:32.9	Yeah.
0:33.4	I changed my perspective immediately.
0:34.9	And it's because I had that coping strategy as a child for moving to three different countries that I was like, oh, my life doesn't suck because I'll speak the language.
0:45.8	This is a new opportunity.
0:47.0	Yeah.
0:47.4	A new start.
0:52.2	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Mark Gross podcast.
0:55.8	Today I have Violetta Benson.
0:58.8	Welcome.
0:59.9	Thanks, Robbie.
1:00.6	Was that weird for you to say instead of just flowing Vyla Benson?
1:05.0	No, because personally I call you Violetta.
1:07.5	That's true.
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