Sunday Set Up Ep. 24: How Shadow Love Restores Boundaries, Confidence & Voice

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Happy Sunday, Heal Squad! We’re back with another Sunday Set-Up, and we’re diving into something most people never learn but everyone needs: Shadow Love. We’re taught the shadow is the enemy, but what if that’s backwards? What if the shadow isn’t the wound, but the bodyguard, the part of you that’s been trying to protect you all along? We’ll explore the quantum truth that your shadow isn’t the villain but the unloved guardian, and why real growth comes not from suppressing it, but from embracing it. You’ll learn how shadow love restores your power, boundaries, and authenticity, and why anger, ambition, desire, and intensity aren’t flaws, they’re functions. We’ll also walk through simple ways to reconnect with these parts: asking what your shadow is protecting, reclaiming your fire and voice, and letting your wholeness (not your fear) lead the way. If you’re in a season of growth or change, this episode is for you. Your next chapter isn’t about being softer, it’s about being whole. HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/maria Thrive Causemetics: https://thrivecausemetics.com/healsquad Get 20% OFF with this link! Briotech: https://shopbriotech.com/ Use Code: HEALSQUAD for 20% off ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	Friends, I can't believe Christmas is next week, and I know what you're going to say.
0:04.2	I still have shopping to do, but don't worry, Macy's makes it easy.
0:08.4	Just buy something personalized and make it look like you planned ahead.
0:12.5	Shop bespoke jewelry like a gold pendant with a letter initial or a set of his and hers monogram robes.
0:18.2	And you get a chance to give back to simply round up your purchase in
0:21.1	store to support Big Brothers, Big Sisters with every dollar going directly to them. Here's
0:25.9	another tip. Make sure you order online at Macy's.com by December 21st to get it by Christmas. Happy
0:30.6	shopping. I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:39.1	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menunoz, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:46.6	Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:57.0	Okay. Now. The Art's now. And they just both stop laughing.
1:23.6	Oh, yes, Neien Goliath to open up another Sunday setup.
1:33.5	You know, Ann, it's, you know, the Sunday setups, the Sunday set-ups, the Sunday
1:40.6	and Goliaths, I'm trying to conjure how they felt leading up to the holidays and for me
1:46.8	i kind of tuned out because i didn't need them they weren't needed there was too many good
1:52.0	awesome things going on on the three sundays leading up to uh that i didn't need to watch it at grandma's
1:58.4	house there were just too many other fun things you know what i mean there were literally the sugar plums dancing in the head and i did not need my son your text
2:07.7	i think you're right kev i i concur like i don't have any memory of the lead up to the holidays
2:15.2	with davy and goliath so i'm going to just say agree. And if you
2:19.9	and if you didn't watch Davian Goliath growing up, it was we and I come from a time where
2:24.4	Saturday morning was the only time to see cartoons. Literally at 12 and 1 o'clock, they were done
2:29.9	for the week, party over, shut the F up and get back to work then sunday you'd have religious
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