Subpersonality Deep-Dive

Uncovering our subpersonalities is shadow work. We might think that shadow means the bad side or something negative. I believe it’s simply the process of illuminating that which has been in the dark.

This intensive 90-minute call focuses on uncovering parts of the personalities that have not been engaged at a conscious level so that they can be integrated and enhanced in a way that serves our growth.

We want to use our many parts as allies instead of adversaries that get in the way of expressing our potential and our truth.

What is a subpersonality exactly?

A subpersonality is a split or complex that develops in a child from their inability to manage challenging life situations. It arises from unresolved mental, physical or emotional trauma, unmet needs, or wants in an attempt to maintain integrity.

And it might lead to adults unaware that they might be experiencing life from a limited part of their personality and not their wholeness.

Without acknowledging these parts, whenever we are stimulated or threatened by an experience that affirms or validates that initial wound. We will identify with the sub-personality and react from a narrowed perspective.

A dominant sub-personality tends to capture how we see the world, our thoughts, and our actions which limits us. Ideally, we want to be free to choose thoughts, activities, and behaviors appropriate for each life situation.

To be overly identified with a sub-personality means we have become one with a set of ideas and experiences that define how we see ourselves.

The good news is that we can alter and enhance our subpersonality’s behavior through constant nourishment and attention, a cooperative attitude from us, and at the same time, establishing clear boundaries.