Black women are often taught which parts of themselves are acceptable and which must be suppressed to survive. Over time, the rejected parts do not disappear, they show up as triggers, projections, self-criticism, emotional reactivity, and disconnection from authenticity.
Shadow Work for Black Women was created to bring those hidden parts back into the light with compassion and truth.
Written by Chisara Okehi, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker, emotional wellness coach, and founder of Breakthrough Bliss LLC, this workbook blends trauma-informed clinical insight with reflective and integrative practices. With over 15 years of experience supporting Black women through complex trauma, grief, and identity wounds, Chisara guides you through shadow work in a way that feels emotionally safe, culturally responsive, and empowering.
Shadow work is not about fixing yourself.
It is about reclaiming the parts of you that hold wisdom.
What You’ll Work Through Inside
✔ A clear, accessible explanation of what shadow work is and why it matters
✔ Reflection prompts to explore hidden fears, shame, resentment, and unmet needs
✔ Exercises to identify emotional triggers and link them to unresolved wounds
✔ Projection journaling to understand what others awaken within you
✔ Guided questions to explore identity, repression, and self-judgment
✔ Practices to embrace emotional duality, anger and softness, grief and healing
✔ Mirror work exercises to strengthen self-acceptance and integration
✔ Affirmations that honor both your light and your shadow
✔ A closing empowerment reflection to anchor wholeness and self-trust
Each section is intentionally paced to support insight without emotional overwhelm.
Who This Workbook Is For
This workbook is for Black women who:
• Feel disconnected from parts of themselves
• Struggle with shame, emotional triggers, or harsh self-judgment
• Want to understand their reactions rather than suppress them
• Are ready to heal beyond surface-level self-care
• Desire deeper self-acceptance without losing softness
• Want trauma-informed shadow work grounded in cultural awareness
What Makes This Workbook Different
This is not performative shadow work or aesthetic self-help.
Shadow Work for Black Women is grounded in trauma-informed clinical principles and written specifically with Black women’s lived experiences in mind. It recognizes how survival, patriarchy, racism, and generational trauma shape what parts of self get silenced.
The tone is honest, affirming, and emotionally safe. No shaming. No spiritual bypassing. No pressure to “heal faster.”
Format and Access
• Digital fillable PDF workbook
• Immediate download after purchase
• Printable or usable on your device
• 12 thoughtfully designed pages
• Can be used independently or alongside therapy or coaching
Black women are often taught which parts of themselves are acceptable and which must be suppressed to survive. Over time, the rejected parts do not disappear, they show up as triggers, projections, self-criticism, emotional reactivity, and disconnection from authenticity.
Shadow Work for Black Women was created to bring those hidden parts back into the light with compassion and truth.
Written by Chisara Okehi, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker, emotional wellness coach, and founder of Breakthrough Bliss LLC, this workbook blends trauma-informed clinical insight with reflective and integrative practices. With over 15 years of experience supporting Black women through complex trauma, grief, and identity wounds, Chisara guides you through shadow work in a way that feels emotionally safe, culturally responsive, and empowering.
Shadow work is not about fixing yourself.
It is about reclaiming the parts of you that hold wisdom.
What You’ll Work Through Inside
✔ A clear, accessible explanation of what shadow work is and why it matters
✔ Reflection prompts to explore hidden fears, shame, resentment, and unmet needs
✔ Exercises to identify emotional triggers and link them to unresolved wounds
✔ Projection journaling to understand what others awaken within you
✔ Guided questions to explore identity, repression, and self-judgment
✔ Practices to embrace emotional duality, anger and softness, grief and healing
✔ Mirror work exercises to strengthen self-acceptance and integration
✔ Affirmations that honor both your light and your shadow
✔ A closing empowerment reflection to anchor wholeness and self-trust
Each section is intentionally paced to support insight without emotional overwhelm.
Who This Workbook Is For
This workbook is for Black women who:
• Feel disconnected from parts of themselves
• Struggle with shame, emotional triggers, or harsh self-judgment
• Want to understand their reactions rather than suppress them
• Are ready to heal beyond surface-level self-care
• Desire deeper self-acceptance without losing softness
• Want trauma-informed shadow work grounded in cultural awareness
What Makes This Workbook Different
This is not performative shadow work or aesthetic self-help.
Shadow Work for Black Women is grounded in trauma-informed clinical principles and written specifically with Black women’s lived experiences in mind. It recognizes how survival, patriarchy, racism, and generational trauma shape what parts of self get silenced.
The tone is honest, affirming, and emotionally safe. No shaming. No spiritual bypassing. No pressure to “heal faster.”
Format and Access
• Digital fillable PDF workbook
• Immediate download after purchase
• Printable or usable on your device
• 12 thoughtfully designed pages
• Can be used independently or alongside therapy or coaching
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