Practically Shameless: How Shadow Work Helped Me Find My Voice, My Path, and My Inner Gold
A compelling personal journey through courageous self-discovery and growth that was hard to put down. Alyce travels through her life, revealing her growing inner struggles to escape from her box. She hides nothing. Someone has finally written a book on the pervasive shame that shrouds everyday lives in America. --Mary Walilko, small business ownerAlyce Barry allows us to see her shadow, and in the process we see more clearly our own. While doing so she gives us a down-to-earth understanding of Shadow Work. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is tired of living in a box. --John Lee, author ofThe Flying BoyFew people ever open the door to their souls and let us in to see the true beauty and authenticity of their being with all its complexity as well as simplicity. This is a very rare thing in my experience. My three-year-old granddaughter does so, but for how long? Soon enough she will learn to put part of herself in shadow, that is for sure, just the way Alyce, in her priceless book, learned to hide her heart as a child. However, Alyce is one of those rare people who, as an adult, has found a way to come out of hiding to let us see with the freshness and innocence of a child's eyes what her heart is truly filled with -- Love!! And all the pain that she went though to open her heart again as a woman after having closed it 'forever' as a child. It takes great courage and real creativity to do what Alyce has done inPractically Shameless. She intimately describes her own powerful healing process in such a way that, in reading her deeply touching words, we feel as if we are actually there going through the Shadow Work steps with her, feeling her fear, doubt, risks, pain, insight and joy right along with her. Alyce's very moving story makes me want to rub elbows with her, and all of the courageous souls who do and lead Shadow Work. A real gem. Cliff Barry's Foreword is just outstanding. --Dr. Leland W. Howe, bestselling co-author ofValues Clarificationand other booksReview of Audio CD edition:Practically Shameless . . .is the unabridged audiobook rendition of author and Shadow Work facilitator Alyce Barry's self-help guide to revitalizing one's life. Barry draws upon her personal story of overcoming depression to explain the human shadow, and the transformative power of the Shadow Work processes. Shadow Work founder Cliff Barry provides a foreword to this helpful guide to positive metamorphosis, which delves into why humans resist change so much and how to tap into one's positive inner sources. Especially recommended for anyone interested in discovering the mental and emotional benefits of shadow work. 5 CDs, 5 hours 32 min. --Midwest Book ReviewBoth a practical and experiential guide toward understanding the basic concepts of Jungian psychology. Alyce Barry gives us a first-hand account of how she experienced a major life transformation. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand how Jungian theory can be masterfully applied to everyday life. -- --Jim Brooks, M.D., psychiatrist, acupuncturist, Shadow Work facilitator