Your Archetype
The Mother/Wife
Priority is commitment, family/group relationships and being responsible for others in spite of her own needs, giving and pleasing personality - avoids conflict.
Your Light Side
The gifts you bring to the world.
You are nurturing and responsible, and often take care of those around you.
You are the type of person that calms everyone down and helps smooth things over when there are conflicts.
You are a natural empath and can feel what others are feeling.
You are caring and compassionate.
You are the person people seek out when they are suffering.
You are mature and stronger than you know.
Your Challenges
Where you may feel stuck or limited.
You put yourself last and find your worth through serving others rather than feeling your worth internally.
In relationships, you may unconsciously use your caring behavior as a way to control others and get them to depend on you.
You may be overly protective and lack the trust that they can take care of themselves or do the right thing.
You feel a burden of responsibility for the happiness of others and have a hard time separating your feelings from their feelings.
You avoid conflict at all cost and may upset others when you create rules or boundaries.
You feel guilty when others are unhappy with you and obsess over fixing their opinions and often blame yourself for their moods.
You only feel good when people appreciate you and need you.
You tend to take on too much in work and relationships and always feel it is never enough.
Eventually, you may become resentful and suppress your anger because you are afraid to speak up.
Common Professions
The Mother/Wife Archetypes often thrive in...
Homemaker
Work-From-Home Job
Counselor
Attorney
Coach
Therapist
Teacher
Physician
Healing professional
The Shadow
The parts of yourself you've learned to reject or hide.
Cold, uncaring person. Harmful, dramatic, selfish, unhelpful or not needed. Immature, careless, child-like, helpless and out of control.
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Understanding your archetype is the first step. Jungian shadow work helps you integrate the parts of yourself you've been hiding — so you can show up fully in your relationships and life.
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