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30-Day Limiting Beliefs Shadow Work Journal

A 30-day shadow work journal to expose limiting beliefs, confront self-sabotaging patterns, and rewrite the inner stories keeping you stuck.

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Ryan Puusaari
Sep 20, 2025
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You’re the One Holding Yourself Back.

Even Though You Know Exactly What You Want.

You talk about freedom.
But you chain yourself to old stories.

You crave success.
But you sabotage every opportunity that feels "too good."

You long for peace.
Yet your mind insists:
"You don't deserve it."

And when you're alone, it hits you:

"Why am I like this?"


Sometimes the harshest voice in your head...

Is yours.

Not the real you, the guarded you.

The you who learned that playing small was safe.
Who believed settling was smarter than risking disappointment.
The you who trusted voices that said:

"You’re not good enough."
"It won’t work out."
"Dream smaller, stay safer."

Those voices weren't yours at first. But now they're running the show.


You're Not Flawed. You're Conditioned.

These beliefs didn't start with you, but they're yours now.

You learned them as a kid, as a way to survive.
To keep your head down and your heart protected.
You learned that limitation = security.

But the cost of keeping these beliefs?
You already feel it:

  • Living a smaller life than you know you're capable of

  • Watching opportunities pass by, untouched

  • Wondering if you'll ever feel truly free

And worst of all, you keep repeating it.


Welcome to the Loop.

Every time you try to break free, those old beliefs pull you right back.

You set goals. You start strong.
But then, right when things look promising, you retreat.

Over. And over. And over again.


This Isn’t a Journal.

It's an Intervention.

The 30-Day Limiting Beliefs Shadow Work Journal isn’t here to comfort you.

It’s here to shake you awake.

This isn’t some fluffy feel-good exercise.
No gratitude lists or watered-down mantras.

It’s a mirror. A flashlight into the dark corners.
A compassionate, unfiltered confrontation with your truth.


Here’s What’s Inside:

  • 📌 30 daily prompts designed to uncover and challenge your deepest limiting beliefs

  • 🎯 Deep exploration into self-worth, fear of success, perfectionism, and hidden self-sabotage

  • 🖊️ Dedicated reflection pages to pour out raw, honest thoughts without judgment

  • 📥 Instantly downloadable PDF—no waiting, no shipping, no excuses

  • 🗓️ Use it your way: daily ritual, weekly reflection, or whenever you're ready to face yourself honestly


This Is for You If...

  • You constantly doubt your own abilities, even when praised

  • You settle for less because deep down, you don't believe you deserve more

  • You start things but rarely finish because success feels too uncomfortable

  • You're sick of getting in your own way and ready to understand why


Avoiding This Work Has a Price.

If you choose to ignore this:

  • The same limiting beliefs keep calling the shots

  • Your potential remains just beyond reach

  • Life feels stuck, predictable, suffocating

  • Regret eventually becomes louder than your excuses

You deserve better than that.


Begin Today. No More Waiting.

No pressure. No timeline.
Just you, this journal, and your decision to finally step aside from your own path.


🔒 How to Get Your Journal Right Now

The 30-Day Limiting Beliefs Shadow Work Journal (PDF) is available immediately below this post for paid subscribers of Shadow Thoughts.

If you’re already subscribed, your download awaits below.

If you’re not yet a paid subscriber, but ready to take action:

👉 Click here to get instant access.

You’ll unlock this journal, plus every tool and resource I’ve created and all those still coming.


🌘 This Isn’t Surface-Level Healing.

Shadow Thoughts is for people done with empty affirmations.
Done pretending.
Done playing small.

If you're ready to do the deep, unfiltered, honest inner work, you belong here.

Inside our paid community, you'll receive:

  • 🗝️ Exclusive shadow work journals tackling real issues like self-sabotage, guilt, and fear

  • 💡 Personal reflections that cut to the truth (no fluff, guaranteed)

  • 🖋️ Prompts and practices that go beyond the surface to spark lasting change

  • 🔓 Lifetime access to every downloadable guide we publish

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