“Shadow Work is the path of the Heart Warrior”
-Carl Jung
This work is designed to help you embrace every part of who you are—so you can live, lead, and love with greater clarity, truth, and authenticity.
Life isn’t meant to be lived in fragments. It's a layered, multi-dimensional experience calling you to show up fully—not just in your light, but in your shadow too.
When parts of you are buried, denied, or hidden away, you may begin to feel out of sync with yourself—disconnected, disoriented, or unsure of what’s real. This misalignment can quietly erode your sense of purpose and wholeness.
Shadow work is the pathway back.
By turning toward the parts you’ve disowned, you open powerful portals to self-awareness, healing, and liberation. Within the shadow lives your unclaimed truth, your deepest creativity, and the emotional freedom you’ve been seeking.
Integration isn’t just a concept—it’s a way of being. And it begins the moment you choose to meet yourself fully.
Which Healer Archetype Lives Within You?
There’s a sacred gift within you—a presence that uplifts, transforms, and brings others back to what’s true. The way you serve is powerful, intuitive, and deeply needed in this world. And now, it’s time to understand just how uniquely your magic works.
This quiz will reveal your core Healer Archetype—the soul essence behind how you support, love, and lead others on their journey. Whether your medicine is fierce and activating, soft and soul-soothing, or grounded in sacred truth, your path is unlike anyone else’s.
Through this quiz, you’ll receive a sacred blueprint—a map to the unique way you heal, serve, and uplift the world, aligned with the deepest truth of your soul’s journey.
Let’s discover the gifts you were born to embody—and the healing only you can bring to the world.
WHAT IS THE SHADOW?
The shadow is the part of you that lives just beneath the surface—out of sight, but never out of influence.
Psychologically, the shadow refers to the aspects of ourselves we’ve repressed, rejected, or disowned. These can include uncomfortable emotions like anger, envy, or desire… but also our brilliance, our voice, our truth, and our untapped gifts.
It’s everything we were taught not to be—too much, too sensitive, too wild, too bold. Over time, those parts got buried in the unconscious, shaping how we think, feel, act, and choose—without us even realizing it.
The shadow forms early in life. As children, we arrive whole, expressive, and full of possibility. But soon, we begin to edit ourselves to fit into the world around us. We absorb messages—spoken and unspoken—that some parts of us are lovable, while others are not. What gets praised, we keep. What gets punished, we hide. And in that hiding, the shadow is born.
But here’s the truth:
Your shadow isn’t the enemy. It’s the doorway.
It holds the keys to your healing, your power, and your freedom. When you learn to meet it with curiosity instead of fear, everything begins to change.
WHAT IS A WILDERNESS WALK SHADOW COACH?
A Wilderness Walk Shadow Coach is not just a guide—they are a living embodiment of the work.
They’ve walked through their own wilderness—faced the shadows, sat in the fire, and emerged with the wisdom that can only come from lived transformation. In the midst of chaos or uncertainty, they carry an inner compass—clear, grounded, and unwavering—and they know how to help others find theirs.
These coaches hold space with deep compassion and fierce presence. They know that true healing often begins in the breaking open. They do not fix, rescue, or bypass—but instead, witness with reverence, reflect with honesty, and walk beside others as they remember their wholeness.
A Wilderness Walk Shadow Coach is devoted to internal freedom and the full integration of all parts of the human experience—light and dark, strength and sorrow, clarity and confusion.
Throughout history, shadow workers have been the torchbearers in times of darkness. They see what others cannot. They navigate what others fear. And they call others higher—into their power, their truth, their wisdom, and their light.
TRAININGS
Our 8-month Shadow Coach Foundational Certification program is designed for coaches (or aspiring coaches), healers and therapists who are seeking to learn more about shadow work, how they can apply it to their work, and grow their business.
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FOUNDATIONAL CERTIFICATION
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ADVANCED TRAINING
Our 6-month advanced shadow coach training is designed for already established coaches, healers and therapists who are seeking to add shadow work to their practice in order to take their clients deeper and provide greater impact.
LIFE COACH vs SHADOW COACH
What’s the difference—and why does it matter?
In the world of personal development, not all coaching is created equal. While both life coaches and shadow coaches support transformation, the depth, approach, and outcome can be profoundly different.
Life Coach
A life coach focuses on where you want to go.
They help you set goals, create strategies, and stay accountable to your vision. Life coaching is often forward-focused—geared toward performance, motivation, and building new habits that lead to external success.
Life coaches ask:
“What do you want to achieve, and how can we get you there?”
It’s powerful work—but it often stays above the surface.
Shadow Coach
A shadow coach helps you understand what’s underneath—what’s unconsciously driving your choices, sabotaging your growth, or keeping you stuck in patterns.
Rather than only focusing on the doing, a shadow coach guides you into the being—the hidden parts of self you’ve repressed, denied, or disowned. Through this deeper exploration, you unlock true integration, emotional freedom, and soul-level transformation.
Shadow coaches ask:
“What parts of you have been exiled—and what truth is waiting to be reclaimed?”
Life coaching helps you climb the mountain.
Shadow coaching not only helps you climb the mountain but also to understand why you stopped climbing in the first place.
If you’re ready to do the deeper work, to come home to your wholeness, and to live from your inner truth, shadow coaching is the path.
BENEFITS OF SHADOW COACHING
Healthier relationships.
Increased self compassion and acceptance.
Overall enhanced state of wellbeing and mood.
Better communication with others.
Ability to set boundaries in your life.
Cease the cycle of self-destruction and self-sabotage.
The ability to make more conscious choices and live more in alignment with what truly matters.
FOUNDERS
Suzanne Hanna
Suzanne Hanna is a psychotherapist, shadow coach, and author who doesn’t just guide others through transformation—she embodies it. After walking 1,000 miles across the country in a radical act of healing and reclamation, Suzanne emerged with a rare and sacred map: the path home to the truest self. Her journey—through heartbreak, betrayal, loss, and rebirth—infuses every step she takes with those she serves. Suzanne is not here to offer quick fixes or surface solutions. She is here to walk beside you through the invisible thresholds of your life—with reverence, precision, and unwavering devotion. To walk with her is to descend into the depths of your becoming. To stand beside her is to remember you were never lost—only buried beneath the weight of what was never truly yours. Suzanne’s work is a pilgrimage into the shadow, a homecoming to truth, and a reclamation of the untamed self that’s been there all along waiting.
George Herrick
George Herrick is co-creator of the original Wilderness Walk, and since then has been a creative contributor as well as a powerful collaborator with Suzanne. George is the founder of SoulDeep Living, a coaching process that supports people in taking courageous action toward the life that matters most to them. His classes, retreats and coaching lead others through transformational experiences and creative expression to live inspired lives. A life and recovery coach, artist, initiated shamanic practitioner and ceremonialist, George works with people who want a deeper connection to their soul and express their personal, human divinity with compassion, wisdom and a sense of service to something greater than themselves. He is the author of the best-selling book, “STONE WARRIOR; Confronting Life’s Dark Challenges with Stone Art and Meditation,” about his journey through the shadows of recovery from cancer and addiction.
SACRED SHADOW JOURNEYS
For the seeker, the soul-stirred, and the ones ready to come home to themselves.
If you’re not looking to become a coach—but feel deeply called to do the inner work of shadow integration—our Sacred Shadow Journeys are for you.
These immersive journeys are designed for those who crave personal transformation without the structure of certification. Whether you’re navigating a life transition, unraveling old patterns, or simply yearning to reconnect with your truest self, these experiences offer a powerful and supported path inward.
We offer two signature pathways:
A 3-week intensive for those seeking a potent immersion
A 9-week deep dive for those ready for lasting, embodied transformation
Both include a soul-stirring in-person retreat where you’ll gather with fellow journeyers in sacred space, surrounded by nature, ritual, and the kind of presence that changes everything.
Through guided shadow work, powerful virtual journey, embodied practices, nature connection, and compassionate witnessing, you’ll uncover what has been hidden, reclaim what was lost, and begin to live from your deepest truth.