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713 Master the Laws of Human Nature with Robert Greene

The School of Greatness

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What Is Your Shadow Side?

When we were two or three years old, we were like a complete individual. We felt all this range of emotions and tended to express it as children often do. You start to repress certain qualities in yourself in order to please your parents. As you repress that other part of your character, it goes into what we call the shadow. It's still there, just we don't see it. Louisa has had to deal with her dark side now after suffering a stroke. She says: 'I have an incredible need to be independent ands reliant' The book is published by Simon & Schuster at £16.99.

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