therapy-informed prompt deck
Shadow Work Prompt Deck
A gentle prompt deck for the days when you feel tired, tender, and still trying.
For the days when you feel tired, tender, and still trying. This one hundred prompt Shadow Work Deck was created by a therapist to support gentle, trauma-informed reflection without emotional overwhelm. You do not need perfect words, deep journaling stamina, or a clear place to begin. One prompt at a time is enough.
This deck is especially supportive if traditional journaling feels intimidating, too open-ended, or emotionally heavy. You can use it digitally on your phone or tablet, or print the pages and pull a single card whenever something feels stuck.
what this is
The Shadow Work Prompt Deck is a therapy-informed reflection tool designed to help you explore patterns, emotions, and inner experiences in a slow and supportive way. The prompts are intentionally gentle and non-linear, allowing you to engage in shadow work without pressure to reach insight quickly or go deeper than feels safe.
This deck is meant to support awareness and self-compassion, not emotional flooding.
what's included
100 therapist-crafted reflection prompts
Prompts organized into five supportive themes
Printable and digital PDF format
Card backs included for optional printing
Simple and calm layouts designed to reduce overwhelm
inside the prompts
The one hundred prompts are softly organized into five themes to support different layers of reflection:
• Triggers and projections to help you notice what activates you
• Inner child and past self prompts to reconnect with unmet needs
• Shame and survival prompts to explore coping patterns gently
• Self-perception and masking prompts to reflect on identity and protection
• Integration and reclamation prompts to ground, reconnect, and move forward
You can use the prompts in any order. There is no right way to work through the deck.
this is for you if
You want to explore shadow work without spiraling or emotional overwhelm
Trauma-informed journaling feels safer than open-ended writing
You are interested in inner child healing and self-reflection
You are in therapy or reflective personal work
You want slow, safe tools for self-exploration
