Shadow Work: Journal & Prompts

Shadow work changed your life on TikTok. Now do the real work.

Umbra is a structured shadow work journaling app with depth and a Mirror that reflects back what you write. It's not a random prompt generator — it's a guided journey through 6 cycles of inner work, tailored to your shadow archetype.

WHAT MAKES UMBRA DIFFERENT

Most shadow work apps give you a prompt and a blank page. Umbra gives you a methodology.

• 6 Progressive Cycles — The Mask, The Pattern, The Origin, The Cost, The Dialogue, The Whole. Each cycle takes you deeper. Each one builds on the last.

• 4 Shadow Archetypes — Take a short quiz to discover yours: The Achiever, The Avoider, The Caretaker, or The Seeker. Every prompt is tailored to your specific shadow pattern.

• 7 Exercise Types — Not just journaling. Fill-in-the-blank, wound mapping, letter writing, one-sentence truths, belief reframing, and inner dialogue. Different days, different depths.

• The Shadow Mirror — After you write, Umbra reflects back what it noticed. Patterns, repeated words, what you didn't say. Like having a compassionate witness for your inner work. No advice. Just a mirror.

• Staged Writing — Some prompts go deeper. Write freely, then a follow-up question appears: "Go Deeper." Then: "Name it in one sentence." Three layers, one session.

• Streaks & Progress — Track your daily practice with streaks. Watch your progress ring fill as you move through each cycle. Celebrate real milestones.

• Breakthrough Cards — Select a sentence from your entry and generate a beautiful, shareable card for Instagram Stories or TikTok. Dark, gold, contemplative. Designed to be posted.

YOUR JOURNEY

Cycle 1: The Mask — Who you present vs. who you are
Cycle 2: The Pattern — The behaviors that keep repeating
Cycle 3: The Origin — Where it all started
Cycle 4: The Cost — What the shadow has taken from you
Cycle 5: The Dialogue — Speaking directly to your shadow
Cycle 6: The Whole — Becoming who you actually are

256 prompts. 4 archetypes. A real journey, not a daily random question.

PRIVACY FIRST

Journal entries and progress are stored on your device. AI features send relevant writing or questionnaire answers through our Cloudflare proxy to Poe and its model providers. Mirror reflections and cycle summaries can send journal content; personalized follow-ups use the latest entry when reminders and notification permission are enabled. No Umbra account is required. Turning off reminders stops personalized follow-ups, but does not turn off other AI processing.

FREE VS PRO

Free: Cycles 1–2 (22 prompts per archetype), streaks, and three Mirror reflections
Pro (one-time lifetime purchase; current US price $9.99, local prices vary): All 6 cycles, ongoing Mirror reflections, Shadow Reading, monthly streak freezes, and PDF export

This is not therapy. Umbra is a self-reflection tool for people ready to meet the parts of themselves they've been taught to hide.

Your shadow is waiting.