I am designing a journal that includes prompts for "shadow work", or rather, asks questions relating to one's dark side. The questions are intended to help the writer identify hidden aspects of him/herself and allow for greater self-awareness as well as acceptance. The prompts will ultimately lead up to questions like, "how can I have greater compassion for myself when..." and are part of a larger framework to forge a healthy relationship with the shadow. However, some of the questions are difficult to answer, such as "what patterns of behavior do you not like about yourself?". My fear is that some of these questions may be triggering or lead to further mental health stress. Since I am not a mental health professional, I'm curious if I could ever get into legal trouble for publishing such prompts. Feedback greatly appreciated!
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Google currently has a policy that all money- and health-related sites must have a professional author on these topics. This is called YMYL (Your Money, Your Life). Therefore, publications on such topics should be handled with great care. For more details, see the Google sources:
Of course, there is no outright ban on publishing such content. But Google is unlikely to show it at the top of a search query.
In any case, you shouldn't run into trouble with the law as long as you're not selling or promoting anything illegal.
