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Welcome to Woman Uncaged, Episode 11 of Season 6!
The guru era has sold us a comforting story: someone else has figured life out, and if we follow their method we can finally escape the mess. But what happens when the pedestal cracks and the person we idealized turns out to be human, complicated, and sometimes unethical? We go there, starting with recent public disappointments and the broader pattern we keep seeing across the self-help industry, spiritual leadership, and influencer coaching culture.
We explore why the guru-mentee relationship can get dangerous fast: power dynamics, hierarchy, and that subtle pitch of transcendence and enlightenment. We unpack how formula marketing pulls us away from our own inner wisdom, why “live like me” is a massive red flag, and how ethical coaching looks different. For us, the work is slower, more relational, and more honest: we can guide, teach, and share experience without pretending to be perfect or demanding that anyone copy our life.
We explore choosing mentors who help us become more ourselves, and more uncaged!! Not more obedient.
If you are tired of being sold a one true path, this episode is for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who’s questioning their go-to experts, and leave a review so more people can find the conversation.
Resources mentioned:
Dr. Lissa Rankin's substack, including this article: Byron Katie The Enlightened Master" Is Just A Part & Martha Beck Ghosts People She Mentors Once She's Used Us Up (Part 1)
Laura's Mastermind: https://www.carriebradley.com/mastermind
~Linda's book: Homecoming: One Woman's Story of Dismantling Her Inner Cage and Freeing Her Wild Feminine Soul
~Laura's Monday Money Missives: https://goodwithmoney.substack.com/
~Linda's Wild Woman in the Burbs: https://lindasewalliuskatz.substack.com/
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