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Feb 16, 2026 16 min

The Buzz Lightyear Problem in the Coaching Industry

from The Psychic Society Hosted by Megan Bassili

There’s a difference between looking embodied and actually living it. In this episode, I call out a pattern I see everywhere in the coaching industry, where aesthetics, status symbols, and image are mistaken for authority, leadership, and embodiment. Wearing the suit doesn’t make you the spaceman. True embodiment isn’t something you buy, perform, or present. It’s something you inhabit. This is a conversation about identity, integrity, and why real leadership can’t be outsourced to branding, pricing, or image, no matter how expensive the costume.

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