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Mellie's avatar

All of this. It needed to be said! 🙌

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Leona Waller's avatar

Agreed. Spiritual social media is like the fucking wild west. Thanks Michelle for calling out the bullshit ✨💩✨

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Mindy Fetzer's avatar

I would like to retweet this entire article.

tweet tweet 💸💸

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Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz's avatar

lol highest praise!!!! Thanks Mindy 🩷

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Jen Cerero's avatar

I absolutely love the boldness of calling out a major issue we’re all witnessing right in front of us. I have to admit, it’s been a while since I felt the kind of resentment and anger I used to experience toward the lack of awareness and manipulation by so many coaches, mentors, spiritual leaders, and influencers in the wellness and spiritual space—acting purely for their own benefit.

I remember back in 2019, feeling broken and crying, asking myself why people like this were the ones at the top—the ones leading the way—when it was so obvious they didn’t even understand the concepts they were preaching.

After stepping away from my coaching business, focusing on my own journey and truth, and letting things fall into place, I’m so happy to see more and more people every day developing discernment. We’re entering a new era where those who are truly leaders—not just savvy marketers—are rising to lead in these spaces.

I love your writing style, and thank you for such a powerful insight that opens eyes and sparks reflection!

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David's avatar

i opened your newsletter in order to follow the link to unsubscribe (i get waaay too many emails from groups i apparently signed up for). but then i started to read... and wow, what a great article Michelle !!! so well said !

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Holisticism's avatar

Thanks, David! Glad you stuck around :)

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Julia Christina's avatar

Absolutely brilliant thank you for shedding light on this epidemic. It is nauseating. Great voice in your writing. Much love

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Holisticism's avatar

Thanks for reading, Julia!

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Patrick Geary✨'s avatar

Thank you so much for your discerning eye and brilliant insight! The fear of using these techniques has kept me away from sharing the value of my work, and your words have given me an invitation to enjoy marketing with clarity and integrity.

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Shruthi Vidhya Sundaram's avatar

Thank you!!! Another thing is these tactics make people like me slightly paranoid of being put in that bubble because all of us have been burnt one time or another!

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Marissa Fontana's avatar

You have very eloquently articulated things I have been screaming about, thank you ✨ I think this bubble has burst, and everything is going to change this year.

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kenzie moseley's avatar

mmm i love everything you mentioned in this article (especially the examples) but it hits hard because it’s SO common but i feel like no one talks about it?!… thank you for bringing this to light! 🤎

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✨️ Highly Sensitive Woman ✨️'s avatar

LOVE this!!! Thank you for calling this out. There are so many marketing tactics that are so slimy.

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Sophie Bickerstaff's avatar

Brilliant. Surely the pendulum will start swinging away from this toxic behaviour soon. It seems so obvious now!

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