Have you ever noticed how your presence can make people both admire and resent you at the same time?
One moment they’re drawn to your composure, your depth, your light - and the next, they’re calling you intimidating, too intense, or “a bit much.”
Perhaps this has been the story of your entire life.
In this episode, I unpack what’s really happening when your presence activates projection in your friends, clients, colleagues, even family. We’ll explore six common archetypes that powerful women unconsciously embody (the Refined Outsider, the Initiatrix, the Independent Light, and more) and why these energies stir admiration and shadow in equal measure.
You’ll learn how to read the feedback of the field without shrinking, apologising, or over-explaining yourself and instead, how to stay rooted in your own energetic sovereignty as a woman of depth.
Because when you understand projection, you stop taking people’s reactions personally and start reading them as data from the collective unconscious.
If you’re ready to turn your depth into your profession, this is the work we do inside The Psychodynamic Coach Academy - our internationally accredited certification for coaches who want to work at soul-level depth.
- Early Bird savings are ending soon.
- Just 2 spots left!
Discover more here: https://www.psychodynamiccoachinginstitute.com/certification
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Have you ever noticed how your presence can make people both admire and resent you at the same time?
One moment they’re drawn to your composure, your depth, your light - and the next, they’re calling you intimidating, too intense, or “a bit much.”
Perhaps this has been the story of your entire life.
In this episode, I unpack what’s really happening when your presence activates projection in your friends, clients, colleagues, even family. We’ll explore six common archetypes that powerful women unconsciously embody (the Refined Outsider, the Initiatrix, the Independent Light, and more) and why these energies stir admiration and shadow in equal measure.
You’ll learn how to read the feedback of the field without shrinking, apologising, or over-explaining yourself and instead, how to stay rooted in your own energetic sovereignty as a woman of depth.
Because when you understand projection, you stop taking people’s reactions personally and start reading them as data from the collective unconscious.
If you’re ready to turn your depth into your profession, this is the work we do inside The Psychodynamic Coach Academy - our internationally accredited certification for coaches who want to work at soul-level depth.
- Early Bird savings are ending soon.
- Just 2 spots left!
Discover more here: https://www.psychodynamiccoachinginstitute.com/certification
Episode 106 - Where Lived Experience Becomes Professional Mastery
The BigTalk Podcast
33 minutes 56 seconds
2 months ago
Episode 106 - Where Lived Experience Becomes Professional Mastery
Many of the people who find their way into coaching have walked through something profound.
They’ve faced trauma, loss, upheaval, or deep initiations that cracked them open. And instead of running from those experiences, they let them carve depth.
That lived experience is gold. It gives you the capacity to hold space like few others can. But here’s the catch: lived wisdom on its own doesn’t always translate into professional mastery.
👉 How do you take what you’ve walked through and shape it into a framework that clients can safely trust?
👉 How do you stand out in an industry where anyone can call themselves a coach?
👉 How do you move from instinctual “helping” to a skillful practice backed by credibility and accreditation?
In this episode, I’ll share:
- Why lived experience is the raw material of depth coaching, but not the full container.
- The hidden dangers of relying on life story alone when guiding others.
- How to forge your wisdom into a professional skillset that integrates shadow, psyche, and transformation.
- Why credibility and accreditation matter now more than ever in the coaching industry.
- The pathway that turns depth-seekers into certified psychodynamic life coaches.
If you’ve ever felt the call to take your lived story and turn it into something bigger - something that gives you both the depth and the legitimacy to lead others - this episode is for you.
✨ Next step: Enrollment is now open for the October 2025 cohort of the Psychodynamic Coach Academy.
Save $1500 with our Early Bird tuition, or spread your investment over 10 monthly payments (interest-free).
📅 Book your free Consultation Call today to discover if the PCA is the right next step for you.
Discover more here:
👉 https://www.psychodynamiccoachinginstitute.com/certification
The BigTalk Podcast
Have you ever noticed how your presence can make people both admire and resent you at the same time?
One moment they’re drawn to your composure, your depth, your light - and the next, they’re calling you intimidating, too intense, or “a bit much.”
Perhaps this has been the story of your entire life.
In this episode, I unpack what’s really happening when your presence activates projection in your friends, clients, colleagues, even family. We’ll explore six common archetypes that powerful women unconsciously embody (the Refined Outsider, the Initiatrix, the Independent Light, and more) and why these energies stir admiration and shadow in equal measure.
You’ll learn how to read the feedback of the field without shrinking, apologising, or over-explaining yourself and instead, how to stay rooted in your own energetic sovereignty as a woman of depth.
Because when you understand projection, you stop taking people’s reactions personally and start reading them as data from the collective unconscious.
If you’re ready to turn your depth into your profession, this is the work we do inside The Psychodynamic Coach Academy - our internationally accredited certification for coaches who want to work at soul-level depth.
- Early Bird savings are ending soon.
- Just 2 spots left!
Discover more here: https://www.psychodynamiccoachinginstitute.com/certification
