Steph's Shift Show
Steph's Shift Show

12: Wicked Lessons: Which Character Are You?

20 November 2025 14:10 🎙️ Steph Quinn

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Have you seen WICKED yet? 💚✨

Whether you're a Wicked fanatic or not, the themes in this magical movie are POWERFUL—and they're showing up in your life right now.

The questions Wicked asks:

→ Have you ever felt labeled or judged?
→ Have you followed a wizard who was a fraud?
→ Have you had to choose between fitting in and standing up?

In this special episode, Steph announces a NEW 8-WEEK SERIES diving deep into the Wicked themes that are so relevant in the world we're living in today.

The 4 Characters (Which one are you?):

ELPHABA (the green one) - Labeled. Judged. Different. But powerful, fiery, and knows her values. Are you trying to change yourself instead of owning your power?

GLINDA (the popular one) - Loved by all. People-pleaser. Obsessed with being liked. Chooses popularity over purpose. Are you dimming your light to fit in?

FIYERO (the surface one) - Dancing through life. Surface-level instead of deep, meaningful connection. Performing instead of living with purpose. Are you avoiding vulnerability?

THE WIZARD (the fraud) - Loud, booming, powerful... but it's all smoke and mirrors. Have you been following a wizard who isn't all-powerful?

The moment of truth in Wicked:

Elphaba discovers the Wizard is a fraud. He's been using fear and propaganda to control people.

She has a choice: → Go along with the wizard and be accepted
→ Stand up for what's right and be labeled "wicked"

She chooses to defy gravity.

Glinda has a choice too: → Fly with Elphaba
→ Stay and choose popularity

She chooses to stay.

Elphaba becomes "wicked" for defying corruption. Glinda becomes "good" for staying in line.

But what does it really mean to be good? And who gets to decide?

The 8-Week WICKED Series (Starting Next Week):

The Green Effect - How labels shape your reality (and how to choose new ones)
The Wizard Has No Power - Questioning authority without losing respect
Defying Gravity - Taking the leap when fear says stay
Radical Authenticity - When fitting in is exhausting
Changed for Good - The people who transform us
Smoke and Mirrors - Critical thinking in the age of AI
Standing for Something - When silence costs more than speaking up
Taking the Leap - Making the shift

Each episode features special guest Stella (Steph's daughter) with psychology research, studies on human behavior, AI prompts, and actionable shifts.

The truth: You don't need a wizard's permission. You don't need Glinda's popularity. You don't even need green skin.

You just need to be YOU. The all-powerful, all-magical YOU.


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