The Cost of Should – Come Home to Your Truth
In this powerful and soul-nourishing episode of the Beautiful Soul Podcast, Michanda Lindsey explores the hidden emotional and spiritual cost of living under the weight of “shoulds.” From external expectations to internalized obligations, this episode offers a gentle yet awakening invitation to reclaim your presence, your peace, and your truth.
Through a guided breathwork practice and a heartfelt talk, Michanda reveals how chronic self-sacrifice and people-pleasing disconnect us from our inner wisdom. She calls us to pause, breathe, and realign with our “now truth”—the moment-by-moment authenticity that reconnects us to our deepest self.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome and opening message
01:12 – Guided meditation and breathwork practice
08:30 – Introducing today’s topic: The Cost of Should
10:45 – How “should” becomes internalized and toxic
14:52 – Reclaiming power through conscious choice
17:40 – The danger of living a life in response to others
21:55 – Seasons of life and the importance of presence
26:30 – Rebuilding self-integrity and returning to truth
30:12 – Permission to change, evolve, and choose again
34:40 – When others are disappointed by your truth
38:20 – The growing gap when we don’t honor ourselves
41:50 – Final encouragement to come back home to you
44:00 – Closing reflection and thank you
🧘🏽♀️ Key Topics:
Opening breathwork and guided presence meditation
The spiritual and emotional cost of living by "shoulds"
Replacing obligation with conscious choice and presence
Returning to self-trust, self-honor, and inner integrity
Releasing guilt and fear around disappointing others
The difference between external expectations and authentic truth
Creating space to know yourself again—like dating your own soul
Encouraging a gentler, more compassionate world by starting with ourselves
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