03/17/2026
Are you “shoulding” all over yourself?
Most of us are. As women, we are deeply attuned to the collective. We feel expectations in the air before anyone says them out loud. Our nervous systems track what is admired, what seems to be working, what everyone else is managing and without even realizing it, we begin making decisions from that place.
What I often see, especially with women who are capable and used to carrying a lot, is that we plant from the “shoulds.”
~ ~ ~ We look around and think we should be further along by now because other people seem to be.
~ ~ ~ We tell ourselves we should be doing more with our potential, so we add another project, certification, or commitment to an already full plate.
~ ~ ~ We believe we should have it more together by this stage of life, so instead of asking for support, we quietly push ourselves harder.
And then a few weeks in, the energy drops, resentment builds and we start questioning ourselves.
After years of efforting and proving, it can be surprisingly hard to tell what is internally true versus externally inherited.
This is exactly what we will explore in my upcoming Awaken + Bloom: Spring Equinox online workshop.
We’ll gather this Saturday, March 21st for conversation, movement, journaling, and grounding practices that help you come back home to yourself.
Join us here: https://nataliebiniasz.com/events/
