275. Meditation Monday: Letting Go of “Shoulds" (5 min)

The Anxiety Chicks

Cloud10

Mental Health, Education, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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This week’s Meditation Monday explores how “should” thoughts fuel anxiety and perfectionism...especially for high-functioning women who feel pressure to be further along, doing more, or feeling differently. Learn how to replace pressure with permission and self-compassion. If you’ve been hard on yourself lately, this episode is a soft place to land. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.0	Hi everyone and welcome back to Meditation Monday. I'm so glad you're here and today we're gently working with something that creates so much anxiety for high-functioning women.
1:13.1	The word should.
1:15.7	I should be further along.
1:18.1	I should have this figured out by now.
1:21.0	I should be married.
1:22.2	I should be calmer.
1:24.4	I shouldn't feel this way.
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