The Should-Free Life and Business Podcast

This week, I’m joined by the radiant Danielle Thornton-Walker, a transformational coach, meditation teacher and all-around soul whisperer for women craving deeper self-love, self-care and permission to live another, better, easier way.

Together, we crack open a truth that so many of us carry quietly: the invisible weight of shoulds, perfectionism and people-pleasing that leaves us feeling like we’re broken or never quite enough.

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Today, I’m joined by the brilliant Anna Rumbold, award-winning business and marketing mentor, for a conversation that feels like a deep exhale for anyone tangled up in the “shoulds” of marketing, messaging and content creation.

Anna and I dive into her journey from freelance social media manager to trusted business mentor, and what it really means to communicate your message in a way that’s true to you.

We talk about the temptation...

This week on The Should-Free Life and Business Podcast, I’m joined by Jana Krizanova, a brilliant, adventurous business experience strategist and online business manager who’s here to bust the myth that there’s only one right way to do business.

Jana and I dive deep into the pressures entrepreneurs face to follow one-size-fits-all advice, and she shares refreshingly practical, straightforward advice on what it really takes to build...

If you’ve ever worn yourself out doing endless cardio because you believed that’s what you should be doing to lose weight and get fit;

if you’re ever punished yourself at the gym to force yourself to get smaller and thinner, you’re about to discover a much better way of enjoying fitness and getting truly healthy right here.

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Alice Butler, a former competitive powerlifter turned online strength...

While most of us have grown up with all manner of rulebooks and ‘shoulds’, Chloe grew up in a household that, in her words, “actively shunned the shoulds”.

On this week’s episode, guest Chloe Weatherhead, founder of Andiomo Business Assistance and host of the Strings to Your Bow podcast, reveals a wonderfully unconventional way of learning to make your way in the world, making decisions throughout your life and truly interacting wi...

This episode is a wild, joyful permission slip to break free from every box you’ve ever put yourself into in the bid to be the goodest good girl in the world.

This week I’m joined by Emma Eirene - founder of Joyous Misfit, creator of the Pleasure Code Framework and all-round joy activator - for a delicious conversation about choosing authenticity, creativity and pleasure over all the ‘good girl’ expectations we’re taught to live by...

If you’ve ever carried shame, fear or stress around money, this episode is a must-listen.

This week on The Should-Free Life and Business Podcast, I’m joined by Jo Cantle, a wealth activation coach based in South Yorkshire, to talk all things money, nervous system regulation and rewriting the ‘shoulds’ around wealth so that you can truly and practically manifest everything your soul desires at all levels.

Jo shares her powerful pers...

We’ve been talking so far about the ‘shoulds’ - how they stress us out, throw us off kilter and make life so much harder.

But what if there was a simple way to stop reacting to those ‘shoulds’ on autopilot - and start reworking them into something that’s actually going to help us?

In this episode, I’m sharing a super practical 3-step framework to help you do just that.

Whether you’re navigating career pressure, life decisions or mo...

If you’re ever feeling like you have to do it all - be an attentive parent, an ambitious, ‘successful’ professional, a caring friend, a dutiful daughter - and spin all those plates perfectly, you’ll find a kindred spirit in this episode’s guest speaker.

Today, I’m joined by Amanda Ford, a financial services professional with over 20 years of experience, co-founder of the Financial Planning Club, and single parent navigating the com...

How many times have you held back from sharing your truth and your stories because you felt like they should be more polished, more dramatic or more “worthy” of being told?

In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Graham, expert brand storytelling expert, to explore the power of sharing our personal stories in business…. and address why so many of us struggle to be truly okay with sharing our own.

Jessica’s journey is a testament to ...

How many times have you felt like you should be thinner, more polished or more confident before you can truly take up space? Society hands us a long list of ‘shoulds’ when it comes to beauty, body image and confidence - but what if we faced those expectations head on and decided for ourselves what confidence really looks like?

In this episode of The Should-Free Life and Business Podcast, I’m joined by confidence and visibility coac...

We’ve been talking a lot lot about letting go of the ‘shoulds’ we put on ourselves — but what about the ones we place on other people?

In this episode, I’m diving into our unconscious tendency to ‘should’ others — expecting people to act, think or respond in ways that we believe they should. Inspired by Mel Robbins’ latest book The Let Them Theory, I explore how our expectations of others creates frustration, disappointment and unn...

Ever feel like everyone around you has their sh*t together while you’re over here just trying to keep up? If you’ve been feeling like you should have it all figured out by now, you’ve gotta tune into this episode.

I’m busting the illusion that there’s this ideal state where we magically ‘have it all figured out’ because spoiler alert: Nobody has it all figured out — no matter how glossy and perfect it all looks on social media. We’...

How often do you tell yourself "I can’t do this because I have to [do this other thing]”? E.g.: ❎ I can’t go to the gym because I HAVE to take this client call ❎ I can’t attend that wedding because I HAVE to work that weekend ❎ I can’t turn down that client because I HAVE to earn that money

But what if I told you that most of the things we feel obligated to do aren’t actually have to’s - they’re choices?

In this episode I’m diving...

If you’ve ever felt like you have to grind, hustle, or push yourself to exhaustion just to feel worthy of success - this episode is for you.

In this episode, I’m tackling the deeply ingrained belief that success only comes from working harder, longer and sacrificing any of our bodily needs like rest. Sound familiar? This ‘hard work = success’ equation starts young and follows us into adulthood, shaping how we approach our careers, ...

If you’ve ever found yourself feeling shame over how you ‘should be more established and successful’ in your career by now, this episode is for you.

In this episode, I’m tackling the all-too-common pressure to be more established or successful by a certain stage of life.

Here’s what we’re diving into:

✨ What does it really mean to be established and successful? (Hint: It’s not one-size-fits-all.)

✨ My personal career journey — from...

Welcome to the very first episode of The Should-Free Life and Business Podcast! 🎉

We’re diving straight into the heart of the sneaky little 'shoulds' that rule our lives: those external expectations, unspoken rules and societal standards that whisper (or shout) what we should do, be, or achieve to live a "good" life.

In this episode, I share an introduction to the ‘shoulds’:

✨ What exactly are 'shoulds' and how do they shape our c...

Break free from the ‘shoulds’ and start creating a life and business on your terms. Hosted by Dr. Jamie Pei, this podcast dives deep into the societal and cultural pressures that hold us back. Through candid personal stories and inspiring conversations with trailblazing guests, you’ll uncover mindset shifts and soulful strategies to start letting go of those pesky ‘shoulds’ and enjoy success and fulfillment your way. Your should-fr...