Beyond Should is a podcast about breaking down the barriers of our “shoulds.”“I should stay in this job… I should take that meeting… I shouldn’t say how I really feel… I should, I should, I should.” Sound familiar?But what if everything powerful, beautiful, true, and authentic lives on the other side of should?Hosted by Lucy Reynolds, certified coach and founder of The Murmuration Collective, Beyond Should invites listeners to stop living in their “shoulds” and start naming, claiming, and pursuing what they deeply want. Through stories, wisdom, and candid conversations with inspiring guests — thought leaders, creative minds, advocates, artists, entrepreneurs, and storytellers — each episode explores courage, self-trust, asking for help, embracing failure, and stepping into a more vibrant, authentic way of living.Expect laughter, honesty, vulnerability, and the occasional f-bomb as we challenge cultural conditioning, shed inherited expectations, and reclaim personal power.Becau
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Beyond Should is a podcast about breaking down the barriers of our “shoulds.”“I should stay in this job… I should take that meeting… I shouldn’t say how I really feel… I should, I should, I should.” Sound familiar? But what if everything powerful, beautiful, true, and authentic lives on the other side of should?
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Beyond Should: women reinventing their lives, careers & owning their power is hosted by Lucy Reynolds. The show has published 39 episodes to date.
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Recent episodes include "What We Get Wrong About Moderate Women: with Jackie Payne" (13 October 2026, 59 minutes), "Natacha Hildebrand Revisited: From Nike & Madewell to Redefining Success" (29 September 2026, 52 minutes), and "The Should Behind the Story: How Lucy Reynolds Built The Murmuration Collective" (15 September 2026, 67 minutes).
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Beyond Should: women reinventing their lives, careers & owning their power publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 39 episodes.
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What We Get Wrong About Moderate Women: with Jackie Payne
Oct 13, 202659 minS3
What happens when we stop assuming we know what other women think and start actually listening? Lucy sits down with Jackie Payne , founder and executive director of Galvanize USA and Galvanize Action, to explore the...
Natacha Hildebrand Revisited: From Nike & Madewell to Redefining Success
Sep 29, 202652 minS3
In this episode of Beyond Should, Lucy catches up with return guest, Natacha Hildebrand , to discuss where she is and where she's going! Beyond Should also presents a re-rerun episode with Natacha: This conversation is...
The Should Behind the Story: How Lucy Reynolds Built The Murmuration Collective
Sep 15, 20261h 7mS3
This week, the mic turns on Beyond Should host and The Murmuration Collective founder Lucy Reynolds. In a candid conversation with her friend and colleague Esti MacInnes, Lucy shares the winding path that took her from...
What Do You Want Now? Rethinking Your People, Place & Purpose with Lucy Reynolds
Sep 1, 202623 minS3
What happens when your life looks good on paper…but something still feels off? In this solo episode of Beyond Should , Lucy Reynolds gets personal about her decision to move back to her hometown of Austin and the deeper...
I Should Have Peaked By Now… Right? | Emmy-Winning Producer & Former NBC Executive Teri Weinberg
Aug 18, 20261h 6mS3
Emmy Award-winning producer, former NBC Entertainment EVP, and founder of Yellow Brick Road Productions Teri Weinberg joins Lucy Reynolds for a powerful conversation about reinvention, leadership, confidence, and...
Andrea Wetsel: Stop Performing Success and Start Building It
Aug 4, 202655 minS3
What if success didn’t require permission? In this episode of Beyond Should , Lucy Reynolds sits down with entrepreneur and Brush On Block founder Andrea Wetsel to explore ambition, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the...
Avni Patel Thompson: The Future Doesn’t Have to Be Built Around Someone Else’s “Shoulds”
Jun 16, 20261h 9mS3
Entrepreneur and AI founder Avni Patel Thompson joins Lucy Reynolds for a conversation about invisible labor, ambition, technology, and community. Together, they explore how women can move beyond expectations, trust...
Michelle Jacobs: The “Shoulds” Women Carry Around Aging, Health & Reinvention
Jun 2, 20261h 1mS3
What happens when you realize the life you built no longer fits who you’re becoming? In this episode of Beyond Should, Lucy sits down with Michelle Jacobs, co-founder and COO of Womaness, to unpack reinvention, women’s...
From The Vault: Friendship & Sheer Determination at The Great World Race — with Becs Gentry, Jenny Simpson, Chirine Njeim and Hillary Kupish
May 19, 20261h 16mS3
This week, we’re pulling a fantastic episode from the podcast vault: Lucy is joined by a group of extraordinary women who recently completed The Great World Race — running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. It’s...
Shena Patel: The Career You Were Told You “Should” Want Isn’t Always Yours
May 5, 20261 hourS3
What happens when you stop following the path you were supposed to take—and start trusting what actually feels right? In this episode of Beyond Should , Lucy sits down with creative executive and brand strategist Shena...
Can Doesn’t Mean Should….Capacity with Meg Whicher
Apr 21, 202647 minS3
When did “I can” quietly become “I should”? Lucy sits down with mountaineer Meg Whicher to unpack the cost of overcapacity, external validation, and ignoring the body’s warning signs. After surviving a devastating fall...
Should I Keep Climbing? Leadership Lessons from HBO Max’s Sarah Aubrey
Apr 7, 20261h 15mS3
Sarah Aubrey has spent her career helping shape some of television’s most talked-about stories — from producing films like Bad Santa to leading original programming at HBO Max. But in this conversation, we go beyond...
Women Shouldn’t Talk About Money… Right? Financial Freedom w/ Kim Shappee
Mar 24, 202657 minS3
“I shouldn’t talk about money.” “I shouldn’t ask for more.” “I shouldn’t want wealth.” Kim Shappee, Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor with RBC Wealth Management, founder of the Athena Conference, and a Forbes...
I Should Say Yes… Right? Honoring Boundaries with Christina Glickman
Mar 10, 20261h 1mS3
“I should go.” “I should help.” “I should say yes.” Christina Glickman, Head of Community and Experience at THE BOARD, as well as Co-CEO + Founder of I’m Not Dead Media Company, helps us dismantle the reflexive “yes”...
Beyond Should: women reinventing their lives, careers & owning their power
Introducing Beyond Should
Mar 3, 20262 min
Beyond Should is a podcast about breaking down the barriers of our “shoulds.” “I should stay in this job… I should take that meeting… I shouldn’t say how I really feel… I should, I should, I should.” Sound familiar? But...
The Season of Not Yet: Designing a Mother-Daughter Relationship — with Maddy Reynolds
Jul 8, 202552 minS2
Happy Summer, Murmuration Collective. This week, Lucy is wrapping season two with a very special guest: her daughter, Maddy! Together, Lucy and Maddy take us behind-the-scenes on how they’ve designed their relationship...
Our Vulnerability is Our Strength: What Lies Beneath — with Sarra Fleur Abou-El-Haj and Nicole Fasolino
May 20, 202550 minS2
It’s time for women to shine and have a voice! In this episode, Lucy is joined by Sarra Fleur Abou-El-Haj and Nicole Fasolino of The What Lies Beneath Project . They discuss Sarra and Nicole’s careers in the fashion...
In Her Own Right: Cultivating Self-Trust & Making our Dreams Tangible — with Chelsea Madeline
Apr 1, 202553 minS2
Happy Spring, Collective Wisdom listeners! In this episode, Lucy is joined by Chelsea Madeline , the brilliant author of In Her Own Right . Chelsea shares her journey as a writer and community builder — telling us the...
Career Forward: Why Your Job is Not Your Career — with Christiana Smith Shi
Mar 4, 20251h 18mS2
We all know work-life balance is a lie. But how can we build fulfilling careers without sacrificing our lives or leaving our jobs in the process? In this episode, Lucy is joined by Christiana Smith Shi , a retail...
Embracing the Work You’re Avoiding — with return guest Sarah Cunningham
Feb 25, 202529 minS2
When we last spoke to Sarah Cunningham , she was trying to figure out how she wanted to show up in the world as both an executive leader and a boxer. Today we’re thrilled to have her back on the show to share how she...
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