Welcome back to another episode! In this conversation, we dive into how Numerology and Human Design shape the way we think, feel, lead, and connect with the world. We explore life path energy, soul urges, emotional patterns, intuition, and how these systems influence your personality, relationships, work style, and the way you move through life.

This episode blends real stories, personal experiences, and deep reflections—touching on friendship, family, career, emotional intelligence, and the inner patterns that truly define who we are.

If you’re into self-awareness, decoding personalities, or understanding the deeper energy behind your behavior, you’re going to love this one.

In this episode of As You Should, we break down Human Design, Numerology, Enneagram, Myers-Briggs and every other personality framework we’ve used to understand ourselves better.

We talk about how personality types shape the way you work, make decisions, build relationships, handle emotions, and move through the world. This is a fun, honest, deep-dive into identity and self-discovery.

As You Should: Veterans Day Special Episode

Welcome to a special Veterans Day edition of As You Should! This episode pulls back the curtain on the secret lives of military spouses—because honestly, it should come with hazard pay and Botox discounts.

Featured Guest

Zina, the ultimate military spouse with three decades of experience, shares the unfiltered truth about deployments, PCS moves, and what it's really like to serve from the sidelines.

What You'll Hear

• Why military spouses are basically "secret single moms with a decent amount of money"
• The emotional rollercoaster from panic to boss mode during deployment
• Which Real Housewives could survive a deployment (spoiler: not Lisa Hochstein)
• The unexpected perks of deployment: clean toilets and closet purges
• Meeting your person in uniform and decoding military jargon
• A new game: "Use It In A Sentence, B!" featuring Gen Z slang like SYBAU, Ohio, and chopped

Key Takeaway

As You Should: Keep your identity outside the relationship—be true to you first and foremost.

As You Shouldn't (But Probably Will Anyway): Purge his closet while he's deployed. That Miami Vice tie? Gone.

Welcome to As You Should the podcast for women who have lived enough to know better and still choose chaos anyway

In this spooky special, Alex & Bijal dive deep into the childhood fears and creepy stories that still live rent-free in their heads. From irrational ghost stories to that one weird family

superstition we’re talking all things spooky, funny, and a little unhinged. If you ever ran past the bathroom at night, avoided mirrors after 3am, or thought your doll blinked yeah, this one’s for yo

Welcome to our spookiest episode yet! Join Alex & Bijal as we dive deep into the wildest conspiracy theories that'll make you question EVERYTHING. From mysterious businesses to celebrity replacements, nothing is off limits!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:00 - Intro: Welcome to Conspiracy Central
• 00:32 - The Mattress Firm Mystery: Money Laundering or Something Darker?
• 05:28 - CIA Safe Houses Hidden in Plain Sight?
• 07:23 - Are We Living in a Simulation? NPC Streaming Exposed
• 11:25 - Digital Weirdness: The Matrix is Real
• 16:05 - AVRIL LAVIGNE REPLACEMENT THEORY - Is She Really Dead?
• 17:09 - JonBenét Ramsey = Katy Perry?!
• 18:05 - The Beatles Conspiracy: Paul McCartney is Dead Theory
• 23:15 - Kim Kardashian's Hair Thong Conspiracy
• 26:12 - Craig Conover Says Pandas Aren't Real
• 28:05 - More Spooky October Content!

In this episode, we get real about the impossible pressure on women to “do it all” be the perfect mom, boss, partner, and friend without burning out. We dive into unrealistic expectations, the myth of having it all, and why perfection is overrated.

We also break down the latest Real Housewives chaos, including Taylor Frankie Paul’s new reality show, soft swinging scandals, and all the reality TV drama you love to gossip about. Whether you’re a single mom, secretly juggling life, or just need a laugh, grab a drink, breathe, and remember: you don’t have to be everything for everyone.

In this episode, Bijal gets brutally honest about cosmetic surgery, unrealistic beauty standards, and what it really means to make choices for YOUR body—not anyone else's. 🎙️ What We Cover:

We went there—from what it actually feels like to get a boob job, to losing volume after kids, to why everyone’s suddenly talking about BBLs again. We also got real about empathy, womanhood, and the weird pressure of looking “perfect” all the time.

This episode’s a mix of honesty, laughter, oversharing (as always) and just… being women figuring it out together.

Key Timestamps: 00:00 — Intro question: Favorite & least favorite thing about being a woman 01:02 — Podcast intro: “Welcome to As You Should” 02:07 — Women’s intuition & empathy 05:58 — Topic shift: Cosmetic surgery & boobs (Breast Cancer Awareness month) 06:30 — Bijal: first breast augmentation (saline → silicone timeline) 09:05 — Pumping, post-baby changes & losing volume 10:53 — “24-hour recovery” boob job explained (what she chose and why) 15:01 — Picking size — mistakes & lessons learned 16:19 — Considering removal after 19 years — why now 21:04 — Quick reminder: not medical/financial/legal advice (just opinions) 26:07 — Cultural trends: curvy era → BBL talk 28:19 — Why BBLs might smell — causes explained 30:03 — Rant: stop shaming people for their choices 31:06 — Lighter segment: Are house cleaners a necessity or luxury? 35:02 — Pelvic floor / red-light therapy talk (what worked) 37:24 — As You Should / As You Shouldn’t — episode takeaways 40:50 — Outro: follow us & signoff

Our Philosophy: Your body is NOT a democracy. You are the empress of yourself. Do what YOU feel good, as long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else. And if someone has a problem with your choices? That's their problem, not yours.

This week on As You Should, Alex and Bijl are getting into the PSYCHOLOGY of it all. Ever walked past a couple and thought "are they siblings or dating?" Turns out, there's actual science behind why we're attracted to people (and pets!) who look like us.

We're unpacking the exposure effect, debating whether Love Is Blind is actually real, and sharing our controversial beauty takes. Alex reveals her college research on why attractive people are perceived as smarter (and why tall brunette men dominate boardrooms), while Bijl opens up about finding familiar patterns in every partner she's dated.

Plus: beauty procedures that actually work, why your friend group has a uniform, and the one weird thing you're attracted to because of your childhood.

This episode is perfect for you if:

• You've ever wondered why you have a "type"
• You're curious about the psychology behind attraction
• You love messy relationship tea
• You're interested in beauty standards and procedures
• You want to understand your own dating patterns better

What we're covering:

• The exposure effect and familiarity in attraction
• Why height and appearance affect perceived intelligence
• Interracial relationships and beauty standards
• Skin pen, Botox, and beauty procedures that work
• Identifying childhood patterns in who you date
• Why Love Is Blind might be lying to us all

Follow As You Should on Instagram and TikTok @asyoushouldpod for more unfiltered conversations about relationships, beauty, pop culture, and everything in between.

As You Should - The podcast for women who have lived enough to know better and still occasionally choose chaos anyway. Whether you're thriving, surviving, or just showing up, you're in the right place.