159: 2026: The Year of Lighter Living, Soul Remembrance, and Collapsing Time with Alicia Isaacs Howes

What if 2026 isn’t asking you to become someone new, but to remember who you already are?In this powerful first episode of 2026 on Mystical Sisterhood®, host Maureen Spielman is joined by longtime friend, mentor, and returning guest Alicia Isaacs Howes for a soul-level conversation about remembrance, completion, and the energy unfolding in the year ahead.Together, Maureen and Alicia explore why 2025 acted as a year of deep completion and shedding, how old emotional “echoes” surface so they can finally be loved and integrated, and why compassion isn’t something you practice, it’s something you are. This episode reframes spiritual growth not as ascension or fixing, but as returning to wholeness.You’ll hear reflections on soul agreements, parenting from trust instead of worry, listening to the body’s wisdom, and why 2026 carries a fast-moving, expansive energy when we stop carrying what no longer belongs to us. This conversation is a grounding reminder that clarity, desire, and momentum become available when we stop overriding ourselves and start living from truth.This episode invites you to travel lighter, trust your yes, and allow life to move with you instead of against you.What you’ll learn in this episode:Why spiritual growth is about remembering, not becomingHow emotional “echoes” repeat until they’re acknowledged and lovedThe difference between healing, fixing, and returning to wholenessWhy compassion is your true nature, not a tool you applyHow self-abandonment and people-pleasing show up in subtle waysWhat 2025 revealed about outdated identities and structuresWhy children and younger generations reflect presence and truth so clearlyHow worry affects relationships energetically, even when unspokenWhy 2026 supports speed, clarity, and aligned momentumHow desire collapses time when you stop questioning your yesWe talk about:00:00 Welcome to 2026 and revisiting long-standing soul connections02:00 Soul agreements, remembrance, and spiritual friendships across lifetimes04:00 Why ascension language can distort the truth of wholeness06:00 Emotional triggers as invitations to self-awareness08:30 Recognizing divinity through awe, beauty, and wonder11:00 Seeing others’ brilliance as a mirror of your own13:30 Completion energy and collective shedding in 202516:00 Old thought patterns, regression, and conscious re-patterning18:00 Understanding emotional echoes and loving abandoned parts21:00 Parenting without fixing, rescuing, or worry25:00 Listening to the body’s wisdom and honoring intuitive no’s29:00 Releasing people-pleasing and identity protection33:00 Appreciation as a frequency that expands reality36:00 Nature as a mirror of wholeness and non-egoic being40:00 2026 energy, desire, speed, and traveling lighter44:00 Quantum connection, collapsing time, and manifestation47:00 Rest, presence, and allowing life to move with youResources mentioned in this episode:Mystical Sisterhood® Rising: https://www.maureenspielman.com/mysticalsisterhoodrising Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call HereAbout the Host: Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops. Connect with AliciaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoursoulstoryWebsite: https://www.yoursoulstory.com/ Connect with Maureen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenspielman/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysticalsisterhoodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list Website: https://www.maureenspielman.comEmail Maureen at [email protected] to inquire about coaching, podcasting & speaking engagementsThanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!Disclaimer: This information in this podcast is to be used for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self help tool for your own use. 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