The Stranglehold of Societal Expectation and Reclaiming the Freedom to Dream
- Brainz Magazine
- Jun 9, 2025
- 3 min read
Nichell has done over 10,000 Readings. She uses a person's Astrological Natal Birth Chart to read from. A birth chart is like a blueprint of a person's mind, body, and spirit.
Why individuality is still under siege in 2025, and how reclaiming your soul’s truth may be the most radical act of liberation.
Despite all our progress, in 2025 humanity is still shackled, not by physical chains, but by the invisible binds of societal expectation. From childhood, we’re taught to color inside the lines, to seek approval, to stay in formation. Even our dreams, those sacred whispers from the soul, are often stifled, strangled by the fear of being judged, misunderstood, or unloved.
The majority of people walk through life adhering to a narrow script they never wrote. Conditioned by culture, religion, family, media, and outdated ideologies, they conform without question. Not because they’re weak, but because the cost of rebellion seems too high. The world doesn’t make it easy to break free. Society rewards compliance, not courage. Even the most expansive love can be rejected when the pressure to “fit in” outweighs the pull of the heart.
We continue to judge one another based on skin color, family origin, belief systems, diet choices, sexuality, political views, and socioeconomic status. Eight billion people walk this earth, each shaped by a unique web of parenting, trauma, and ancestral inheritance, yet we still act as if there’s one right way to be human.
Too many of us hold a Bible in one hand while casting judgment with the other. We preach compassion but enforce conformity. We tell our children to be independent thinkers but punish them the moment they deviate from classroom norms. We say “be yourself” and then withdraw love when their truth doesn’t mirror our own.
Worse still, we’ve turned difference into a threat. Many feel so insecure in their own intelligence,
beliefs, or worldview that they attack anything or anyone that challenges their comfort zone.
Rather than humble ourselves and consider, “Maybe I can learn from this person,” we shut down,
lash out, or project.
And then there’s the digital landscape. While the internet has opened minds, it has also created echo chambers. Social media rewards performance over authenticity, and consensus over originality. Too many voices, too much noise, and still, very little genuine growth. Instead of evolving, many of us are just parroting programming.
There is a growing ache in the collective, an exhaustion from pretending, performing, and trying to live someone else’s idea of success, love, or purpose. It’s time to reclaim our divine inheritance: the right to dream, to love freely, to live truthfully, and to grow beyond the boxes others put us in.
Being your true self in a world that rewards masks is a revolutionary act. And perhaps the first step toward a healed, more awakened humanity is to stop asking permission to be who you are. The dream that refuses to die within you is not random. It is your soul remembering why it came here.
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Nichell Delvaille, Holistic Soul Coach, Intuitive Astrologer
Nichell is a Wellness Practitioner. Healing effects all aspects of a person. She is a Holistic Soul Coach, Intuitive Astrologer, Reiki Master and Herbalist. Nichell also has certifications in Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda.
