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Alive & Well – Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Anxiety
On paper? You’re crushing it.
But your body’s telling a different story: fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, and a burnout you just can’t seem to shake.
Welcome to Alive & Well—the podcast for high-achieving women ready to burnout-proof their lives by rewiring their nervous system for clarity, energy, productivity, and ease.
I’m your host, Michelle Grosser, Esq.—trial attorney turned nervous system strategist, wife, mom, and entrepreneur (x3).
After burning out hard trying to do it all, I discovered the missing piece: nervous system regulation.
Now I help ambitious, high-capacity women like you build a life that’s sustainable and successful—where your nervous system becomes your superpower, not your saboteur.
Around here, you’ll learn:
✔️ Burnout-proof systems for time management and productivity
✔️ Science-backed tools for nervous system and emotional regulation
✔️ Somatic practices that help you stay grounded & calm under pressure
✔️ Faith-rooted wisdom for leading from overflow—not overdrive
✔️ Boundaries that protect your purpose—not just your calendar
✔️ Sustainable strategies for stress management, presence, and work-life balance
It’s time to break the burnout cycle, reclaim your well-being, and lead with the kind of peace that doesn’t cost your ambition.
Hit follow and start your path to living Alive & Well. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.
Episodes
446 episodes
439 - 5 Areas of Capacity to Expand If You Want to Feel Less Overwhelmed
What if your life could be fuller and less stressful at the same time? Not because you did less, but because you expanded.This episode walks through five types of capacity — what they are, what low capacity looks lik...
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Episode 439
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438 - What If Managing Your Stress Is Making It Worse — And What to Do Instead
You have the morning routine. The workout streak. The sleep protocol. All the right habits — and somehow, you're still exhausted.What if the thing you built to manage your stress is quietly adding to it?The problem isn't your habi...
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Episode 438
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437 - How to Never Argue with Your Kid Again: Making Gentle Parenting Work with Strong-Willed Kids
If you have a spicy kid — the one who knows every button, tests every boundary, and can reduce you to screaming about shoes at 7am — this episode is for you.And if you've ever tried to stay calm, validate feelings, offer choices, read th...
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Episode 437
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45:26
436 - How to Actually Expand Your Nervous System Capacity (Hint: It's Not About Being Calm)
You came to nervous system work wanting calm. What you actually need is capacity. And those are not the same thing.Calm is a feeling. Capacity is a skill. And one of them you can build — no matter how full, demanding, or non-negotiable y...
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Episode 436
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4 Nervous System Resets to Calm Your Mind & Body: Two to Release, Two to Restore
It's 10pm. You finally lie down. The kids are in bed. Work is technically done. But your brain is still in twelve tabs. Your jaw is still clenched. You lie there trying to breathe slowly while your body hums with some le...
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Episode 435
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434 - How to Lead, Scale, and Soften Without Burning Out: What Successful Women Do Differently with Eleanor Beaton
What if the reason your business feels heavy isn't a strategy problem — it's an identity problem?And what if the very thing that made you successful is the exact thing keeping you stuck?In this episode, I'm sitting down with Elean...
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Episode 434
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433 - 5 Simple Swaps to Reduce Overstimulation and Regulate Your Nervous System
You know that moment when you walk through the door and everyone needs something from you at once?Your daughter's talking about a forgotten project. Your phone's buzzing. Something's on the stove. Your husband needs the insurance card. T...
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Episode 433
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432 - 5 Rules I Live By Because I Refuse to Live in Survival Mode
Ever notice how you can get through the day…but your body feels like it never actually powers down?You’re productive.You’re handling things.You’re doing what needs to be done.And yet — your nervous system feels like it...
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Episode 432
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431 - Stop Trying & Start Doing. The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything with Carla Ondrasik
You know that moment where you keep telling yourself you’re “trying”… and somehow months go by and nothing actually changes?Today we’re calling out the sneakiest productivity trap of all: the word try.I’m joined by Carla Ondrasik,...
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Episode 431
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430 - The Time Boss Method: A Calmer Way to Plan Your Week (That Actually Works)
You know that feeling when you wake up already behind, your to-do list is endless, and no matter how productive you are, it never feels like enough?Today we’re talking about the quiet burnout that comes from living in constant urgency — ...
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Episode 430
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429 - Capacity Expansion (Pt. 3): If You’re Functioning but Exhausted, This Is for You
If you’ve been listening to this series and thinking, “Yes — this finally explains what’s happening in my body,” but also wondering, “Okay… what do I actually do with this?” this episode is for you.
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428 - Capacity Expansion (Pt. 2): Why Nervous System Hacks Don’t Stick — and How to Build Real Capacity
If nervous system tools help… why do you keep needing them?Why does regulation feel temporary? Why do you calm down — only to feel activated again a few hours later? Why does it feel like you’re constantly managing your...
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427 – Capacity Expansion (Pt. 1): 3 Ways to Regulate an Overactive Nervous System
If your body feels tense, wired, or constantly “on,” this episode is for you.An overactive nervous system doesn’t mean something is wrong — it means your body has been under sustained stress without enough opportunities to fully downshif...
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426 - 7 Signs You’re Experiencing High-Functioning Burnout as an Ambitious Mom (and What Actually Helps)
You’re getting things done.Your life looks full, productive, and “on track.”And yet… something feels off.You’re more irritable than you want to be.Your brain feels foggy even when you sleep.You’re exhausted — ...
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Episode 426
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425 - Why Managing Stress Isn’t the Same as Releasing It (And What Works Instead)
You’re good at managing stress.You solve the problems.You handle what needs to be handled.You keep going.And yet, your body still feels tight, tired, or on edge — even after the situation is over.That’s becaus...
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Episode 425
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424 - Why Capacity Expansion Is My Goal for 2026 (And Why It Changes Everything)
Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<--This year, I’m not setting goals around being calmer, more productive, snapping less, or being more disc...
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Episode 424
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423 - 3 Reasons Why Trying to Calm Down is Keeping You Stressed
Free Somatic Workshop Jan. 8 & 9, 2026 - >> REGISTER HERE <<--If you’ve ever told yourself to “just calm down” — and felt even more stressed afterward — th...
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422 - The Missing Step Between Knowing What to Do and Actually Feeling Calm in Your Body
Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<--You already know what to do.You know you should slow down, breathe, set boundaries, and stop push...
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Episode 422
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421 - How Hypnosis Works on the Subconscious Beliefs Behind Burnout, Anxiety, and Perfectionism
If you’ve done the mindset work, built the awareness, and still feel pulled back into anxiety or overdrive, this episode will make sense of what’s happening.Because most of the time, it’s not your thoughts that are the problem.It’...
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420 - Five Work Rituals to Anchor Your Energy in the New Year
(Free Somatic Workshop Jan. 8 & 9) - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<)In this final episode of 2025, we’re talking about the soft work rituals th...
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Episode 420
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419 - 3 Somatic Techniques to Release Stress From Your Body (Backed by Neuroscience)
Stress isn’t just something you think about.It’s something your body carries.Every interruption.Every transition.Every responsibility and unspoken emotional load.Your nervous system responds to all of it — and if st...
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Episode 419
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418 - 6 Signs High Cortisol Is Blocking Your Joy: How Chronic Stress Steals Your Happiness (And What to Do About It)
“Why can’t I just feel happier… when my life is actually good?”If you’ve asked yourself some version of this question - it isn’t a gratitude problem,it’s not a mindset failure,and it’s not that you’re “bad at jo...
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Episode 418
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417 - Brain Mapping Could Be the Key to Understanding Your Child’s Anxiety, ADHD, or Autism with Dr. Giancarlo Licata
If you’ve ever been told you or your child has anxiety, ADHD, or both—but it never fully explained what was actually happening—this conversation will feel like a breath of fresh air.In this episode, I’m joined ...
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Episode 417
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416 - 5 Things I'd Do Differently If I Had to Start Over in My Career as a Working Mom
If I were starting my career over today — with everything I now know about ambition, the nervous system, and sustainable success — I would do it very differently.Not because I regret being driven or capable.But because I misunders...
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Episode 416
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415 - If I Wake Up Anxious & Overwhelmed, Here’s the 15-Minute Morning Practice That Actually Helps
If you open your eyes and instantly feel mentally crowded, emotionally tense, or already behind, this 15-minute morning practice is going to change everything about how your day begins.In today’s episode, I’m sharing the exact 15-minute ...
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Episode 415
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