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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
439 episodes
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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414 - The 90% Rule: How to Make Aligned Decisions and End Overwhelm
You’re not overwhelmed because you’re doing too much —you’re overwhelmed because you’re committing to things that aren’t truly aligned.The 90% Rule is a deceptively simple framework that will help you stop overthinking, stop peopl...
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Episode 414
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413 - Emotion-Savvy Parenting: Navigating Emotional Storms with Dr. Alissa Jerud
You know that moment where your kid says or does something, your nervous system spikes, and every parenting thing you’ve ever learned disappears from your brain… Today we’re talking about the huge gap between what we know a...
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Episode 413
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412 - The 4 Misaligned Boundaries That Quietly Drain High-Capacity Women
What if the real reason you’re exhausted isn’t your schedule… but the boundaries you don’t even realize you’re breaking?If you’ve been feeling overstimulated, stretched thin, reactive, or like you’re carrying more than your share (mental...
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Episode 412
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411 - Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s the Shift That Changes Everything
What if the most powerful version of you isn’t the one who does more — but the one who gets crystal clear on what truly matters…and stops leaking energy on everything that doesn’t?Today’s episode is a grounded, science-ba...
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Episode 411
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410 - 3 Energy Leaks Every High-Achieving Woman Has During the Holidays (And How to Stop Them)
There are three things silently draining your energy this week — and they have nothing to do with your schedule.They’re happening inside your nervous system.And once you learn to spot them, you can interrupt them in seconds.
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Episode 410
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409 - The Five Core Beliefs That Keep High-Achieving Women Stuck (And the Nervous System Shifts That Set You Free)
Ever notice how you can know what you need… yet still feel unable to follow through?That gap — between what you know and what you do — is almost never a mindset problem.It’s a nervous system pattern.And as ...
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Episode 409
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408 - 5 Signs You’re Operating Beyond Capacity — And the Everyday Patterns Draining Your Energy
Most high-achieving women don’t burn out because they’re incapable…they burn out because they’ve been conditioned to ignore their human capacity.Today’s episode is a look at what happens when you live beyond your limits for too long ...
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Episode 408
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