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You've built a full life. The career, the family, the responsibilities, the goals — all of it.

And the fuller it gets, the more stretched thin you feel.

Not because you lack the discipline or drive to figure it out.

But because your nervous system was never upgraded to match the life you've built.

High Capacity is the podcast for ambitious women who are done just managing their stress and are ready to actually expand what they can hold.

Hosted by trial attorney turned nervous system strategist Michelle Grosser, each episode unpacks the nervous system science behind why you feel maxed out, reactive, and depleted — and gives you real tools to expand your capacity across every area of your life.

This isn't just about doing less.

It's about becoming someone whose nervous system can hold more — more joy, more presence, more of the life you've worked hard to build, and more of the demands that come with it — without the low-grade stress that's become your new normal.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

- How to expand your emotional, stress, physical, relational, and joy capacity

- Nervous system-based tools that work in real life, in real time

- How to identify your Capacity Pattern — the specific strategy your nervous system defaults to when you're overwhelmed — and what it means for your stress, your relationships, and your daily life

New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.

Tuesdays bring the nervous system science and tools.

Hi-Cap Fridays give you one practical move to expand your capacity in the week ahead.

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345 - Tips for Balancing Hormones & Boosting Energy with Leisha Drews of Happily Hormonal

April 11, 2025 • Michelle Grosser - Inspired by Brene Brown, Mel Robbins & Rachel Hollis • Episode 345

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Tired all the time? Mood all over the place? Period wrecking your week?

But every time you get your labs done, it’s the same thing: “Everything looks normal.” 🙄

This week on The Calm Mom, I’m joined by Dr. Leisha Drews—a hormone expert and functional medicine practitioner who’s here to say: you’re not crazy, and you’re not broken. As the host of the Happily Hormonal Podcast, Leisha shares her unique insights on how our bodies work and encourages women to take charge of their health.

We're talking:
✅ Why your labs might look fine—but your body doesn’t feel fine
✅ What’s actually going on with your hormones and thyroid
✅ The first 3 shifts to start rebuilding your energy, mood, and cycle health

You’ll learn how stress, blood sugar, and even your exercise routine are impacting your hormones—and how to support your body with small, practical changes that make a big difference.

🎧 Let this episode be your permission slip to trust what you feel, ask better questions, and stop settling for “fine.”

Connect with Leisha:

Michelle Grosser

Host