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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
426 episodes
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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407 - Energy Drains Aren’t a Time Problem — They’re a Boundary Problem
If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, constantly “on,” or quietly resentful even while doing everything “right”… this episode is going to land.Because here’s the truth most high-capacity women were never taught:You can’t honor yo...
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Episode 407
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406 - 3 Reasons Why Play Might Be the Most Productive Thing You’ll Do This Week
What if the thing you’re missing isn’t more discipline — it’s more play?Not structured play.Not “fun time” on your calendar.Not something productive or Pinterest-worthy.Real play.Pointless, joyful, silly, inefficient p...
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Episode 406
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405 - The Power of Self-Compassion in Navigating High-Stress Parenting Moments with Anna Seewald of Authentic Parenting
If motherhood ever cracked you open in ways you didn’t expect—old grief surfacing, worthiness wobbling, “Who even am I now?”—this conversation will feel like oxygen.I’m joined by Anna Seewald—Armenian-born educator, psychologist, and par...
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Episode 405
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404 — The Time Management Lie: How to Stop Rushing, Start Living, and Finally Feel at Peace
The next cohort of Burnout Recovery Blueprint opens January 2026. Join the waitlist HERE for early access, exclusive bonuses, and Black Friday savings.__...
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Episode 404
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403 - 7 Everyday Habits That Dysregulate Your Nervous System (and What to Do Instead)
Have you ever noticed that the things quietly wearing you down aren’t the big crises—but the tiny, constant ones?The ones that slip through your calendar, your habits, your pace?In this episode, we’re unpacking seven small but pow...
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Episode 403
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34:40
402 - Resentment, Irritability, and Control: 4 Ways Unprocessed Anger is Draining Your Energy and Bandwidth
Do you ever feel like you’re holding it all together on the outside—but underneath, you’re simmering?You’re not losing your mind. You’re likely holding unprocessed anger.In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most misunders...
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Episode 402
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35:05
401 - From Anxiously Attached to Secure: How Your Attachment Style Shapes Your Parenting, Relationships, and Stress with Jessica Baum
If you’ve ever wondered why you over-give to keep the peace, shut down to stay “strong,” or feel that push-pull of wanting closeness but fearing it—your attachment style is likely running the show behind the scenes.In this episode, I’m j...
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Episode 401
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400 - 4 Proven Nervous System Shifts to Reduce Anxiety and Burnout
Feeling anxious, on edge, or like you’re always one task away from total burnout?You’re not broken — your nervous system is overloaded.And today, we’re celebrating 400 episodes of helping high-capacity women like you lear...
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Episode 400
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399 – 5 Anti-Burnout Practices to Reset Your Nervous System and Restore Calm
You know that feeling when you’re trying to avoid burnout, but the very thought of “managing stress” feels like one more thing on your already maxed-out to-do list?Yeah—this one’s for you.In this episode, we’re cutting th...
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Episode 399
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32:49
398 – 3 Effective Tools to Relax Your Nervous System When You’re Feeling Anxious
Ever feel like anxiety just comes out of nowhere?Your mind starts racing, your body tenses, and suddenly you’re either spiraling into overthinking or completely shutting down.That feeling isn’t random—it’s your nervous system doin...
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Episode 398
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23:08
397 - Feeling the Urge to Leave or Start Over? The Spiritual Power of Staying with Rev. Lydia Sohn
If you’ve ever wondered, “Do I stay and dig deeper—or is it time to go?” you’re not alone.In a world that glamorizes fresh starts, we can miss the quiet miracles of rootedness. But staying (with discernment) can be where real...
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Episode 397
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38:52
396 - The 10-Minute After-Work Reset to Transition Out of Work Stress and Into Family Time
Why is it so hard to “switch off” at the end of the day?You close your laptop, but your mind keeps buzzing. You replay conversations, run through tomorrow’s to-dos, maybe even reach for your phone to check just one more email...
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Episode 396
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395 - 4 of the Best Things You Can Do to Regulate Your Nervous System
You cannot heal your mind or your body in the presence of chronic stress. Full stop.And here’s the hard truth: all the money, supplements, and energy you’re spending trying to heal without addressing your stress load? It’s mostly wasted....
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Episode 395
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