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Alive & Well – Burnout, Anxiety, Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance
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
374 episodes
367 - 5 Somatic Techniques to Regulate When You're Feeling Overwhelmed
You’ve read the books. You’ve tried the deep breaths. You’ve told yourself, “Just calm down.”But when overwhelm hits? Your body’s still on edge—clenched jaw, tense shoulders, short fuse.Here’s the truth: you can’t out...
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Episode 367
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366 - 3 Reasons Your Productivity Hacks Aren’t Working (And What to Do Instead)
You’re ambitious. You’re organized. You’ve got the planner, the calendar app, and the color-coded to-do list.So why do you still feel overwhelmed, behind, and exhausted by 2pm?Here’s the truth:It’s not your calendar that’s the...
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Episode 366
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365 - ‘Til Stress Do Us Part: Marriage-Saving Tools for Managing Stress Together with Elizabeth Earnshaw
If you ever feel like a completely different version of yourself when you're under stress—snappy, shut down, or just plain tapped out—you're not alone. Stress doesn’t just impact how you feel in your body. It can totally ...
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364 - Why You Keep Breaking Your Boundaries (and How to Stop)
You set the boundary. And then… you broke it. Again. You knew what to say. You meant it when you said it. So why did it feel so hard to actually hold the line?In ...
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Episode 364
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363 - 4 Habits for a Productive Morning That Rewire Your Brain for Focus & Energy
If your morning routine feels more like a crash course in chaos than calm… this episode is for you.You don’t need another 17-step overhaul. You need a few small shifts that actually stick.In this epi...
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362 - Tired But Wired? 4 Nervous System Shifts That Actually Help You Rest & Recharge
You’re wiped, but wired. Exhausted, but your brain won’t quit.You want to rest—but your body says, not yet.That buzzing, edgy, can’t-sit-still feeling? It’s not a mindset problem. It’s a nervous syst...
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Episode 362
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29:04
361 - Take 2 Minutes: Boost Your Joy with Daily Gratitude Practices Backed by Science with Marc Fussell
If you’ve ever felt guilty for struggling because “you should be grateful,” this one’s for you.Because real mental wellness isn’t about pretending everything’s fine.It’s about having science-backed tools that help you navigate the...
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Episode 361
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360 - Do You Have High Cortisol? 4 Science-Backed Ways to Reset Your Body’s Stress Response
If your body feels like it's stuck in overdrive—wired, tired, inflamed, and just plain off—it might not be just stress. It could be high cortisol.In this first episode of Alive & Well, we’re pulling back ...
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Episode 360
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359 - Not a Morning Person or is it Actually AM Anxiety? Signs You Might Be Waking Up in Fight-or-Flight (and What to Do About It)
If you wake up already anxious, overstimulated, or feeling behind—you’re not imagining it. Mornings can be brutal when your nervous system is stuck in survival mode. And no amount of coffee, planners, or morning routine ...
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Episode 359
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358 - 5 Burnout Red Flags Every Perfectionist Needs to Know
You’re crushing it on paper—but inside? You’re feeling fried.If your standards are sky-high, your to-do list never ends, and your nervous system feels like it’s hanging on by a thread, this episode is your wake-up call.
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Episode 358
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357 - Restoring Our Girls: How to Authentically Connect with Your Daughter in the Way She Actually Needs with author, Cathy Cassani Adams
If you're raising girls, this episode is a must-listen.Because the world they’re growing up in? It’s not the one we were raised in.In this powerful conversation with therapist, parenting coach, and Restor...
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Episode 357
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356 - Overwhelm, Brain Fog, and Irritability? 10 Ways a Dysregulated Nervous System Shows Up in Your Body
If you’re waking up tired, snapping at everyone by noon, forgetting basic things, or constantly overstimulated… it might not be your schedule, your supplements, or your mindset.It might be your nervous system.
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Episode 356
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355 - 7 Signs Chronic Stress Has You Stuck in a Functional Freeze Response
If you feel like you’ve been stuck in a fog—too tired to move, too overwhelmed to start, or too numb to care—this episode is for you.You’re probably not lazy. You’re not a procrastinator. You’re not failing.
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Episode 355
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354 - 3 Popular Wellness Trends That Might Be Dysregulating Your Nervous System
You’re doing your best to take care of yourself—maybe even trying to keep up with the wellness trends you’ve been seeing everywhere. But if you still feel anxious, wired, or totally drained… there might be more going on u...
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353 - How to Be a Tech-Intentional Family with The Screentime Consultant, Emily Cherkin, MEd
Today’s tech is not the same as the Saturday morning cartoons we grew up with. It’s faster, stickier, and designed to hijack attention, delay development, and disrupt regulation. And most of us are just trying t...
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Episode 353
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352 - 4 Sneaky Ways Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn Are Hijacking How You Communicate
Ever walked away from a conversation thinking “Why did I just say that?” “Why did I freeze?” “Why can’t I bring this up without freaking out?”It’s not that you’re bad at communicating. 🧠 Your nervous system is just running the show.<...
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Episode 352
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351 – 7 Underrated Self-Care Habits That Actually Help You Heal (Backed by Science)
Let’s be real: spa days are great, but they’re not going to rewire your nervous system.You need self-care that actually works. The kind that helps your brain slow down, your body feel safe, and your energy come back online.In this...
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Episode 351
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28:10
350 - 4 Signs You’re Out of Fight-or-Flight and Your Nervous System Is Actually Healing
You won’t always feel the moment you leave survival mode.Healing your nervous system won’t always look like a big breakthrough. Sometimes, it’s quiet. Subtle. Easy to miss if you don’t know what to look for.In...
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349 - The Weight of Beautiful: RHONJ’s Jackie Goldschneider on Healing Anorexia, Body Image, and Turning Pain into Purpose
You can look like you have it all together… and still be starving inside.In this raw, deeply honest conversation, I’m joined by Real Housewives of New Jersey star, former attorney, and author Jackie Goldschneider—who opens up ab...
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348 - Are These 3 Mistakes Making Your High-Functioning Anxiety Worse? (And What to Do Instead)
High-functioning anxiety looks like you're killing it.You’re answering the texts, running the meetings, managing all the moving pieces, smiling and saying “I’m good”... ...all the while your nervous system is stuck in overdri...
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Episode 348
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347 - 3 Body-Based Tools to Shift Out of Fight-or-Flight (Fast)
Ever feel like your mind & body are stuck in overdrive?It's not just “anxiety.”It's your nervous system trapped in fight-or-flight.And you can't think your way to feeling better.In today’s episode, we’re diving i...
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346 - Tired, Anxious, and Overwhelmed? The Step-by-Step Process to Heal Burnout and Regulate Your Nervous System
If you’ve tried everything—therapy, time-blocking, supplements, mindset work—but still wake up tired, wired, and stuck in survival mode… this episode is your turning point.I’m walking you through the exact 7-step framework I tea...
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345 - Tips for Balancing Hormones & Boosting Energy with Leisha Drews of Happily Hormonal
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...
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Episode 345
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344 - 3 Science-Backed Ways to Boost Your Energy (Proven Strategies for Chronic Fatigue)
If you’re waking up tired, dragging through your day, and barely making it to bedtime without snapping or crashing…You might not have a time management issue or even a sleep issue.💥 You likely have a nervous system issue.In...
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343 - 7 Ways to Tone Your Vagus Nerve and Build Real Stress Resilience
Ever feel like your mind and body just can’t chill—no matter how much lavender oil, deep breathing, or “self-care” you try?You might be missing the real MVP of nervous system regulation: your vagus nerve.It’s not just some wellnes...
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Episode 343
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