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Alive & Well – Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Anxiety

Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Ed Mylett

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

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432 - 5 Rules I Live By Because I Refuse to Live in...

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2026/02/03

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’s been running in the background nonstop. Like too many tabs open. Like you’re always slightly braced for what’s next. That’s survival mode. And it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. It means your nervous system hasn’t been taught how to come back to baseline. In t...

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431 - Stop Trying & Start Doing. The Mindset Shift...

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2026/01/27

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, author of Stop Trying, who breaks down why “trying” keeps you stuck in your head — and why doing is a totally different energy (and outcome). In this episode, we’re diving into: Trying vs. doing: why trying is mental, doing is physical, and your brain hates vague ...

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430 - The Time Boss Method: A Calmer Way to Plan Your...

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2026/01/20

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 — and why time itself isn’t the problem. I’m joined by Andrew Hartman, founder of Time Boss and former startup COO, who built his entire framework after burning out repeatedly in high-pressure environments… including a season where chronic stress literally cost...

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429 - Capacity Expansion (Pt. 3): If You’re...

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2026/01/16

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. Because understanding your nervous system matters — but understanding alone doesn’t change how you wake up in the morning. Experience does. Structure does. Repetition does. In this final episode of the series, I’m talking about why burnout recovery doesn’t come...

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428 - Capacity Expansion (Pt. 2): Why Nervous System...

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2026/01/15

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 nervous system just to get through the day? This episode answers that question clearly and compassionately. Because tools don’t change your baseline. Capacity does. In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between regulating in the moment and expand...

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427 – Capacity Expansion (Pt. 1): 3 Ways to Regulate...

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2026/01/14

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 downshift. In part one of this short Capacity Expansion series, I’m breaking down why your nervous system feels overactive and walking you through three science-backed tools you can use in real time to help your body shift out of fight-or-flight. In this episode, you...

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33:41

426 - 7 Signs You’re Experiencing High-Functioning...

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2026/01/13

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 — but slowing down feels impossible. That’s the paradox of high-functioning burnout. In this episode, I’m unpacking the quieter, easier-to-miss signs of burnout that show up not as collapse — but as competence, over-functioning, and pushing through. We’ll talk about why ambitious moms...

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23:11

425 - Why Managing Stress Isn’t the Same as Releasing...

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2026/01/09

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 because managing a stressor and releasing stress are not the same thing. In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between the stressors in your life and the stress response happening in your body, why stress isn’t just mental but physiological, and how uncompleted stress response...

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424 - Why Capacity Expansion Is My Goal for 2026 (And...

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2026/01/07

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 disciplined. I’m focusing on one thing: expanding my capacity. Because I’ve learned that when your nervous system has more capacity, everything else follows. In this episode, I’m sharing why capacity expansion is the lens I’m using this year, how it’s grounded in nervous system science, and why it’s what so ma...

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423 - 3 Reasons Why Trying to Calm Down is Keeping...

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2026/01/06

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 — there’s a reason for that. Most high-achieving women are trying to regulate stress from the top down: thinking their way into calm, forcing stillness, or pushing their body to quiet before it’s ready. And while that approach sounds logical, it often backfires. In this episode, I’m unpacking why trying to cal...

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19:57

422 - The Missing Step Between Knowing What to Do and...

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2026/01/05

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 pushing so hard. And yet your body still feels tense. On edge. Braced. If calm feels like something you understand intellectually but can’t reliably access in your body, this episode is for you. In this conversation, I’m breaking down the real reason so many high-achieving women feel stuck between knowing and feeling. T h...

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41:36

421 - How Hypnosis Works on the Subconscious Beliefs...

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2026/01/02

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’s the subconscious beliefs driving them. In this conversation, I’m joined by Tim Shurr, a master hypnotist with decades of experience helping high-achievers release the beliefs underneath anxiety, burnout, and perfectionism. We talk about why so many patterns...

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420 - Five Work Rituals to Anchor Your Energy in the...

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2025/12/30

(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 that actually hold your life together — the small, nervous-system–aligned practices that protect your energy, clarity, and capacity when everything else gets busy. These aren’t luxuries. They aren’t “nice to have.” They’re foundational. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✔️ Why soft work rituals are the missing link for sustai...

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23:02

419 - 3 Somatic Techniques to Release Stress From...

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2025/12/26

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 stress never gets discharged, it doesn’t disappear. It settles. It accumulates. In this episode, we’re talking about why releasing stress from the body is non-negotiable — and how to do it in ways that are fast, practical, and deeply regulating. You’ll learn: ✔️ Why unreso...

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33:54

418 - 6 Signs High Cortisol Is Blocking Your Joy: How...

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2025/12/23

“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 joy.” It's what's happening in your physiology. Chronically elevated cortisol can quietly shift your nervous system into survival mode — and when that happens, joy becomes neurologically inaccessible, even when good things are happening. In this episode, we unpack: ✔️ The ...

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44:30

417 - Brain Mapping Could Be the Key to Understanding...

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2025/12/19

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 by Dr. Giancarlo Licata, director of Vital Brain Health, to unpack what’s really going on in the brain beneath these labels—and why understanding how the brain is firing matters more than the diagnosis itself. We talk about anxiety, attention, and regulation through a neuroscience lens...

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28:18

416 - 5 Things I'd Do Differently If I Had to Start...

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2025/12/16

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 misunderstood what actually creates long-term performance, clarity, and well-being. In this episode, I’m sharing the five shifts I wish I had made earlier in my career — back when I was running a law practice, raising babies, and equating success with doing more, faster, an...

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24:57

415 - If I Wake Up Anxious & Overwhelmed, Here’s the...

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2025/12/11

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 sequence I use on mornings when I wake up anxious, wired, or overwhelmed — and the neuroscience behind why it works. Morning anxiety isn’t a mindset issue. It’s a physiological pattern driven by cortisol rhythms, overstimulation, and a nervous sys...

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414 - The 90% Rule: How to Make Aligned Decisions and...

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2025/12/09

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 people-pleasing, and stop tolerating the 60–70% decisions that drain your bandwidth. When you learn to choose only what is deeply aligned — and release the rest — your entire life gets quieter, clearer, and more intentional. In this episode, I break down the neuro...

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42:27

413 - Emotion-Savvy Parenting: Navigating Emotional...

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2025/12/05

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 about calm parenting and what actually comes out when we’re tired, stressed, and triggered. I’m joined by Dr. Alissa Jerud—clinical psychologist, DBT expert, and author of Emotion-Savvy Parenting. Dr. Jerud blends gold-standard, evidence-based tools with respectf...

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