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High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm

249 - Anxious or Irritated? Stop Trying to be Calm and Try This Instead

High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm

Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Becky Kennedy

Education, Time Management, Anxiety, Productivity, Nervous System, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Emotional Regulation, Parenting, Somatic Tools, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Overwhelm, Work-life Balance, Burnout, Mindset

4.9538 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever been angry and someone told you to “just calm down”? Or have you ever experienced anxiety and tried to calm your body with a moment of stillness, but it just seemed to make you feel worse? Oftentimes, when we’re in our sympathetic nervous system feeling anxious or angry, trying to calm down by taking deep breaths or meditating can be really uncomfortable. It’s not what our body needs at the moment. In today’s episode, you’ll learn what your nervous system actually ne...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Calm Mom podcast, the show for ambitious women ready to get off the Hot Mess Express.

0:10.0

I know you've got a lot going on.

0:12.2

You work so hard.

0:13.5

You're raising an incredible family.

0:15.8

And sometimes it can be overwhelming.

0:18.3

I'm your host, Michelle Grocer.

0:19.7

I'm a certified master life coach, attorney,

0:23.5

wife, and mom. And years ago, I was right where you are. I was running a busy law practice

0:28.8

while raising a family, and I was on the fast track to burnout. I thought I just needed to be more

0:34.4

organized or have better routines, but it was learning how to heal

0:38.8

and regulate my nervous system that expand in my capacity to gracefully hold more of this big, beautiful

0:46.0

life.

0:47.4

You too are worthy of an extraordinary life in and beyond motherhood.

0:51.9

Learning to be a calm, anchoring presence in your home and at work is going

0:56.1

to be your superpower. If you're here to do the inner work that brings a sense of calm amidst the

1:02.0

chaos, I'm here to join you on that journey. Each time you press play, your growth continues,

1:07.9

so let's get at it. What's up, you guys? Welcome to the Calm on podcast.

1:16.3

Michelle Grocer here. Y'all, today on the show, I am going to give you permission to stop trying

1:24.5

to be calm all the time. I think this is going to be really freeing. I think you guys

1:29.9

are going to have aha moments today. I think this is going to be super helpful. But before we jump

1:34.1

into it, I have a quick favor to ask you, if you have enjoyed the show, if you've gotten any

1:40.4

value out of this show, if you've learned anything from the show, can you just

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