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

305 - The Lie of Work-Life Balance and Other Myths of Motherhood with Dr. Jody Carrington

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

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Work-life balance: is it an actual thing, or just a myth designed to make us feel like we’re failing at everything? Spoiler alert: it’s probably the latter. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jody Carrington—psychologist, speaker, author, and the human equivalent of a warm, no-BS pep talk. Dr. Jody brings two decades of experience working with kids, families, and communities, and she’s here to unpack the real reason we’re all feeling stretched too thin: we’re disconnected. Dr. Jody’s...

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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.

0:10.1

I know you've got a lot going on. You work so hard. You're raising an incredible family.

0:15.9

And sometimes it can be overwhelming. I'm your host, Michelle Grocer. I'm a certified master life coach, attorney,

0:23.7

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

0:28.9

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

0:34.6

organized or have better routines, but it was learning

0:38.0

how to heal and regulate my nervous system that expand in my capacity to gracefully hold more

0:44.6

of this big, beautiful life.

0:47.6

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

0:52.1

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

0:55.5

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

1:01.7

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

1:07.2

continues, so let's get at it.

1:13.1

Hey friends, it's Michelle here.

1:15.4

This is the Calm Mom podcast.

1:17.5

Thanks for being with us today.

1:19.2

I'm excited about today's episode because I know when I hear from so many of you guys,

1:24.4

you want guidance, coaching, support, tips, hacks, all the things about work

1:30.9

life balance. And I am with you. I feel like so often it's always this tension of like I have

1:38.6

stuff I have to get done for work. But then when I'm doing that, it feels like my kids need

1:43.8

stuff for me and I can't be fully with them. And then when I'm doing that, it feels like my kids need stuff for me and I can't be

1:45.2

fully with them. And then when I am with them, sometimes it feels like there's stuff I should

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