meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm

348 - Are These 3 Mistakes Making Your High-Functioning Anxiety Worse? (And What to Do 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

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

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 overdrive. It doesn’t “look” like anxiety. But it might feel like: Overthinking every decisionTrouble sleeping, even when you’re dead tiredAlways rushing, never restingTight jaw, tense shoulders, shallow breathHere’s what no one tells you 👇 The very habits that helped you...

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

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

0:08.4

Mess Express.

0:09.8

I know you've got a lot going on.

0:12.0

You work so hard.

0:13.3

You're raising an incredible family.

0:15.6

And sometimes it can be overwhelming.

0:18.1

I'm your host, Michelle Grocer.

0:19.9

I'm a certified master life coach, attorney,

0:23.3

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

0:28.6

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

0:34.3

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

0:38.7

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

0:45.1

beautiful life.

0:47.3

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

0:51.8

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

0:56.2

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

1:01.9

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

1:07.8

so let's get at it.

1:18.4

Hey, hey, you're listening to the Calm Mom podcast. It's Michelle Grocer here. Today on the show,

1:24.6

we're going to dive into something that I just see all the time. I've experienced it myself. I know so many of you guys are navigating through this, and it is

1:28.8

high functioning anxiety. And more specifically, what I want to talk about today are maybe some

1:35.0

things you're doing. We'll call them mistakes, but they're not really intentional. They're just

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Becky Kennedy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Becky Kennedy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.