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

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

And sometimes it can be overwhelming. I'm your host, Michelle Grocer.

I'm a certified master life coach, attorney, wife, and mom.

And years ago, I was right where you are.

I was running a busy law practice while raising a family, and I was on the fast track to

burnout.

I thought I just needed to be more organized or have better routines, but it was learning how to heal and regulate my nervous system that expand in my capacity to gracefully hold more of this big, beautiful life.

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

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

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

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

your growth continues. So let's get at it.

Hey you guys, it growth continues. So let's get at it. Hey, you guys, it's Michelle here. Welcome back to the Calm Mom podcast. Today on the show,

we're going to talk about seven signs that chronic stress has you stuck in a freeze response.

Man, I just think this is something that doesn't get nearly enough attention when we're

talking about stress.

We hear a lot about fight or flight, that go, go, go, hyper alert, kind of anxious,

activated energy.

And freeze is different.

Freeze is typically what happens when we've been on the go, go, go. And then our nervous

system, our body is so overwhelmed by the chronic stress that it's almost like it slams the brakes.

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