Welcome to Alive and Well, the podcast for the new era of high achievers.

You're done burning out and you're ready to lead, work, and live in a rhythm that honors both

your brilliance and your body. I'm your host, Michelle Grocer. I'm a trial attorney turned nervous system strategist,

and I've lived the burnout story. I know what it's like to chase your goals at the expense of

your well-being. And I also know it doesn't have to be that way. Here, we're redefining success. It's where productivity feels peaceful,

boundaries feel like freedom, and energy comes from within. Each week, I'll share practical

tools for nervous system regulation, time mastery, and somatic strategies so you can show up with clarity,

calm, and confidence in every part of your life. Because you, my friend, were given a spirit

of power, love, and a sound mind. So here's to life and living it fully. This is the path to feeling alive and

well. Let's dive in. Hey guys, it's Michelle here. Welcome back to alive and well. I want to talk

about boundaries today. It's one of our core steps inside of my signature

group program, burnout recovery blueprint, because boundaries, well, let me start here. So often,

when we find ourselves in a season where we are feeling or experiencing burnout, it's because

we have not been clear with what are our core values, right? Our priorities. And then being

intentional about aligning our life and our day to day-day and our calendar with those core values,

with protecting and prioritizing those core values.

And when we're living out of alignment with that, we often experience burnout.

So so many of the women that I work with, we do work around our core values, right?

And I'll say, you know, I have a whole process.

But we start with identifying your five core values.

And they'll have a core value, let's say, for example, that's being present with their family, right?

And then I'm like, okay, open your calendar for the last, whatever, two weeks,

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