368 - 7 Places You Store Trauma in Your Body (and Ways to Release It)

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

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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You’ve probably heard the phrase “the body keeps the score”—but what does that actually mean? If you’ve ever dealt with chronic tightness, gut issues, jaw clenching, or exhaustion that just won’t quit… your body might be holding on to more than stress. It might be storing trauma. In this episode, we’re diving into the science of somatic memory—how your nervous system encodes unprocessed trauma and stress into your tissues, and how that stored tension can quietly sabotage your energy, focu...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Alive and Well, the podcast for the new era of high achievers.
0:07.9	You're done burning out, and you're ready to lead, work, and live in a rhythm that honors both
0:14.9	your brilliance and your body. I'm your host, Michelle Grocer. I'm a trial attorney turned nervous system strategist,
0:23.8	and I've lived the burnout story. I know what it's like to chase your goals at the expense of
0:29.1	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,
0:41.2	boundaries feel like freedom, and energy comes from within. Each week, I'll share practical
0:49.0	tools for nervous system regulation, time mastery, and somatic strategies so you can show up with clarity,
0:57.5	calm, and confidence in every part of your life. Because you, my friend, were given a spirit
1:05.1	of power, love, and a sound mind. So here's to life and living it fully. This is the path to feeling alive and
1:16.6	well. Let's dive in. Hey, you are listening to Alive and Well. It's Michelle Grocer here,
1:24.2	your host. Welcome back. Today we're going to dive into something your body's
1:29.9	probably been trying to tell you for a long time. And it's that we don't just experience life, right?
1:36.8	We don't just experience things that feel stressful or overwhelming or traumatic or disappointing.
1:43.7	We don't just experience grief. We don't just experience grief.
1:45.6	We don't just experience fear.
1:47.6	We actually store all of these things away, all of these experiences in our body.
1:55.5	So if you're someone who has had different types of somatic cues, Let's say, for example, you find that you always
2:02.6	have a tight jaw, like a really clenched jaw overnight or in the morning. Or maybe you always feel
2:08.2	a heaviness in your chest, or maybe it's this constant tension in your neck and shoulders.
2:14.4	Those are all signals. Those are all different kinds of somatic cues,
2:19.2	somatic breadcrumbs, if you will, that are pointing to something deeper. So what I wanted to do today
2:25.2	is I want to unpack what it really means to store trauma in the body and how it affects
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