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. What's up you guys? It's Michelle here. Welcome to another episode of alive and well.

So glad you're tuning in today because this conversation, I think it's going to

help you name something that may have been feeling off for a while, even if you couldn't quite put

your finger on it. And we're going to talk about burnout, but not in the way that you're used to

hearing about it. Because I think when most, at least most of the people

that I work with, when they picked your burnout, you kind of imagine someone totally falling apart,

right? Just like crying in the shower or in, you know, five-day-old pajamas, unable to get out

of bed, maybe even, I don't know, something extreme,

like quitting their job and just like burning it all down, right, walking away from it all.

But in my work with high achieving, high capacity women who are also raising children,

burnout often looks so different.

It actually looks like showing up every day. It actually looks like

holding it all together. It actually looks like getting that to-do list done and looking composed

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