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, hey, it's Michelle here. You're listening to Alive and Well. Today on the show,

I'm super excited to share these techniques with you to help you release stress

from your body. Here on the show, we talk a lot about the fact that stress isn't just what's

happening in our heads, right? It's not just the thought loops. It's not just all the things we're

carrying in the mental load. It's actually happening in our

body. And we experience stress every single day, right? In some form or another, sometimes it's just

that low grade stress that's just kind of humming under the surface all day long. Sometimes it's

something really big. But either way, you know,

every time we're interrupted for me, that's one of my triggers when I'm trying to get

something done and I'm just interrupted over and over and over. Every time you're trying even

to like transition between tasks or multitask, every responsibility you take on,

every unspoken emotional load that you carry, it's all

stress. And our nervous system responds to each one of these micro-stressors, sometimes subtly,

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