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. Welcome to Alive and Well. If you are listening to

episode today, if you guys hit play, I would venture to guess

for most of you. This isn't your first episode. And if it is, welcome. I'm so glad you hit

play and you're hanging out with us today. But if you have been listening to the call,

to the calm mom, I keep saying that sometimes to alive and well to this show to me. If you have been

interested in learning about your nervous system and, you know, all of the things, right? You've read

the books. You've listened to the podcast. You follow the Instagram influencers. I know that

there are probably a lot of things. And I mean tools and techniques and habits and rhythms

and all of these things that you probably already know that you should be dealing, right?

Like we all know that we need to slow down.

We all know that, I don't know, we need to breathe more deeply or set better boundaries or

we know that we need to stop pushing ourselves

so hard. And yet, and this was me for the longest time, shoulders are still tense. Maybe even

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