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, welcome to Alive and Well. Welcome back. This is actually our second part of

this series that we're doing. So if you haven't listened to the last

episode, which is our capacity expansion series part one, you can go back and start there first.

Because in that episode, I talk about why your nervous system feels overactive. It feels like you can never really turn off. You're always

wired but tired. And then I walk you through three somatic tools that you can use in real time

to help your body shift out of a fight or flight response or freeze response when you need to.

So kind of like an in the moment

SOS. And these tools matter. And I use them and I teach them and they work. And today what I want to do

is I want to talk about a question that I hear all the time. And sometimes I hear it out loud.

And then sometimes I kind of can read it between the lines.

But the idea or the question that kind of comes up is like, hey, if these somatic tools help.

If these, you know, in the moment like two or three minute tools that I can do with breath and movement, if those things help regulate my nervous system, why do I feel like I keep

needing them? And it's such a good question. It's such an important question. And I love this

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