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 guys, Michelle here. Welcome back to the show. So excited to have you with us today.

We're going to talk about capacity. If you guys have listened to the show since, I guess,

the beginning of the year, really. I have been thinking about capacity a lot. And I have been

tracking my own capacity and trying to find like different buckets or categories of capacity

that I really want to be intentional about

learning how to grow and expand.

So all day long, as I'm noticing myself feeling frustrated about something, irritated

off, if it's like a brain fog thing or like a physical energy kind of thing or what have

you, I'm like trying to notice it

and then put it into a category or a bucket so I can start to organize myself as it relates to my

capacity. And what I've found is that most of the things that I'm experiencing seem to fall

into these five areas of capacity.

At least these are five areas that I want to expand.

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