395 - 4 of the Best Things You Can Do to Regulate Your Nervous System
You cannot heal your mind or your body in the presence of chronic stress. Full stop.And here’s the hard truth: all the money, supplements, and energy you’re spending trying to heal without addressing your stress load? It’s mostly wasted.Because stress is cumulative. It’s not just the tough conversation with your boss or the argument with your partner. It’s also the poor sleep, the endless notifications, the skipped meals, and the emotions you never process. The good news? Healing doesn’t require extreme protocols or once-a-year retreats. It comes from the daily habits you build into your life—the ones that teach your nervous system, over and over again: You’re safe. You can rest. You can heal.In this episode, I’m sharing four practices I personally use every single day to keep my nervous system regulated and resilient.You’ll learn:✔️ Why unprocessed emotions drive stress—and how to release them without spiraling✔️ How honoring your body’s signals builds safety and trust✔️ Why time outdoors is the fastest reset for your system✔️ Simple phone boundaries that protect your brain from constant micro-stress💡 Healing isn’t about doing more. It’s about creating rhythms that lower your stress load and return your body to safety—day by day, habit by habit.Related Episodes to Explore:Previous Episode5 Things I Ditched to Regulate My Nervous System4 Game-Changing Strategies for Nervous System Regulation5 Somatic Techniques to Regulate When You're Feeling OverwhelmedTired, Anxious, and Overwhelmed? The Step-by-Step Process to Heal Burnout and Regulate Your Nervous System
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394 - Tired on Monday? Try These 3 Weekend Habits to Recharge Your Nervous System
There’s nothing worse than hitting Sunday night exhausted, resentful, and already bracing for Monday.For years, my Saturdays and Sundays were one long to-do list: laundry, errands, meal prep, cleaning, maybe even “getting ahead” on work. By Sunday night, I wasn’t recharged—I was exhausted and already dreading Monday.Here’s the thing: weekends aren’t meant to just help you recover. They’re meant to restore.Recovery is passive. Restoration is active. And if you want to step into Monday with energy and presence, you need habits that actually reset your nervous system—not just your calendar.In this episode of Alive & Well, I’m sharing three simple, science-backed habits that will transform how you use your weekends:🔹 Slow, unstructured mornings — how easing into the day resets your cortisol rhythm and helps you stay grounded 🔹 Natural light + movement — why getting outside is one of the fastest ways to restore your circadian rhythm and regulate stress hormones 🔹 One thing just for you — how pleasure, flow, and play aren’t frivolous, but essential for resilience✨ Because here’s the truth: restoration isn’t selfish. It’s what makes you resourced, creative, and present—for yourself, your work, and your people.🎧 Tune in now and learn how to make your weekends work for you, not against you.Related Episodes to Explore:Previous EpisodeTry This Bedtime Drink to Lower Stress Hormones and Improve SleepSleep Science: Navigating the Mind-Body Connection for Better SleepHow to Sleep Better: 3 Game-Changing Tools to Sleep Deeply and Wake RestedRest Anxiety: 3 Subconscious Reasons You Resist Slowing Down
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393 - Why Mindfulness will Change Your Brain and Your Parenting with Hunter Clarke-Fields, author of Raising Good Humans
If you’ve ever looked at your kid mid-meltdown and thought, “Why am I reacting like this? I know better”—you’re not alone.There’s a gap between what we know and how we show up in the heat of parenting. And the bridge across that gap? Practiced, embodied mindfulness—not perfection or more willpower.In this episode, I’m joined by Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, RYT—international bestselling author of Raising Good Humans, creator of the Mindful Parenting course & teacher training, and host of the Mindful Mama podcast. A former “parenting yeller” turned mindfulness teacher with 20+ years of practice, Hunter has been featured on CNBC, NBC, FOX, HuffPost, Tiny Buddha, MOPS, and more. Her mission: help caregivers and kids live more mindfully and compassionately—without shame, rigidity, or 2-hour morning routines.We’re diving into: ✔️ Mindfulness 101: what it really is (and how to practice it in 1–5 minutes, not just 20) ✔️ The neuroscience: shrinking amygdala reactivity, strengthening your prefrontal cortex (hello impulse control + clarity) ✔️ How to close the “I know better” → “I do better” gap with tiny, repeatable reps (not more information) ✔️ Practical tools to grow the pause before you snap—so you can respond instead of reactIf you’ve been trying to “think your way” to calmer parenting while your nervous system is sprinting the other direction, this one’s for you.🎧 Press play to learn simple, science-backed ways to regulate in the moment, parent with more presence, and bring real peace back into your home.Connect with Hunter:Hunter’s WebsiteFollow Hunter on IG“I just yelled at my kid. Now what?”Related Episodes to Explore:Previous EpisodeHow Helicopter Parenting is Impacting Your Kids with Bizzie Gold5 Surprising Ways Anxiety Can Show Up in Parenting5 Signs You’re Parenting in Fight-or-Flight—and How to Shift Out of Survival ModeUsing Humor as a Parenting Tool
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392 - Always Rushing, Never Rested? 3 Truths About Work-Life Balance
If you’ve ever caught yourself chasing “work-life balance” with the perfect planner, color-coded schedule, or yet another productivity hack—only to still feel behind and burned out—you’re not alone.Because balance isn’t about squeezing more into your calendar. It’s about shifting the operating system you’re running on.In this episode of Alive & Well, I’m sharing three truths about work-life balance that almost no one talks about—truths that will help you stop chasing balance and start building it in a way your body, brain, and beliefs can actually sustain.We’ll explore: 🔹 Why nervous system regulation—not organization—is the true foundation of balance 🔹 The difference between managing your time and leading your time (and why it matters) 🔹 How old belief patterns keep sabotaging your capacity, even when your calendar looks “perfect”Because the truth is: balance isn’t something you stumble into. It’s something you intentionally build—day by day, habit by habit, belief by belief.🎧 Listen now to learn how to regulate your system, reclaim your time, and rewrite the stories that are keeping you stuck.Related Episodes to Explore:Previous EpisodeMy 4-Step Framework for Setting Healthy BoundariesThe Lie of Work-Life Balance and Other Myths of MotherhoodWork From Home? A Brilliant Strategy to Actually Get Stuff Done3 Reasons Your Productivity Hacks Aren’t Working (And What to Do Instead)
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391 - 4 Habits That Help Me Stay Regulated All Day
If you’ve ever wondered why you feel stressed, snappy, or depleted—even when nothing “major” is wrong—your habits might be the reason.Because nervous system regulation doesn’t happen in the big, dramatic moments. It’s built in the small, daily rhythms that either anchor your body in safety… or keep it running on fumes.In this episode, I’m sharing 4 everyday habits that have completely changed my patience, energy, mood, and ability to show up—at work and at home. These aren’t flashy, but they’re powerful scaffolding for resilience.You’ll learn:🔹 Why rushing through life spikes cortisol and keeps you in survival mode🔹 How 90 minutes of distraction-free focus rewires your brain for calm productivity🔹 Why saying “no” is actually a nervous system intervention—not just a boundary🔹 The neuroscience of early bedtimes (and how sleep resets your emotional regulation system)💡 None of these habits are about perfection. But when practiced consistently, they change the way your body moves through stress—helping you feel more present, patient, and grounded in daily life.🎧 Tune in now and pick one habit to experiment with this week. Because your nervous system isn’t shaped in the big breakthroughs—it’s shaped in the everyday rhythms of how you live.Related Episodes to Explore:Previous EpisodeAre You Dysregulated? 10 Surprising Signs of Nervous System Dysregulation5 Things I Ditched to Regulate My Nervous SystemWhy Your Nervous System May Be Dysregulated Even If You Don’t Feel Stressed Out4 Overlooked Symptoms of Dysregulation That Aren’t Actually “Normal”
About Alive & Well – Burnout, Anxiety, Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance
On paper? You’re crushing it.But your body’s telling a different story: fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, and a burnout you just can’t seem to shake.Welcome to Alive & Well—the podcast for high-achieving women ready to burnout-proof their lives by rewiring their nervous system for clarity, energy, productivity, and ease.I’m your host, Michelle Grosser, Esq.—trial attorney turned nervous system strategist, wife, mom, and entrepreneur (x3).After burning out hard trying to do it all, I discovered the missing piece: nervous system regulation. Now I help ambitious, high-capacity women like you build a life that’s sustainable and successful—where your nervous system becomes your superpower, not your saboteur.Around here, you’ll learn:✔️ Burnout-proof systems for time management and productivity✔️ Science-backed tools for nervous system and emotional regulation✔️ Somatic practices that help you stay grounded & calm under pressure✔️ Faith-rooted wisdom for leading from overflow—not overdrive✔️ Boundaries that protect your purpose—not just your calendar✔️ Sustainable strategies for stress management, presence, and work-life balanceIt’s time to break the burnout cycle, reclaim your well-being, and lead with the kind of peace that doesn’t cost your ambition.Hit follow and start your path to living Alive & Well. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.
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