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Are you ready to find balance and break free from burnout as a high-achieving mom?
Do you feel like you’re constantly burning the candle at both ends?
Are you looking for mind & body solutions for your anxiety and overwhelm?
Do you feel pressure to do it all, but don’t see how your daily routine is sustainable?
Whether you struggle with overwhelm, anxiety, self-doubt, people-pleasing, burnout, or perfectionism, it’s time to break through whatever is holding you back. It’s time to get unstuck, overcome your fears, shift your mindset, and build your dream life.
Friend, you are worthy of an extraordinary life in and beyond motherhood.
I’m your host Michelle Grosser, a certified Trauma-Informed Master Life Coach, attorney, professor, wife, and mom. I’ve been there - right where you are.
I was an attorney running a busy law firm by day, law school professor by night, all while trying to parent my kids, pour into my marriage, and keep up my home - and what I found was that I was on the fast track to burnout.
The good news is that there’s a better way.
Each week I’m going to coach you on the work that builds an epic life. We’ll discuss all things motherhood, mindset coaching, and emotional well-being so that you can create a life designed by faith over fear.
Get ready to learn about regulating your nervous system (and why it’s so important), setting boundaries, worthiness, true self-care tips, work-life integration, imposter syndrome, parenting, and how to harness your mama-bear intuition.
This podcast will elevate, empower, and equip you as a human being and a mom.
It’s time to extend yourself compassion, re-focus your intention, raise your vibe, and alchemize the parts of you that will lead to a deep spiritual transformation.
You’ll laugh, cry, and know you’re not alone in your motherhood journey.
So if you’re here to do the inner work and you’re ready to expand, I’m here to join you on the journey.
Each time you press play, your growth continues. Let’s get at it!
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You’re doing your best to take care of yourself—maybe even trying to keep up with the wellness trends you’ve been seeing everywhere. But if you still feel anxious, wired, or totally drained… there might be more going on under the surface. In today’s episode, we’re calling it out: Not all wellness trends are good for your nervous system. 💥 You’ll learn the real reason your body can’t tell the difference between “good” and “bad” stress—and how that impacts your hormones, energy, and...
Today’s tech is not the same as the Saturday morning cartoons we grew up with. It’s faster, stickier, and designed to hijack attention, delay development, and disrupt regulation. And most of us are just trying to keep up—while feeling totally overwhelmed. In this conversation, I’m joined by The Screentime Consultant herself, Emily Cherkin, a former middle school teacher turned national advocate for tech-intentional parenting. With humor, deep empathy, and zero judgment, she’s help...
1Ever walked away from a conversation thinking “Why did I just say that?” “Why did I freeze?” “Why can’t I bring this up without freaking out?” It’s not that you’re bad at communicating. 🧠 Your nervous system is just running the show. In today’s episode, we’re diving into how your nervous system state is shaping your communication—whether you’re snapping, shutting down, or trying to keep the peace at your own expense. We’re breaking down: What fight, flight, freeze, and fawn actually look like...
Let’s be real: spa days are great, but they’re not going to rewire your nervous system. You need self-care that actually works. The kind that helps your brain slow down, your body feel safe, and your energy come back online. In this episode, we’re redefining self-care for high-achieving women—and talking about 7 surprisingly powerful (and wildly underrated) ways to support your nervous system daily. We’re breaking down: Why multitasking is frying your prefrontal cortexHow hydration and ...
You won’t always feel the moment you leave survival mode. Healing your nervous system won’t always look like a big breakthrough. Sometimes, it’s quiet. Subtle. Easy to miss if you don’t know what to look for. In this episode, we’re unpacking 4 signs your nervous system is healing—even if you’re not “there yet.” These shifts are easy to overlook, but they’re proof your system is rewiring in powerful ways. We’re diving into: ✔️ Why feeling less reactive is a huge win for your ...
You can look like you have it all together… and still be starving inside. In this raw, deeply honest conversation, I’m joined by Real Housewives of New Jersey star, former attorney, and author Jackie Goldschneider—who opens up about her 20-year battle with anorexia and what it really took to heal. We talk about the hidden layers of disordered eating, the illusion of control, and how shame keeps so many women trapped in silence. Jackie shares how her relationship with food—and with herse...
High-functioning anxiety looks like you're killing it. You’re answering the texts, running the meetings, managing all the moving pieces, smiling and saying “I’m good”... ...all the while your nervous system is stuck in overdrive. It doesn’t “look” like anxiety. But it might feel like: Overthinking every decisionTrouble sleeping, even when you’re dead tiredAlways rushing, never restingTight jaw, tense shoulders, shallow breathHere’s what no one tells you 👇 The very habits that helped you...
Ever feel like your mind & body are stuck in overdrive? It's not just “anxiety.” It's your nervous system trapped in fight-or-flight. And you can't think your way to feeling better. In today’s episode, we’re diving into 3 powerful somatic tools that calm your stress response—fast. Think: science-backed, zero-fluff techniques that get your body back online in minutes. We’re talking about: ✔️ Why you can’t just “think your way calm” when your body feels unsafe✔️ The science behind my favori...
If you’ve tried everything—therapy, time-blocking, supplements, mindset work—but still wake up tired, wired, and stuck in survival mode… this episode is your turning point. I’m walking you through the exact 7-step framework I teach inside The Burnout Recovery Blueprint to help high-achieving women regulate their nervous system and actually feel better. No more patchwork self-care plans. No more chasing quick fixes. This is root-cause healing. Inside this episode: ✔️ Why your nervous sys...
Tired all the time? Mood all over the place? Period wrecking your week? But every time you get your labs done, it’s the same thing: “Everything looks normal.” 🙄 This week on The Calm Mom, I’m joined by Dr. Leisha Drews—a hormone expert and functional medicine practitioner who’s here to say: you’re not crazy, and you’re not broken. As the host of the Happily Hormonal Podcast, Leisha shares her unique insights on how our bodies work and encourages women to take charge of their health. We'...
If you’re waking up tired, dragging through your day, and barely making it to bedtime without snapping or crashing… You might not have a time management issue or even a sleep issue. 💥 You likely have a nervous system issue. In this episode, we’re breaking down what’s actually draining your energy (spoiler: it’s not your to-do list)—and 3 science-backed shifts to help you get it back. You’ll learn: Why burnout messes with your mitochondria (yep, we’re going cellular)How your nervous system is ...
Ever feel like your mind and body just can’t chill—no matter how much lavender oil, deep breathing, or “self-care” you try? You might be missing the real MVP of nervous system regulation: your vagus nerve. It’s not just some wellness buzzword. The vagus nerve is your nervous system’s on switch for calm—and if it’s not firing well, neither are you. In this episode, we’re breaking down why your system won’t stop buzzing, even when you’re doing all the “right” things (deep breathing, journ...
You love your kids. But lately? You feel irritated, overstimulated, and straight-up overwhelmed. This isn’t just “normal mom stress.” You’re likely parenting from survival mode—with a nervous system stuck in overdrive. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the 5 signs that you're parenting in fight-or-flight—and what to do when the chaos feels constant and your patience is MIA. We’re talking about: The nervous system patterns behind overstimulation, urgency, and disconnectionWhy y...
You know something’s off—your energy is tanked, your moods are all over the place, and your body feels like it’s waving a red flag. But every time you get your labs done? “Everything looks normal.” 🙄 You’re not imagining things. And you’re definitely not a hypochondriac. In today’s conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Heather Stone—a functional medicine practitioner, hormone expert, and regenerative farmer (yep, we go there)—who’s here to break down the real, often-missed signs of thyroid dysfunct...
If you’ve been trying to balance your hormones, fix your fatigue, or finally regulate your nervous system—but still feel like a burnt-out zombie in yoga pants—it might not be what you are doing… It might be what you need to stop. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on 5 sneaky habits I cut out that made a massive difference in how I feel—physically, emotionally, mentally, hormonally (hi, cortisol). And no, this isn’t about a 17-step morning routine or becoming someone who cold plung...
Ever wake up and feel like your brain is already going a mile a minute—kids, work, schedules, the endless to-do list? This guided meditation invites you to start your morning differently—to wake up grounded, grateful, and energized. In just a few minutes, you’ll: Anchor into a deep sense of calm and presenceCultivate gratitude to shift your mindset before the day even beginsBoost your energy with a simple, intentional practice that supports your nervous system You can listen before you...
You know that sinking feeling when you’re about to start something important—but instead, you scroll, organize a drawer, or suddenly need to deep-clean your entire kitchen? Or when you say yes to something you definitely don’t want to do, just to avoid disappointing someone? Or when you rewrite an email seven times before sending it, making sure there’s no room for anyone to judge you? But here’s the truth: These aren’t personality traits. They’re actually stress responses. Perfectionism, peo...
Ever catch yourself reacting to your kids in a way that shocks you? Maybe you hear your own mother’s voice coming out of your mouth, or you feel like you’re constantly walking the tightrope between patience and losing it. You’re not crazy. You’re not failing. And you’re definitely not alone. The truth is, unresolved experiences from your past don’t just disappear—they live in your body, shaping the way you respond to stress, relationships, and, yes, parenting. And until you recogn...
Do you ever feel like you’re constantly busy but never truly productive? Your to-do list is endless, you’re always running from one task to the next, and yet, at the end of the day, it feels like you haven’t really moved the needle on what actually matters. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In today’s episode, we’re breaking down why busyness isn’t the same as productivity—and why understanding this is crucial to creating a stress-free, fulfilling life. The truth is...
You love your kids more than life itself… so why does everything they do feel like nails on a chalkboard lately? Why are you so exhausted before the day even starts? Why does it feel like you’re carrying the entire weight of your family’s existence while no one else seems to notice? If that sounds familiar, you’re not just tired—you might be in mom burnout. It’s full-blown nervous system dysregulation—your brain and body stuck in overdrive, running on stress hormones, and leaving you ph...
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