The Calm Mom - Burnout, Anxiety, Nervous System, Mindset, Self-Care, Parenting, Work-Life Balance Michelle Grosser - Inspired by Brene Brown, Mel Robbins & Rachel Hollis

Toxic parenting is so much more than a buzzphrase. It’s real, emotional trauma that we can carry into adulthood. As adults, setting boundaries with our childhood caregivers and “reparenting” ourselves is often the key to standing in the gap as a cycle breaker and raising our children differently than how we were raised.In today’s episode, Cari Fund, a passionate women’s advocate and author, joins me to talk about her journey of navigating estrangement from her mother, learning how to rep...

Muscle tension, aches & pains, gut issues, insomnia, headaches, autoimmune conditions - did you know that all of these can be physical symptoms of stress and anxiety stored in our body?When our nervous system perceives stress, there’s a physiological response in the body, so we need to have daily practices to release this stress and anxiety from our body.In today’s episode I teach you 7 simple and practical ways to release stress and anxiety in your body where you’re feeling it most. Stre...

Do you feel the pressure to do it all?As women, we so often feel an unspoken expectation to be able to handle all the things that need to be done as a mom, as a wife, and in our workspaces, without complaint or skipping a beat.If you’ve felt that pressure to do all… the... things, you my friend are not alone. In this episode, Abby Calabrese, an executive coach for high-achieving female professionals, breaks down how we deal with the stress of life as modern-day women. She has developed a...

It happens to the best of us, right? We all have moments when we've lost our cool with our kids. Motherhood can be hard, y’all!In today’s episode, you’ll learn about your window of tolerance - your capacity to handle parenting (and life) - without snapping or becoming dysregulated.Here's the thing - you can’t have emotional regulation without nervous system regulation. When you learn to regulate your nervous system, you’ll find that you also have the ability to better regulate you...

Do you have a pattern of people-pleasing?When’s the last time you said yes when you really wanted to say no? Taken on more than you had the bandwidth for? Worried about whether someone was upset with you?Here’s the thing friend, there’s a cost to keeping everyone around you happy.Tanya Engesether knows how people-pleasing and seeking approval can be an express ticket to burnout. As a Christian Certified Life Coach and host of The Grace Filled Leader podcast, she teaches women how to rel...

Have you ever been angry and someone told you to “just calm down”?Or have you ever experienced anxiety and tried to calm your body with a moment of stillness, but it just seemed to make you feel worse?Oftentimes, when we’re in our sympathetic nervous system feeling anxious or angry, trying to calm down by taking deep breaths or meditating can be really uncomfortable. It’s not what our body needs at the moment. In today’s episode, you’ll learn what your nervous system actually needs to p...