High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm

Do you ever feel like you're holding everything together on the outside, but on the inside it feels like a daily battle with self-doubt, overthinking, and exhaustion?

In today’s episode, we dive into the often-overlooked concept of high-functioning anxiety. While society might praise your high achievements, organization, and dependability, these traits can sometimes mask a nervous system stuck in fight or flight. 

If you find yourself constantly overthinking, unable to relax, or saying yes to everyone at the expense of your own well-being, this episode is for you. By recognizing the signs of high-functioning anxiety, you can begin to close the stress cycle and shift towards a state of calm and ease.

Listen in to learn:

• How to identify 5 hidden signs of high-functioning anxiety.
• The impact of overthinking, people-pleasing, low self-worth, perfectionism, and procrastination on your nervous system.
• Practical steps to help your nervous system move out of fight or flight and into a more regulated state.

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Have you ever known that something was off with your mental, emotional, or physical health, and bounced around between doctor’s offices unable to get any real explanation or solution?

If so, you’re not alone.  Today’s guest, Risa Groux, is a Certified Nurse, Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach. She is passionate about discovering the root causes of our symptoms and offering holistic solutions to heal our bodies from within. 

3 things you’ll learn in this episode:

1. How functional nutrition and autoimmune coaching go hand-in-hand
2. How to identify the root causes of autoimmune diseases
3. How to customize your diet to your individual health needs

Connect with Risa:

1. IG: @risagrouxnutrition
2. www.risagrouxnutrition.com - Use code “TCM10” to save 10% on any products bought on her website!
3. Take the “Your Food Frame Quiz” here!

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You probably know what anxiety feels like, but do you know what that experience of anxiety might be trying to communicate to you?

Our body is constantly sending us somatic cues.  The key is to learn to listen to the message instead of trying to silence the messenger.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 things that your anxiety might be trying to tell you.  If you’re able to grow in awareness of the ways your body communicates with you, you’ll find the path to healing anxiety from the inside out.


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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 reparent herself, and teaching us how to change the narrative and environment in our homes.

3 things you’ll learn:

1. How to break the cycle of toxic parenting
2. Practical ideas to start reparenting yourself
3. How to create a legacy of love and empowerment for your children

Connect with Cari:

• IG: @cari.fund
• www.cari.fund
• Free Guide: Heal Wounds and Break Generational Trauma

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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.

Stress could be hanging out in your jaw, your shoulders, even your gut, and there are simple practices that can get you on the path to healing.  Listen in to learn how!


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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 method for women to recalibrate their lives and reclaim fulfillment.

Don’t miss the turn in our conversation about our coping mechanisms for stress and how being sober-curious has been a game changer for both of us. 

3 things you’ll learn:

1. Why it's better to take action than miss out by not even trying
2. How the amount of stress we are under as women to "do it all" leads to burnout
3. The impact of alcohol on the nervous system

Connect with Abby:

• IG: @abbycalabresecoach
• AbbyCalabrese.com
• This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

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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 your emotions.

Listen in to learn 3 practical things that will help you keep your cool when you’re feeling triggered and expand your capacity to hold more of what life throws your way.


EP. 27 - HOW TO REPAIR WITH YOUR CHILD AFTER LOSING YOUR COOL

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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 release the guilt of prioritizing a healthy nervous system over pleasing others and how to make space for grace in all areas of our lives.

3 things you’ll learn:

1. Clues that you might  be a people pleaser
2. How to break the habits of approval-seeking and people-pleasing
3. How to release the guilt of setting new boundaries

Connect with Tanya:

• IG: @tanyaengesether
• GraceFilledLeader.com
• Free Grace FIlled Leadership Discovery Call

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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 process and release the stress, anxiety, and anger of fight-or-flight.

These body-based exercises will help you close the stress cycle and naturally come back to calmness in an unforced way.


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When was the last time you got a good night’s sleep?

Or maybe a better question is when was the last time you woke up feeling truly rested

Do you have a hard time falling asleep or staying asleep?

Today’s guest is Devin Burke of the Sleep Science Academy.  Devin walks us through his holistic approach to helping people stop suffering and start sleeping. Quality sleep is so much more than the duration. 

Devin teaches us how much sleep we really need, how to identify the quality of our rest, and how to track and optimize our sleep habits,

3 things you’ll learn:

1. Strategies and holistic approaches to eliminate insomnia naturally
2. Navigating the mind-body connection for better sleep
3. Tips and habits for cultivating sustainable sleep patterns, emphasizing the importance of consistency and personalized routines

Connect with Devin:

• IG: @devinburkewellness
• TheSleepAcademy.com

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“I love The Calm Mom Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

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