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

Managing our work and home lives effectively can often feel like a balancing act.  Enter Chelsi Jo, host of the top ranked Systemize Your Life Podcast, owner of ChelsiJo.Co, and the creator of the Systemize Your Life Academy.

Chelsi Jo's mission is to set us hard-working mamas up to succeed in our homes AND in our businesses.  All we need are a few simple systems to make it happen!

In today’s episode, Chelsi Jo shares incredible solutions to take us from overwhelmed to organized in no time!

Three things you’ll learn in this episode:

1. How to use time blocking to organize our days & weeks
2. Home management systems that actually work
3. Practical tips for working moms to reduce stress, overwhelm, and burnout

To connect with Chelsi Jo, head to:

• Website: ChelsiJo.co
• Instagram: @chelsijo.co
• Podcast: Systemize Your Life

“I get that some people are like, “I'm not a 1 on the Enneagram. I’m not Type-A. I'm not this, I'm not that.” But you're tired of running around like a chicken with its head cut off, aren't you? Lean into this system a little bit. A little bit goes a long way. It really does.” – Chelsi Jo 

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• SHOW NOTES: Proven Systems to Take Your from Overwhelmed to Organized
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: Coaching with Michelle
• FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS
• FB COMMUNITY: The Calm Mom Collective
• JOIN ME ON INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

“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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Each of us has an “inner child” that's a part of our subconscious.  Our inner child has memories, emotions, and beliefs that were shaped by our own childhood. 

Here’s the thing, most of our current-day issues – the things we struggle with in adulthood – stem from unmet needs during our childhood.

For the most part, our inner child can be calm and content, just hanging out there in our subconscious, not really disrupting our adult life. 

But at times, it can also act out and start running the show without us even realizing it.  Before we know it, our inner child can get in the way of healthy relationships, cause emotional outbursts, and keep us feeling stuck.

Listen to today’s episode to learn some of the unexpected ways your inner child might be showing up and disrupting your life.  With this new awareness, I teach some simple steps to connect with your inner child and start your reparenting journey.

• BOOK A FREE 30-MINUTE DISCOVERY CALL WITH MICHELLE
• SHOW NOTES - Is Your Inner Child Running the Show? Simple Steps to Start Reparenting Yourself
• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: Coaching with Michelle
• FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS
• FB COMMUNITY: The Calm Mom Collective
• JOIN ME ON INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

“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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→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

“I’m not ready, yet.”  Friend, I know there’s something that you’ve felt called to do, but you haven’t taken the leap of faith yet because you don’t feel “ready.”

Sometimes, it’s true that we aren’t ready.  But often, waiting to be ready is an easy excuse we fall back to stay comfortable.

In today’s minisode, we explore what it actually means to be “ready”.  I’ll coach you through some mindset shifts around feeling prepared and how we can find the courage to just get started.

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle
• CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• FB COMMUNITY: The Calm Mom Collective
• JOIN ME ON INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

 “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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

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→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

There’s so much misinformation being spread about pre & postnatal exercise, and today on the podcast, Fitness Specialist Becca Donatell is here to set the record straight.

After her own experiences with pregnancy and postpartum, she created a pregnancy-safe strength training program and a postpartum exercise guide teaching women how to rebuild from the inside out. Tune in to hear how moving during pregnancy and postpartum is one of the best things we can do for our changing bodies, our mental health, and our growing baby.

Three things you’ll learn in this episode:

1. Common misconceptions about pre & postnatal exercise
2. How to strengthen our pelvic floor (and why it’s so important)
3. How bounce-back culture can be toxic and ways to shift our mindset around health.

To connect with Becca, head to:

• Website: Becca Donatell Fitness
• Instagram: @beccadonatell
• Becca’s Exercise Guides

“Your body just did something so amazing. And it took nine months to grow a child. I think that bounce-back culture is putting unrealistic pressure on women. And I would really love to see women not put these unrealistic expectations on their bodies.” – Becca Donatell 

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• SHOW NOTES: The Truth About Pre & Postnatal Movement & Exercise with Fitness
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: Coaching with Michelle
• MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village
• LET’S HANG ON THE ‘GRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

“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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

To live in alignment is simply to live in integrity with yourself.  Simply put, alignment is when your external world matches your internal world.  It’s being true to the deepest parts of who you are and what you want.

So, when you’re not living in alignment, something just feels off.  I’ve been there, and it can be really exhausting to wake up every day saying “yes” to something that every part of your inner being is screaming “no” to.  It’s no surprise that denying our authentic voice and our true desires leads straight to burnout, anxiety, and overwhelm. 

In today’s episode, I coach you through exercises to gain clarity about your authentic self – who you really are.  I teach you how to come back into integrity with the parts of you that are actually yours so you can find true and authentic alignment. 

• 25 – WHAT TO FOCUS ON IN EACH SEASON OF LIFE
• SHOW NOTES - Does Something Feel Off? How to Tell Whether You’re Living in Alignment
• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle
• CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village
• MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

 “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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

When we think of fear holding us back, it’s usually a fear of failure or a fear that something won't work out.

In this episode, we explore the areas in our lives where a fear of success might be holding us back.  Maybe you’re wondering - why would I fear success?  Well, success brings change.  And change is often uncomfortable. Especially if you feel like you’re already at capacity and overwhelmed.  New levels new devils, right?

Maybe you fear writing the book that’ll become a bestseller, maybe you fear what a promotion might demand of your time, maybe you’re afraid to hire a coach and be held accountable in your growth and healing.

Whatever your fear, resisting and ignoring it isn't the best approach. Listen to today’s episode to hear my simple mindset shift to help you process your fear of success and then take action to move forward.

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle
• CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village
• MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

“I love The Motherhood 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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

There’s no way around it, motherhood fundamentally changes us.  In today’s episode, Chelsea Bodie & Caitlin Slavens of Mama Psychologists, talk about the real and hard challenges of parenthood and its impact on our mental health.

Join us as we share practical tips and discuss how we can better care for our perinatal and maternal mental health.

Three things you’ll learn in this episode:

1. Healthy coping strategies for when we’re feeling overwhelmed
2. Signs of burnout and steps to take toward recovery
3. How to manage high-functioning anxiety as a mom

To connect with Chelsea & Caitlin, head to:

• Website: Mama Psychologists
• Instagram: @mamapsychologists
• Book: Not Your Mother's Postpartum Book

“Go back to your values. What are the things that are important to you? For some people, maybe making a really good meal is important, but then the house is gonna have to wait. For other people, it's like, “I'm going to play with the kids and we're gonna like order takeout.” So, knowing what is important will help you prioritize those things. So, for myself, work is important and then spending time with my kids is important. So, my house looks like a little bit of a dumpster fire, and I feed my kids more Kraft dinner than I probably should. Will it always be like that? No. One day I'll have a clean house, but for now, these are my priorities.” – Mama Psychologists 

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• SHOW NOTES: How to Prioritize our Mental Health as Mamas with the Mama Psychologists
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: Coaching with Michelle
• MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village
• LET’S HANG ON THE ‘GRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

“I love The Motherhood 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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

Did you know that success correlates more closely with confidence than it does with competence?

While that’s good news for all you recovering perfectionists out there, it begs the question - how do I have more confidence?!

There’s no way around it – confidence is linked to more doing, and less thinking.  It stems from a growth mindset. It’s this idea that when I take action, every outcome is an opportunity for me to learn, grow, and get better.

But you know that I don’t only coach mindset – I’ll always coach the whole of you. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the art and science of having more confidence, and how to harness the somatic (body) component to showing up confidently.

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• SHOW NOTES: Wish You Had More Confidence? Simple Hacks to Boost Your Confidence
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle
• CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village
• MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

“I love The Motherhood 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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

We all share a universal human need to be loved.  And sometimes we can feel pressure to do (or have) certain things in order to feel accepted by the people we care about or look up to. 

I get it – self-doubt, imposter syndrome, comparison, fear of judgment – all this stuff will take a mile if we give it an inch.  So, we’ve gotta be really discerning about what (and whom) we allow to validate us as women.

In today’s episode, we explore the only two options for seeking validation and approval – externally or internally. Listen in as I explore what it means to seek external validation vs. internal validation, and how we can be more intentional about what’s guiding our self-perception and worthiness.

P.S. Have you heard the big news?! The Motherhood Podcast is getting a makeover! Stay tuned as big changes are coming to the podcast name and cover art.  No worries – we’ll still be serving you the same great content 3x a week!

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz

• 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle
• CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village
• MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

 “I love The Motherhood 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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz

In today’s episode, Beth Rosenbleeth from Days of Grey, joins us to talk play-based learning, activity ideas, and how her “breakfast invitations” can help us start our days with connection and intention.

Beth is a mom of three energetic boys, and a 13-year veteran teacher with a Master’s degree in teaching reading. Early in her parenting journey, she became frustrated with how her days felt despite her education and background.

She started Days with Grey to help introduce more play into her days. Since then, Days with Grey has helped hundreds of thousands of parents better connect with their children through play-based learning (all while getting more breaks!).

Three things you’ll learn in this episode:

1. How “breakfast invitations” can be a great way to start the day
2. The connection between learning and play
3. Practical boundaries around screentime

To connect with Beth, head to:

• Website: Days with Grey
• Instagram: @dayswithgrey
• Days with Grey Starter Kit

“There are different kinds of play, and it's really important for kids to have downtime to play, draw, read, or do art because it helps them understand who they are, and it helps them become confident in the decisions they make.” – Beth Rosenbleeth 

• TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz
• 1-ON-1 COACHING: Coaching with Michelle
• MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine
• COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village
• LET’S HANG ON THE ‘GRAM: @michellegrosser.coach

“I love The Motherhood 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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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz