

High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm
Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Becky Kennedy
You've built a full life. The career, the family, the responsibilities, the goals — all of it. And the fuller it gets, the more stretched thin you feel.Not because you lack the discipline or drive to figure it out.But because your nervous system was never upgraded to match the life you've built. High Capacity is the podcast for ambitious women who are done just managing their stress and are ready to actually expand what they can hold. Hosted by trial attorney turned nervous system strategist Michelle Grosser, each episode unpacks the nervous system science behind why you feel maxed out, reactive, and depleted — and gives you real tools to expand your capacity across every area of your life.This isn't just about doing less. It's about becoming someone whose nervous system can hold more — more joy, more presence, more of the life you've worked hard to build, and more of the demands that come with it — without the low-grade stress that's become your new normal.Here’s what you’ll learn:- How to expand your emotional, stress, physical, relational, and joy capacity- Nervous system-based tools that work in real life, in real time- How to identify your Capacity Pattern — the specific strategy your nervous system defaults to when you're overwhelmed — and what it means for your stress, your relationships, and your daily lifeNew episodes every Tuesday and Friday.Tuesdays bring the nervous system science and tools.Hi-Cap Fridays give you one practical move to expand your capacity in the week ahead.Take the free "What's Your Capacity Pattern?" quiz: michellegrosser.com/quiz
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Aug 3, 2022 • 24min
029 - My Foolproof Goal Setting Strategy
Setting and managing goals is a huge part of fulfilling your vision and life purpose! And to set effective goals, you've gotta have a process. In today's episode, I’m going to walk you through the formula for setting SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound). It is about breaking things down until you find the first, small, actionable step – a step that you can realistically shift into a new habit! When we can make small changes and be consistent in new ways and routines, friend that's where the magic happens! MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Goals - Ep. 29 Show Notes 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Aug 1, 2022 • 20min
028 - MOTHERHOOD MONDAY - How to Raise Leaders From a Young Age
We all want our kids to grow up to be leaders, right? It's not necessarily that we want them to grow up to be the President or a CEO, but in order for them to have much of an impact on their world, they’re going to have to lead in some capacity. There’s a calling and a purpose on each of their lives, and in order to carry that out, it is going to require some level of leadership and influence. We want to be intentional with our kids and encourage the character traits of someone who is a great leader - confident, kind, dreams big, and has the communication skills and resilience to follow those dreams through to completion. Check out today's episode for four powerful ways we can raise our children to be effective leaders. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Ep. 28 Show Notes 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Jul 27, 2022 • 25min
027 - How to Repair With Your Child After Losing Your Cool
This podcast explores how to repair relationships with children after losing your cool, emphasizing the importance of trust and communication. It delves into self-regulation, empathy, and the evolving journey of motherhood, offering practical strategies for handling parenting frustrations.

Jul 25, 2022 • 35min
026 - MOTHERHOOD MONDAY - 4 Tips for Raising Honest Kids
It's not uncommon for parents to catch their kids in a lie - it’s actually a normal part of their development - and certainly not an indictment on our parenting. Phew! Yet while that doesn’t mean that we should ignore it, what it does mean is that we can acknowledge that it’s normal, consider why our kids might feel the need to lie, and teach them why honesty is important. In this episode, we talk about some of the reasons why children lie, and I share 4 practical strategies we can implement to help raise honest kids. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Honesty - Ep. 26 Show Notes 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Jul 20, 2022 • 32min
025 - Learn Exactly What You Should Be Focusing on in Each Season of Life
Life happens in cycles and seasons, right? As you become aware of the season you’re currently living in, you can learn how to fully experience it. You can understand the lessons within each season, so you can gracefully move to the next one feeling complete and empowered. It’s when you’re living in resistance to the season you’re in, that it feels like it’s lasting forever! That resistance isn’t allowing you to learn the lessons God’s intended for you to learn in that season. But if you can embrace each season - even the low seasons - and lean into the growth that is supposed to come with it, you’ll find you’re able to flow through the seasons with grace. Listen to this episode to: Figure out which season of life you’re currently in; Discover the purpose of that season; Be aware of the pitfalls of that season; and Learn exactly what you should be focusing on in that particular season. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Seasons - Ep. 23 Show Notes 1-ON-1 COACHING: Motherhood Coaching CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Jul 18, 2022 • 28min
024 - MOTHERHOOD MONDAY - Smart Strategies to Help Your Kids Practice Patience
Patience isn’t just about waiting. It’s about how we wait, right? If we can help our children practice patience from a young age, we’re giving them a life-long gift. And the only way to have more patience is to practice! I can’t tell you how often I’m muttering under my breath throughout the day asking God for patience. But I know what’s happening when I do that - I’m actually asking for opportunities where my patience is going to be tested so I can practice! In this episode, I give you smart and simple strategies to help your kids practice their patience. We’ll discuss why it’s important to start small and keep it simple. We’ll also explore the role that self-regulation skills play in practicing patience, and the power in seeing and acknowledging our children’s effort and progress. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Patience - Ep. 24 Show Notes 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Jul 13, 2022 • 28min
023 - How Your Attachment Style is Affecting Your Relationships
How we were parented as children is the single greatest influencer of the attachment style we exhibit in our adult relationships. Since it's how we were parented that affects our attachment style, having this awareness now as parents ourselves is so valuable. We can’t intervene in a world we can’t see, right? So just by listening to this episode, you’ll start to have a basic awareness and understanding of your attachment style, which can empower you to begin to heal from the hardships of your childhood, which is going to improve your relationships. In this episode, we’ll discuss the 4 attachment styles and you’re going to resonate with at least one. Your attachment style isn’t a diagnosis or a label, but rather it’s about gaining an understanding of the reasons why you do the things you do. In identifying the reasons that you have a particular attachment style, you’ll be able to start to heal some of the traumas that led to that style, so you can become more secure and grow deeper and healthier in your relationships. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Attachment Styles - Ep. 23 Show Notes 1-ON-1 COACHING: Motherhood Coaching CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Jul 11, 2022 • 22min
022 - MOTHERHOOD MONDAY - Helping Our Children Discover Their Purpose
Purpose is the single greatest motivator in life. We all want to accomplish things that are meaningful. We all believe the world needs improving, and deep down we all want to be part of the solution. However, as parents we can’t force a purpose on our kids! We can’t create their purpose. We can’t decide what lights them up or what bores them. But what we can do is open doors. We can present them with options. We can create opportunities for them to discover their passions and talents. In this episode you’ll learn three things we can do to help our children discover their purpose. Today’s episode is for you if you’re wondering who should take the lead role, and who should take the supporting role in this process. We’ll also discuss the importance of sharing how we feel fulfilled in our purpose with our children, and the importance of playing offense rather than defense. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Purpose - Ep. 22 Show Notes 1-ON-1 COACHING: Motherhood Coaching CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Jul 6, 2022 • 22min
021 - The Three People Every Mom Needs in Her Life
Jim Rohn said we’re the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with, right? We’re all aware of the importance of having mentors in our professional lives, but what about the importance of mentorship on our motherhood journeys? In this episode, I’ll tell you the three people every mom needs in her life. You’ll learn how to seek out the right kinds of relationships you need to flourish, how to show up as that person for other women, and the one bonus person that I don’t think moms should live without. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Motherhood Mentors - Ep. 21 Show Notes 1-ON-1 COACHING: Motherhood Coaching CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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

Jul 4, 2022 • 25min
020 - MOTHERHOOD MONDAY - Raising Independent Kids
It’s Independence Day, so it seemed appropriate to have a discussion about raising independent children! Through the independence we help foster, our kids develop a sense of autonomy that is critical to their development. Our kids need to be given the opportunity to develop a sense of self and to get to know who they are. This episode is for you if you’re looking for ideas on how to get your kids to chip in around the house. I also share guidance on how much responsibility and freedom you can grant your children with a few ideas and practical tips you can start using today. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Independent Kids - Ep. 20 Show Notes 1-ON-1 COACHING: Motherhood Coaching CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @themotherhood.podcast “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!🧠 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


