Alive & Well – Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Anxiety

Free Somatic Workshop Jan. 8 & 9, 2026 -  >> REGISTER HERE <<--If you’ve ever told yourself to “just calm down” — and felt even more stressed afterward — there’s a reason for that.Most high-achieving women are trying to regulate stress from the top down: thinking their way into calm, forcing stillness, or pushing their body to quiet before it’s ready. And while that approach sounds logical, it often backfires.In this episode, I’m unpacking why trying to calm down can actually increase stress, how your nervous system interprets those efforts, and what works instead when your body is in fight-or-flight.This conversation reframes calm not as something you force, but something that emerges when the right physiological conditions are present.In this episode, we explore:Why “calm down” often becomes a form of suppression, not regulationHow effort, control, and “doing it right” keep the stress response turned onWhy your nervous system responds to signals — not self-talk or logicWhat actually allows the body to downshift and settle when it’s activatedIf you’ve been doing the breathing, the mindset work, and the meditation — and still feel keyed up or exhausted — this episode will help you understand why, and what your body has been asking for instead.And if you’re ready to stop managing stress and start experiencing real nervous system regulation, I’m hosting Experience the Shift on January 8th and 9th — a live, experiential event designed to help your body feel safe enough to actually calm.-- Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<

Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<--You already know what to do.You know you should slow down, breathe, set boundaries, and stop pushing so hard.And yet your body still feels tense. On edge. Braced.If calm feels like something you understand intellectually but can’t reliably access in your body, this episode is for you.In this conversation, I’m breaking down the real reason so many high-achieving women feel stuck between knowing and feeling. The problem isn’t a lack of insight or discipline — it’s a missing step most of us were never taught.This episode is about why awareness alone doesn’t change nervous system state, what your body actually needs in order to feel calm, and how capacity — not willpower — is the key to everything you’re trying to create this year.In this episode, we explore:Why knowing what to do doesn’t automatically change how your body feelsThe three requirements for real change — and where most women get stuckWhy calm is a physiological state, not a mindsetHow expanding your nervous system capacity changes everything downstreamIf you’ve been doing all the “right” things but still feel overwhelmed, reactive, or stretched thin, this episode will help you understand what’s missing — and why it finally makes sense.And if you’re ready to move from understanding into experience, I’m hosting Experience the Shift on January 8th and 9th — a live, experiential nervous system event designed to help you actually feel the difference in your body.-- Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<

If you’ve done the mindset work, built the awareness, and still feel pulled back into anxiety or overdrive, this episode will make sense of what’s happening.Because most of the time, it’s not your thoughts that are the problem.It’s the subconscious beliefs driving them.In this conversation, I’m joined by Tim Shurr, a master hypnotist with decades of experience helping high-achievers release the beliefs underneath anxiety, burnout, and perfectionism. We talk about why so many patterns persist despite years of mindset work, talk therapy, or self-awareness — and how hypnosis works at the level where real change actually happens.This episode demystifies hypnosis, explains why it can create rapid and lasting shifts, and explores how unconscious beliefs formed early in life continue to shape our stress responses as adults.In this episode, we cover:Why subconscious beliefs drive burnout, anxiety, and perfectionismHow unconscious “life rules” get installed and shape behaviorWhy talk therapy can feel like managing symptoms instead of changing patternsWhat hypnosis actually is and how it creates rapid changeWhy worthiness is often the core belief underneath overachievementHow people-pleasing and perfectionism are stress responses, not personality traitsWhy old patterns return — and how to reinforce real, lasting changeIf you’re a high-achiever who has done the work, read the books, tried the tools — and still feels like something invisible keeps pulling you back into the same loops — this episode will help you understand what’s really happening and show you a new way forward.Press play if you’re ready to stop managing symptoms and start changing the beliefs running your life.Related Episodes:Previous EpisodeAre You High or Low Energy? Nervous System Balancing Exercises Based on Your Energy TypeBurnout Trifecta: 3 Personality Traits that Are Draining Your EnergyStart Doing This Today to Reclaim Your Energy with Chloe WardEnergy Drains Aren’t a Time Problem — They’re a Boundary Problem-- Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<

(Free Somatic Workshop Jan. 8 & 9) - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<)In this final episode of 2025, we’re talking about the soft work rituals that actually hold your life together — the small, nervous-system–aligned practices that protect your energy, clarity, and capacity when everything else gets busy.These aren’t luxuries.They aren’t “nice to have.”They’re foundational.In this episode, you’ll discover:✔️ Why soft work rituals are the missing link for sustainable ambition✔️ How starting your day with intention (not input) rewires your nervous system✔️ The physiological reason recovery between stressors matters more than rest at night✔️ Why managing energy — not just time — changes everything✔️ Five simple rituals that lower stress chemistry while increasing clarity and focusThis isn’t about doing less for the sake of it.It’s about creating the internal conditions that allow you to show up fully — without burning yourself out in the process.If you want 2026 to feel calmer, steadier, and more aligned — this episode will help you build that foundation gently, intentionally, and powerfully.Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<Related Episodes:Previous EpisodeAre You High or Low Energy? Nervous System Balancing Exercises Based on Your Energy TypeBurnout Trifecta: 3 Personality Traits that Are Draining Your EnergyStart Doing This Today to Reclaim Your Energy with Chloe WardEnergy Drains Aren’t a Time Problem — They’re a Boundary Problem-- Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<

Stress isn’t just something you think about.It’s something your body carries.Every interruption.Every transition.Every responsibility and unspoken emotional load.Your nervous system responds to all of it — and if stress never gets discharged, it doesn’t disappear.It settles. It accumulates. In this episode, we’re talking about why releasing stress from the body is non-negotiable — and how to do it in ways that are fast, practical, and deeply regulating.You’ll learn:✔️ Why unresolved stress — not stress itself — is what exhausts your nervous system✔️ How stored tension lives in your muscles, breath, jaw, and fascia✔️ Three simple somatic techniques that help your body complete the stress cycle✔️ How daily stress discharge lowers reactivity, improves clarity, and restores capacityThis isn’t about “calming down” or positive thinking.It’s about giving your nervous system what it was biologically designed to do:move stress through instead of storing it inside.If you’ve been holding it together, powering through, and wondering why your body still feels tight, wired, or heavy — this episode will help you release what you were never meant to carry alone.Related Episodes:Previous EpisodeUnlocking Calm Powerful Somatic Practices to Shift out of Fight, Flight or FreezeBurnout Recovery Blueprint (Part 2): Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body3 Somatic Practices for Anxiety: Why They Work & How to Do Them5 Somatic Techniques to Regulate When You're Feeling Overwhelmed-- Free Somatic Workshop - Experience the Shift >> REGISTER HERE <<