EPISODE · Dec 26, 2025 · 25 MIN
419 - 3 Somatic Techniques to Release Stress From Your Body (Backed by Neuroscience)
from Alive & Well – Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Anxiety · host Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Ed Mylett
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--🧠 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
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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 unreso...
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