Episode 3: Stress Recovery: Nervous System Tools for High Performance

Guest: Joss Michael | Soma Breathwork Expert | breathwithjoss.com

Meet Joss

Joss Michael is a Master SOMA Breath® Instructor, speaker, and nervous system educator who helps high-performing women regulate stress, restore coherence, and expand capacity by working directly with the nervous system. Blending ancient breath practices with modern physiology, Joss guides breathwork as a practical, science-backed pathway to whole-body wellbeing.

Episode Overview

Most high performers have the discipline, but they're still burning out.

The missing piece is stress recovery and learning how to regulate your nervous system for sustainable high performance.

In this episode, Jen sits down with Soma breathwork expert Joss Michael to break down the science behind why your body gets stuck in chronic stress, what that's actually doing to your health and performance, and the practical tools you can start using today.

This conversation focuses on small shifts - in as little as five minutes - to rewire your stress response from the inside out.

What You'll Learn

1. Why your breath is the most direct and immediate link to your nervous system — and why that changes everything.
2. The different styles of breathwork and how each one helps you achieve your desired outcome.
3. Breathing techniques for calming down, reclaiming focus, or daily regulation.
4. The science behind what breathwork is actually doing inside your body — from HRV and longevity to your brain's feel-good chemicals.
5. How chronic stress rewires the way you breathe and the simple habit to correct it.
6. Why a dysregulated nervous system makes everything feel urgent and kills prioritization.
7. How five minutes a day over thirty days produces measurable change and how to actually start a breathwork practice without quitting.

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