Anchored & Alive with Blaze
A weekly guide to emotional empowerment & sustainable self-trust
A weekly pause for your nervous system. Anchored & Alive helps you regulate overwhelm, trust your emotions, and move through life with more clarity, compassion, and calm, one grounded episode at a time.
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What if You're Not Broken - Just Tired?
If you’ve ever wondered why you’re so exhausted, or feared it meant something was wrong with you — start here. This gentle reframe helps you understand your nervous system, stop blaming yourself, and begin healing from a place of compassion instead of pressure.
Making Space for What Matters (Before the Holiday Rush)
Overwhelmed by the pace of life? This episode helps you make space emotionally, mentally, and energetically for what truly matters — especially during busy seasons.
The Myth of the New Year Sprint
Your body always sends signals before burnout hits. This episode teaches you how to catch those cues early, soften into your natural rhythms, and return to a steadier, more grounded pace without guilt.
Anchored & Alive with Blaze is a weekly podcast for sensitive, deep-feeling humans who want to feel better, live with intention, and reconnect with their inner wisdom without hustle, pressure, or pretending they’re fine.
If you’re burned out, overwhelmed, carrying too much emotional labor, or longing for a life that actually feels like you, this space was made for you.
Each episode feels like a breath you didn’t know you were holding. Blaze blends grounded emotional coaching, nervous-system awareness, simple rituals, and seasonal wisdom to help you:
understand your emotions without fearing them
regulate overwhelm and find your steadiness
release guilt around rest and your own needs
connect with meaning, intuition, and self-trust
navigate sensitive seasons with more compassion
move through life with clarity, courage, and calm
You’ll hear stories, mindset shifts, practical tools, and deeply human reflections that help you come home to yourself, one grounded episode at a time.
Whether you’re navigating burnout, grief, transition, or just the quiet ache of wanting something different, Anchored & Alive gives you the language, practices, and perspective to feel anchored in who you are and alive in the life you’re creating.
This is emotional empowerment for real life: warm, wise, sustainable, and always rooted in kindness.
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Episode Library
Episodes 1 - 5
New here? These first five episodes lay the foundation for the Anchored & Alive approach.
Ep 01: Roots & Remembrance - How Grief Grew This Podcast
Roots and Remembrance is both a tribute and a beginning: the story of how grief reshaped Blaze’s understanding of who she is, and how it planted the seeds for her coaching work, her course, and this podcast.
Ep 02: The Art of Slowing Down Before Life Makes You
Drawing on personal stories about aging, presence, and sensitivity, Blaze shares how to notice early signs of burnout and overwhelm, honor introvert needs during family gatherings, and set compassionate boundaries so you can enjoy connection without losing yourself.
Read the Transcript of Episode 02 Here
Ep 03: Making Space For What Matters Before the Holiday Rush
This week’s Anchor Practice, The Three Things Clearing, helps you identify one thing to release, one thing to hold close, and one small action that honors your values. Think of it as a verbal tidy-up that frees space in your home, your mind, and your heart right now, and through the quieter January lull ahead.
Read the Transcript of Episode 03 Here
Ep 04: Why Rest is Powerful and How to Get Some When Life is Busy
You’ll learn practical ways to take mindful breaks (even in a crowded house), work with nervous system regulation in real time, so you can stay present with others without abandoning your own needs. Blaze talks about ditching “sleep score” anxiety, honoring your body’s need for better sleep and recovery, and turning rest into a steady self-care practice before, during, and after the big day.
Read the Transcript of Episode 04 Here
Ep 05: What if You're Not Broken - Just Tired?
If you’ve caught yourself thinking, “What’s wrong with me? Why am I so tired?” as December begins, you’re not alone. In this episode, Blaze talks honestly about holiday burnout, year-end exhaustion, and the very human urge to push through our limits instead of listening to our bodies.
Ep 01: Roots & Remembrance - How Grief Grew This Podcast
Roots and Remembrance is both a tribute and a beginning: the story of how grief reshaped Blaze’s understanding of who she is, and how it planted the seeds for her coaching work, her course, and this podcast.
Ep 02: The Art of Slowing Down Before Life Makes You
Drawing on personal stories about aging, presence, and sensitivity, Blaze shares how to notice early signs of burnout and overwhelm, honor introvert needs during family gatherings, and set compassionate boundaries so you can enjoy connection without losing yourself.
Read the Transcript of Episode 02 Here
Ep 03: Making Space For What Matters Before the Holiday Rush
This week’s Anchor Practice, The Three Things Clearing, helps you identify one thing to release, one thing to hold close, and one small action that honors your values. Think of it as a verbal tidy-up that frees space in your home, your mind, and your heart right now, and through the quieter January lull ahead.
Read the Transcript of Episode 03 Here
Ep 04: Why Rest is Powerful and How to Get Some When Life is Busy
You’ll learn practical ways to take mindful breaks (even in a crowded house), work with nervous system regulation in real time, so you can stay present with others without abandoning your own needs. Blaze talks about ditching “sleep score” anxiety, honoring your body’s need for better sleep and recovery, and turning rest into a steady self-care practice before, during, and after the big day.
Read the Transcript of Episode 04 Here
Ep 05: What if You're Not Broken - Just Tired?
If you’ve caught yourself thinking, “What’s wrong with me? Why am I so tired?” as December begins, you’re not alone. In this episode, Blaze talks honestly about holiday burnout, year-end exhaustion, and the very human urge to push through our limits instead of listening to our bodies.
Episodes 6 - 10
Wintering Into the New Year- a collection of episodes on rest, reflection, and letting go of the New Year sprint.
Ep 06: The Myth of the New Year Sprint
Blaze gently calls out the myth of the New Year sprint: the idea that you should be sprinting toward self-improvement, comparing your life to everyone else’s, and fixing everything by January 1st. Together, we unpack how this constant push to achieve more fuels burnout, comparisonitis, and overspending… and why it’s especially misaligned with the natural energy of winter.
Read the Transcript of Episode 06 Here
Ep 07: Permission to Pause - Turning Holiday Stress into a Real Break
We explore how productivity culture, busy work schedules, and “do it all” expectations have turned built-in breaks into more pressure and holiday stress. Blaze reflects on how kids and elders often get to experience the season as it was intended: restful, cozy, playful... while those in the middle carry the load. You’ll be invited to see your own traditions with fresh eyes, treating rituals as things you get to do, not things you have to complete perfectly.
Read the Transcript of Episode 07 Here
Ep 08: How to Be With Big Feelings During the Holidays
The holidays often bring a mix of emotions — joy, grief, overwhelm, nostalgia, loneliness, and everything in between. In this episode, Blaze offers a compassionate guide to being with big feelings during the holiday season without trying to fix, justify, or explain them away.
Together, we explore why emotions can feel more intense this time of year, how to respond when you don’t know what to say to “How are you?”, and what it looks like to offer yourself kindness when family dynamics, loss, or exhaustion surface. This episode is a soft landing for anyone navigating complicated feelings while trying to stay present through a very full season.
Listen to Episode 08 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 08 Here
Ep 09: Reflecting Without Shame — A Year-End Ritual
The space between Christmas and New Year can feel heavy, reflective, and quietly judgmental. In this episode, Blaze offers a shame-free way to look back on the year that moves away from productivity, comparison, and self-criticism.
Together, we explore how year-end reflection often turns into pressure, why traditional reviews can feel discouraging, and how to reflect with compassion instead. Using a gentle garden metaphor, this episode invites you to honor nourishment, resilience, and survival, not just outcomes or accomplishments.
This episode is for anyone who feels behind at the end of the year and wants a kinder way to close one chapter before opening the next.
Listen to Episode 09 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 09 Here
Ep 10: Wintering — The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
January can feel heavy, slow, and surprisingly difficult. Especially when the world is urging you to sprint into a “new year, new you.” In this episode, Blaze explores wintering: the essential season of life where you’re meant to slow down, expect less of yourself, and quietly rebuild your energy.
We talk about why motivation often drops in deep winter, how hustle culture ignores natural human rhythms, and what wintering actually looks like in real life. This episode offers permission to rest without guilt and to trust that momentum will return when the season changes.
This is a grounding listen for anyone feeling tired, unmotivated, emotionally raw, or resistant to pushing themselves right now.
Listen to Episode 10 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 10 Here
Ep 06: The Myth of the New Year Sprint
Blaze gently calls out the myth of the New Year sprint: the idea that you should be sprinting toward self-improvement, comparing your life to everyone else’s, and fixing everything by January 1st. Together, we unpack how this constant push to achieve more fuels burnout, comparisonitis, and overspending… and why it’s especially misaligned with the natural energy of winter.
Read the Transcript of Episode 06 Here
Ep 07: Permission to Pause - Turning Holiday Stress into a Real Break
We explore how productivity culture, busy work schedules, and “do it all” expectations have turned built-in breaks into more pressure and holiday stress. Blaze reflects on how kids and elders often get to experience the season as it was intended: restful, cozy, playful... while those in the middle carry the load. You’ll be invited to see your own traditions with fresh eyes, treating rituals as things you get to do, not things you have to complete perfectly.
Read the Transcript of Episode 07 Here
Ep 08: How to Be With Big Feelings During the Holidays
The holidays often bring a mix of emotions — joy, grief, overwhelm, nostalgia, loneliness, and everything in between. In this episode, Blaze offers a compassionate guide to being with big feelings during the holiday season without trying to fix, justify, or explain them away.
Together, we explore why emotions can feel more intense this time of year, how to respond when you don’t know what to say to “How are you?”, and what it looks like to offer yourself kindness when family dynamics, loss, or exhaustion surface. This episode is a soft landing for anyone navigating complicated feelings while trying to stay present through a very full season.
Listen to Episode 08 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 08 Here
Ep 09: Reflecting Without Shame — A Year-End Ritual
The space between Christmas and New Year can feel heavy, reflective, and quietly judgmental. In this episode, Blaze offers a shame-free way to look back on the year that moves away from productivity, comparison, and self-criticism.
Together, we explore how year-end reflection often turns into pressure, why traditional reviews can feel discouraging, and how to reflect with compassion instead. Using a gentle garden metaphor, this episode invites you to honor nourishment, resilience, and survival, not just outcomes or accomplishments.
This episode is for anyone who feels behind at the end of the year and wants a kinder way to close one chapter before opening the next.
Listen to Episode 09 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 09 Here
Ep 10: Wintering — The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
January can feel heavy, slow, and surprisingly difficult. Especially when the world is urging you to sprint into a “new year, new you.” In this episode, Blaze explores wintering: the essential season of life where you’re meant to slow down, expect less of yourself, and quietly rebuild your energy.
We talk about why motivation often drops in deep winter, how hustle culture ignores natural human rhythms, and what wintering actually looks like in real life. This episode offers permission to rest without guilt and to trust that momentum will return when the season changes.
This is a grounding listen for anyone feeling tired, unmotivated, emotionally raw, or resistant to pushing themselves right now.
Listen to Episode 10 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 10 Here
Episodes 11 - 15
Ep 11: Mapping the Emotional Weather of Your Year (A Kinder Way to Begin January)
What if the best way to begin a new year isn’t with goals or resolutions, but with reflection? In this episode, Blaze invites you to look back on your year as if it were a landscape or weather system you lived inside of.
Using emotional weather as a metaphor, we explore energy, capacity, grief, recovery, and the systems that shape how we move through life. This approach offers clarity without judgment and helps explain why certain choices made sense — and why pushing forward too quickly may not.
This episode is for anyone who’s tired of being told to optimize or rush into change, and who wants a more honest, compassionate way to understand where they are before deciding what’s next.
Listen to Episode 11 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 11 Here
Ep 11: Mapping the Emotional Weather of Your Year (A Kinder Way to Begin January)
What if the best way to begin a new year isn’t with goals or resolutions, but with reflection? In this episode, Blaze invites you to look back on your year as if it were a landscape or weather system you lived inside of.
Using emotional weather as a metaphor, we explore energy, capacity, grief, recovery, and the systems that shape how we move through life. This approach offers clarity without judgment and helps explain why certain choices made sense — and why pushing forward too quickly may not.
This episode is for anyone who’s tired of being told to optimize or rush into change, and who wants a more honest, compassionate way to understand where they are before deciding what’s next.
Listen to Episode 11 Here
Read the Transcript of Episode 11 Here
About the Host
Hi, I'm Blaze, an intuitive life coach, emotional-alignment mentor, and the creator of the Anchored & Alive Method.
I created this podcast for people who feel deeply, care a lot, and are quietly exhausted from holding everything together. People who aren’t broken — just tired.
My work is grounded in lived experience: burnout, reinvention, grief, and the slow, honest work of learning how to listen to myself again. Over the years, I’ve supported hundreds of sensitive, thoughtful people in building emotional clarity, self-trust, and lives that actually feel livable... not just impressive from the outside.
Anchored & Alive is a place to pause, breathe, and reconnect with what’s true for you. Each episode offers grounded reflections, practical tools, and seasonal wisdom to help you move through life with more steadiness and self-compassion.
I’m really glad you’re here.
Anchored & Alive with Blaze Schwaller offers soulful, practical life coaching and emotional alignment tools to help sensitive, driven people release overwhelm and trust themselves again.
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