When Anger Is Just a Whisper for Your Needs

You’re not broken. You’re not “too much.” And you’re not even angry — you’re unheard.In this episode of Gettin’ in the Grove, I crack open one of the biggest lies women carry: that anger makes us irrational. The truth? What we call anger is often the weight of being silenced, dismissed, or told to “calm down.”We’ll explore:✨ Why anger isn’t the enemy — suppression is✨ How “performative self-care” keeps you stuck in survival mode✨ The radical shift of seeing anger as wisdom instead of weaknessIf you’ve ever smiled through the ache, swallowed your truth, or felt like one wrong word might break you open, this conversation is for you.💌 Ready to stop pretending and start softening? The Soft Return — my 4-day voice-note based coaching experience — is open now. Enrollment closes Monday, September 29th.👉 DM me “RETURN” or click the link in the show notes to join. Because you don’t need fixing. You need to be heard.Join Jennifer Grove’s online community hereFollow Jennifer Grove on social: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedInSubscribe to our YouTube Channel

What does real support actually feel like?In this episode, we’re not talking about fluffy encouragement or “let me know if you need anything” energy — we’re talking about soul-level, nervous system-softening support. The kind that makes you exhale.I’m sharing the difference between performative care and true emotional holding, why so many high-functioning women struggle to receive support, and how to begin letting yourself soften — without spiraling.This is your invitation to unclench, exhale, and return to yourself.💌 Join The Soft Return 4-Day Experience🎧 Join The Softness Practice Circle on Voxer🔗 Take the What’s Your Anger Archetype? QuizLet’s stop performing strength and start receiving real care.— JenNervous System Whisperer + Venting Coach@jgrovewellness

Have you always been the strong one? The dependable one? The one everyone calls when their lives fall apart — even while yours is quietly unraveling?In this raw style episode, Nervous System Whisperer + Venting Coach Jen Grove unpacks the hidden cost of being “the dependable one.” From personal stories to client breakthroughs, Jen dives into the ways constant dependability drains your body, erases your needs, and locks you into an identity that was never meant to be your whole truth.Inside this somatic-rich session:💔 The exhaustion + erasure behind the “strong one” role🔥 Why your constant reliability might actually be rooted in fear🌿 Somatic resets you can use in real time💡 How to unsubscribe from the default savior role + reclaim your own presence💌 Practices to let yourself be held without guiltThis isn’t another productivity pep talk. It’s an invitation to set the weight down, breathe deeper, and finally remember:You’re not here to hold everything. You’re here to hold yourself.✨ Ways to Go Deeper with Jen:Take the What’s Your Anger Archetype? Quiz Join the free Softness Practice Circle on Voxer Work with me inside The Art of Well-Being — my 30-day signature self-care program ✨ DM “ENOUGH” to @jgrovewellness for a free nervous system anchor tool.

If you’ve ever felt like letting go means losing control… or that rest is something you have to earn… this episode will change the way you see yourself.Join Nervous System Whisperer + Venting Coach Jen Grove as she unpacks the hidden weight of high-functioning control, the fears underneath it, and why softness isn’t weakness — it’s radical self-trust.Inside this episode:💛 A personal unpacking of control as a trauma response🌿 Nervous system reframes for moving from proving to presence🫁 A guided release practice to drop tension and shift into receiving mode🔥 A loving permission slip to choose softness — starting nowYou are still strong when you soften.You are still powerful when you rest.You are still worthy when you stop proving.✨ DM “SOFT” to @jgrovewellness for your free nervous system self-check tool.#SoftnessAsPower #SelfCareThatHeals #TheStrongWomansUndoing #GettinInTheGrove #EmotionalResonance

Most high-functioning women don’t look angry — they look composed, competent, and constantly “fine.” But under the surface? There’s pressure. There’s pain. There’s a voice that’s been silenced for too long.This soul-deep episode is for the woman who’s been swallowing her truth, suppressing her needs, and trying to hold it all together while quietly falling apart.We’ll explore:🧠 Why your anger isn’t the problem — it’s the messenger🔥 How rage is often a sacred signal of your unmet needs💔 What emotional repression does to your nervous system over time🗣️ How to give your anger a voice without shame🫀 And what it actually sounds like to come back to yourselfThis isn’t mindset fluff or emotional bypassing.This is raw truth. Real softness.Somatic permission to finally exhale.If you’ve ever said “I’m fine” when you’re anything but — this episode will speak the words you’ve been afraid to say.—🎁 Ready to keep going? DM me “ENOUGH” on Instagram to join The Softness Practice Circle, my free Voxer group for women who are ready to stop holding it all together.🎙️ Leave a review, share with a friend who’s secretly furious, and subscribe for more unfiltered healing.#repressedanger #highfunctioningburnout #emotionalrelease #somatichealing #unmetneeds #ragehealing #closetanger #traumainformedcoaching #womensnervoussystemsupport

She’s not quiet because she’s healed.She’s quiet because no one ever made it safe to speak the real thing.In this episode, I’m opening up about the emotional weight so many high-functioning women carry — the kind that doesn’t show up in words, but in clenched jaws, chronic fatigue, and the quiet ache of always holding it in.We’re talking about:→ Why your “overreactions” are really unspoken boundaries→ How silence becomes self-abandonment→ What happens when you finally let your anger speak→ And the journaling prompt that cracked me openIf you’ve ever swallowed your truth to keep the peace, this one’s for you.💌 DM me “NEEDS” on Instagram and I’ll send you the exact tool I use to help women release what’s been stuck in silence.Let’s unclench together.#ClosetAnger #EmotionalRepression #NervousSystemHealing #TheStrongWomansUndoing #GettinInTheGrove

If you've ever been the strong one — the dependable one — the one everyone leans on… but no one checks in on you…This episode will speak straight to your nervous system.Join me, Jen Grove, Nervous System Whisperer + Venting Coach as I break down the emotional toll of high-functioning self-reliance and guide you through a full-bodied return to what support is actually supposed to feel like.Inside this episode:🧠 The myth that support = weakness🫠 The silent cost of being "the strong one"🔥 A truth-packed rant on permission to need🌬️ A somatic reflection practice💛 Tools to rebuild emotional support from the inside outThis isn’t just an episode.It’s an undoing. A remembering. A homecoming.✨ DM “SUPPORT” to @jgrovewellness for your free nervous system check-in tool.#TheStrongWomansUndoing #SupportIsSacred #EmotionalResonance #SelfCareThatHeals #SomaticHealing #GettinInTheGrove

If your idea of rest still involves doing something “productive” — this episode is your permission slip to stop.To soften.To exhale.Join Nervous System Whisperer + Venting Coach Jen Grove for a truth-soaked conversation and guided somatic practice that speaks directly to the high-functioning woman who doesn’t know how to stop without guilt.Inside this episode:🧠 A raw monologue on the lie that rest must be earned🔥 A no-holds-barred rant about performative calm🫁 A nervous system repair practice: Lying in the Lap of the Earth💌 Gentle affirmations + body-led breathwork🎧 Plus: a free somatic resource waiting when you DM “RIGHT” to @jgrovewellnessYou don’t have to prove your exhaustion.You don’t have to wait until you break.Rest isn’t a reward.It’s your birthright.

I didn’t realize how loud my silence was… until my chest started hurting.Not from grief. Not from heartbreak.From swallowing my rage. From holding it all in.This episode is for the woman who’s done saying ‘I’m fine’ when she’s falling apart. We talk about the hidden weight of unspoken pain — and I’ll walk you through a somatic presence drop so you can exhale, even just a little.You deserve to be heard. Even by yourself.Send me a DM if this landed in your bones.Let’s unclench together.#closetanger #emotionalrepression #somatichealing #podcastrant #selfcarevoice

If you don’t think you’re angry… but your body feels tight, your patience is thin, and you’re always holding your breath — this episode is for you.Inside:• Jen’s personal story of silent, simmering anger• A somatic self-awareness practice to explore what your body is really holding• A bold reframe: anger isn’t the problem — unmet needs are• A free gift to help you express, not suppress✨ DM @jgrovewellness the word “NEED” on Instagram for a free somatic resource🎧 Listen now + reclaim your truthYou are not too much.You’re finally starting to listen.