Growing Tall Poppies : Thrive After Trauma

Send us a Message to connect Burnout doesn't happen because you're weak. More often, it happens because you've spent years being strong for everyone else. In this deeply moving episode of Growing Tall Poppies , Dr Nat Green sits down with US Marine and Vietnam Veteran, author and speaker Keith A. Cole to explore the hidden cost of carrying trauma alone, the long road to burnout, and...

Send us a Message to connect Some episodes are planned. This wasn't one of them. This week, I found myself walking alongside two very dear friends whose lives took completely different paths. One is courageously facing the final chapter of a long battle with cancer, desperately wishing for more time. The other survived a serious suicide attempt after reaching a place where another day felt im...

Send us a Message to connect What does it take to rebuild your life from nothing? In this inspiring episode of Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma , Dr Nat Green sits down with Michelle Doan, founder of Emani Vegan Cosmetics, to explore an extraordinary journey of resilience, determination and post-traumatic growth. Born in Vietnam, Michelle was just nine years old when her mother fled the c...

Send us a Message to connect What if the answers you've been searching for aren't outside of you at all? In this deeply insightful conversation, Dr Nat Green is joined by Jennifer Urezzio, founder of Soul Language®, intuitive strategist, and self-described "soul whisperer and BS incinerator." Together, they explore the powerful connection between trauma, self-trust, intuition,...

Send us a Message to connect You've done the therapy. You've read the books. You've attended the workshops, listened to the podcasts, and invested in your personal growth. So why do you still feel stuck? Why do the same patterns keep showing up? Why do you keep hitting the same invisible ceiling despite everything you know? In this powerful solo episode, Dr Nat Green introduces one...

Send us a Message to connect What if the challenges you're facing aren't happening to you... but are inviting you into a deeper conversation with yourself? In this thought-provoking episode of Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma , Dr. Nat Green is joined by transformational leadership expert and co-founder of Evolve Institute, Kerry Borcherding. After years of struggling with unexp...

Send us a Message to connect What happens when the life you’ve built… is the very thing making you sick? In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Dr. Nat Green is joined by Ramah Leith — a former public health professional turned multidimensional healer — who shares her powerful journey from high-achieving burnout and chronic illness to deep healing, alignment, and purpose. After years of...

Send us a Message to connect In this deeply reflective episode of Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma , Dr. Nat Green shares an unexpected insight sparked during a visit to Alcatraz in San Francisco after several weeks travelling through Canada, the Rockies and Alaska. What began as a sightseeing experience quickly became a powerful metaphor for the invisible emotional prisons so many high-f...

Send us a Message to connect What happens when you finally stop pushing… and your nervous system gets the space to just be ? After making the decision to travel as part of their "celebrating 30 years together" travelling through San Francisco and the breathtaking Canadian Rockies, Dr Nat shares the powerful and unexpected lessons this journey revealed about nervous system regulation, pre...

Send us a Message to connect When trust is broken, your nervous system doesn’t forget — it adapts. In this episode, Dr Nat Green explores what really happens when trust is disrupted — not just emotionally, but physiologically. Because trust isn’t just relational. It’s something your nervous system experiences as safety. And when that safety is compromised, your system adapts in ways you may not ev...

Send us a Message to connect What if it’s not a strategy problem… but a safety pattern? In this episode, Dr Nat Green shares a powerful insight from a recent mastermind retreat — a moment that completely reframed what she thought was holding her back. Going in, Nat believed she needed better systems, structure, and processes. What she uncovered instead? A deeper trust pattern rooted in nervous sys...

Send us a Message to connect You’re getting everything done… but it’s costing you more than anyone can see. From the outside, it looks like you’re handling life. You’re showing up.  You’re achieving.  You’re the one people rely on. But internally? There’s tension.  Exhaustion.  A nervous system that never fully switches off. In this week's episode, Dr Nat Green explores the hidden cost of “ho...

Send us a Message to connect There are moments in life that change everything. Not gradually. Not gently. But in an instant. In this deeply personal and powerful 100th episode of Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma , Dr Nat Green marks a significant milestone — reflecting on the journey of the podcast, expressing heartfelt gratitude to listeners and guests, and celebrating its nomination in...

Send us a Message to connect There are moments in life that change everything. Not gradually. Not gently. But in an instant. This week on Growing Tall Poppies , I’m joined by someone incredibly special to me — my dear friend Bron Watson — and this is a conversation that will stay with you. Bron is a nurse educator, entrepreneur, mother of five boys… and someone who has faced not one, but two life-...

Send us a Message to connect In this week's episode I’m joined by Ramona Kossowan — Gentle Trauma Release Practitioner, fitness professional, and food relationship coach — who shares her deeply personal journey from self-hatred to self-worth . Together, we unpack how trauma, life experiences, and long-held survival patterns shape the way we feel about ourselves….often without us even realisin...

Send us a Message to connect What if the very parts of your story you’ve hidden… are the exact parts that hold your power? In this deeply moving and honest conversation, I’m joined by Dr Louise Hayes — clinical psychologist, author, educator, and meditation teacher — as she shares her extraordinary journey from childhood trauma, poverty, and shame… to becoming a global leader in psychology and hum...

Send us a Message to connect Have you ever done years of personal development or therapy… and still found old patterns resurfacing when life becomes challenging again? In this episode of the Growing Tall Poppies podcast , Dr Nat Green explores why past experiences can suddenly reactivate — even when you’ve already done significant healing work. Through a deeply personal story about her own health...

Send us a Message to connect Many high-functioning and high-achieving women are known as “the strong one.” The capable one.  The reliable one.  The person everyone else depends on. From the outside, it can look like strength, success, and resilience. But underneath that identity, many people quietly experience something else. A constant sense of effort.  A feeling that different parts of them don’...

Send us a Message to connect What if you’re not “unmotivated”… you’re depleted?  In this week’s episode of Growing Tall Poppies , Dr. Nat Green sits down with Dr. Heather Clark —existential coach and creator of Divinely Structured Success —to unpack what burnout actually looks like on the inside, why it can feel terrifyingly physical, and how recovery begins when you close the identity gap between...

Send us a Message to connect In this latest powerful and moving episode Kellie Burns is back — and this conversation goes deeper than ever. In Episode 12, Kellie shared her powerful trauma story and the loss of her beloved brother, Sean. Today, we pick up from the next moment that changed everything: a major back injury, the fear of a three-level spinal fusion, and the wake-up call that became a t...

Send us a Message to connect What if the animals in our lives are more than companions? What if they are part of our healing? In this deeply moving and thought-provoking episode of Growing Tall Poppies , Dr. Nat Green is joined by animal communicator and psychosomatic practitioner Katherine Luna Sol , whose life journey bridges trauma, intuition, science, and the profound connection between humans...

Send us a Message to connect Have you ever found yourself thinking: “I’ve done so much work on myself…  So why do I still feel stuck sometimes?” You’ve been to therapy.  You’ve read the books.  You understand your patterns.  You’ve grown. And yet… There can still be moments where something inside you feels slightly braced and on edge. Like you’re doing well in life… but not fully relaxed inside it...

Send us a Message to connect Have you ever thought…   “I understand the pattern… so why does it still feel so hard to change?” In this second episode of The Invisible Ceiling mini-series, Dr. Nat Green explores the missing link that so many high-functioning, self-aware people overlook: Insight alone doesn’t create transformation — your nervous system must feel safe enough to come with you. Because...

Send us a Message to connect Have you ever wondered why… even after therapy, self-awareness, and years of inner work… you still feel stuck? Why you keep hitting an invisible ceiling? Why growth sometimes feels like it should be easier by now — but something inside you quietly holds back? In this powerful opening episode of the mini-series The Invisible Ceiling , Dr Nat Green introduces a deeply tr...

Send us a Message to connect Have you ever felt like you’re “doing all the right things” for your health, yet your body still won’t cooperate? In this deeply powerful episode of Growing Tall Poppies , Dr. Nat Green is joined by Jodi Geline , a health expert known for helping people age healthier, banish bloat, IBS, and chronic health issues , and reclaim lasting wellbeing. Jodi shares her lived ex...