The Baggage Reclaim Sessions

In this week's episode, Natalie explains the concept of recognising your bandwidth so that you can take care of your emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being.  Instagram  |  Events  |  Blog |  Membership

Natalie is back with The Baggage Reclaim Sessions. What do you do when you have a grand plan? Discover that life might have other ideas in store for you. In this episode, Natalie gives the cliff notes version of what's been going on during the almost ten-month break -- letting go, book proposal challenges that echo life, a marathon, hitting a low point and getting back up again. She also offers so...

In this final episode, Natalie talks about big decisions, why we get stuck, and why we can't see what lies up ahead but we've still got to take the leap anyway. She also shares why she's decided to end the show--such a tough decision!  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

Warning: This episode includes references to incidences that some listeners may prefer not to hear about or they may find triggering if they've experienced it themselves. In this episode, Natalie shares why she feels that she needs to speak out about speaking out. Sharing personal experiences of having spoken out about very difficult issues including harassment and assault, as well as anecdotes fr...

In this week's episode, Natalie talks about why focusing is about being discerning and committing, and why we allow ourselves to get busied up in all manner of distractions because we are afraid of putting our stake in the sand and saying, 'This is who I am, this is what I'm about, and this is what I need'. She also talks about why a lot of our painful relationships and problems are about avoiding...

In this week's episode, Natalie shares what she's learned from ten months of being on a social media diet. What started off as temporarily deleting Facebook from her phone so that she could finish her book last November, became an experiment in discovering whether her life, both personal and business, would fall apart and be that much worse off without being on social media. In short, the answer w...

In this episode, Natalie talks about what ambiguity is, the types of situation that can result, and how we can use our participation in an ambiguous situation to get more clear about ourselves and to become more assertive.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about how despite exceeding our own or other people's expectations for us, it's as if we don't dare to believe it, instead grappling with Imposter Syndrome and waiting for the other shoe to drop because, in truth, we wonder who we are to dare not to be that kid, that portrayal or perception, anymore.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events...

In this episode, Natalie talks about how to recognise when we're not exactly being truthful with ourselves, what causes us to do things like denying, rationalising, minimising, excusing and justifying, and how to move beyond our own untruths so that we get grounded in who we really are.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie shares a story about a relatively new relationship to illustrate why we mustn't ignore code amber/red warnings.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie delves into the topic of trust and being discerning about who we let into our Circle of Trust.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie delves deeper into this season's topic of 'closing the gap' by explaining roles, including why we adopt them, how they play out within families, and in turn how they keep us small and hold us back in adulthood. Roles affect all of our interpersonal relationships and block us from being more of who we really are, so becoming more aware of where we play a role is critical to...

In this episode, Natalie reflects on why she's felt a little wobbly about turning 40 and why she's approaching life with an attitude of adventure. Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this week's episode, Natalie talks about how we can inadvertently find ourselves turning people and things such as romantic partners, co-workers, bosses, friends, money, our job or business, into surrogate parents that keep us in a pattern of feeling inadequate due to feeling that we haven't pleased enough.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this week's episode, Natalie explains why life keeps serving up the same lessons until we're ready to heed them and move on.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about rejection, namely five scenarios where we have this sense of indignation that someone is saying no to us and what we want.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about how a pattern of neglect causes us to settle for far less than what we need, desire and deserve.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about why we sometimes struggle to recognise that we're interested in somebody because we're primed to feel attracted in the way that we have before, even though it hasn't previously led to the results we desire. She also explores some of the key factors that we need to remember when it comes to interest and attraction.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram...

In this episode, Natalie talks about the difference between someone who just wants to know that they can get your attention versus someone who wants to love you and be loved by you.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about what to expect from season 3 of the podcast and touches on some of the core Baggage Reclaim philosophies.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

After six weeks of taking time to grieve, Natalie gives an update on where she's at and what's been going on.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie gives some insight into where she's at after losing her father.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com   Instagram |  Courses | Events | Blog |  Membership

In this episode, Natalie asks whether we really need space in the form of a casual relationship or something else altogether, draws the line on being too nice for our own bloody good, and talks about two types of texts that prompt delayed replies: short but loaded and super long. This week's listener question is, How do I deal with my imposing co-worker?, plus Natalie shares what she's learned thi...

In this episode, Natalie talks about why books can be an important part of our emotional journey, explains some of the reasons why we don't seem to recognise that we're maxed out with stress, and talks about why we don't need to lay all of our emotional baggage out on the table for a new partner. This week's listener question is, Should I end my enforced No Contact now that I recognise my part?, a...

In this episode, Natalie talks about why we get put in the Friend Zone and how to dodge it, plus explains why some people don't do apologies, and why breaking up with someone also means breaking up with the ideals that we had for ourselves in the relationship. This week's listener question is 'How do I set boundaries with my patronising and overbearing co-worker?', plus Natalie shares what she's l...