Growing Tall Poppies : Thrive After Trauma
Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma is the podcast for anyone ready to heal from trauma, reclaim their power, and step into post-traumatic growth. Hosted by trauma therapist, coach, and author Dr. Natalie (Nat) Green, this empowering podcast blends real-life survivor stories, expert insights, and practical strategies to help you move beyond pain and create a life filled with purpose, resilience, and joy. Each episode dives deep into the psychological and emotional journey of thriving after trauma—exploring identity, values, nervous system healing, resilience, and renewed purpose. You’ll hear how others overcame adversity, plus learn tools you can use to regulate your nervous system, rewire your mindset, and accelerate your growth journey. What You’ll Gain from Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma 🌱 Real Stories of Resilience – Inspiring conversations with survivors who turned trauma into strength and transformation. 🧠 Expert Guidance & Healing Tools – Proven strategies from leading professionals on trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, and mental health. ✨ Empowering Insights – Explore the mindsets, practices, and Trauma Archetypes that unlock post-traumatic growth and freedom. 💡 Psychology Meets Coaching – Innovative approaches that bridge science, therapy, and coaching to fast-track healing and thriving. With over 35 years’ experience and her own lived journey of trauma and growth, Dr. Nat Green—creator of the ABS Method® and Archetypes of Transformation—is dedicated to ending trauma-associated suffering. Through her podcast, bestselling books, and transformative programs, she guides survivors and professionals alike to rediscover their identity, align with their values, and shine brightly beyond adversity. If you’re ready to not just survive trauma but truly thrive after it, this podcast is your roadmap to resilience, healing, and post-traumatic growth.
Episodes
What does it really take to move from trauma, stress, and burnout into a life of vitality, purpose, and post-traumatic growth?
In this powerful episode of Growing Tall Poppies, I sit down with Dr. Deborah Zucker — naturopathic physician, mental health counselor, health coach, and award winning author of The Vitality Map and The Vitality Journal. Deborah shares her groundbreaking 9 Keys to Vital Living, w...
Following on from Dementia Action Week - In this deeply personal episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr. Nat Green opens up about her family’s raw and emotional journey through dementia and aged care. With both her Dad and StepMum living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, Nat shares the heartbreaking reality of navigating decline, hospital stays, and the difficult transition into aged care.
She speaks honestly ...
In this episode of the Growing Tall Poppies Podcast, host Dr. Nat Green engages with Hope Pedraza, a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner and host of the Hopeful and Wholesome podcast.
Hope discusses her multifaceted approach to healing from trauma, integrating functional labs, human design, clinical hypnotherapy, and NLP. She shares her personal journey through divorce, religious trauma, and ma...
In this deeply insightful and inspiring episode of Growing Tall Poppies, host Dr. Nat Green sits down with the incredible Malisa Hepner — spiritual coach, healer, and advocate for self-acceptance — to explore how trauma can become a gateway to transformation.
Malisa is an LCSW in Oklahoma, an author and podcast host of Emotionally Unavailable Podcast. She has overcome an extensive history of childhood tr...
What does wandering the cobbled streets of Rome, standing in the shadow of the Colosseum, and navigating the beauty (and chaos!) of Cinque Terre have to do with healing after trauma? More than you might think !!
In this episode of Growing Tall Poppies, I share reflections from the final leg of my European journey — from the heat and hustle of Florence and Venice, to the awe-inspiring history of Rome, the...
This week on Growing Tall Poppies, I’m coming to you from breathtaking Interlaken, Switzerland — where the mountains meet the lake, and the stillness invites deep reflection.
The past few days have been about rest, recovery, and gentle exploration as my daughter continues to heal after falling seriously ill on our Europe trip. Thankfully, she’s feeling a little better each day — but like her mother, she ...
In this special, unplanned and totally unscripted episode of Growing Tall Poppies, I’m coming to you live from Zurich with a raw and real update from my family trip across Europe—a journey that has been full of beauty, challenges, and unexpected lessons.
From the joy of flying business class for the first time, to walking 12,000 steps a day despite severe arthritis, and complex regional pain syndrome to ...
In this raw, deeply honest follow-up to Episode 63, I share more of the untold story — the messy middle — of what happened after I first spoke up about my experience with professional harm and systemic failure.
What unfolds is a journey of gaslighting, bureaucratic stonewalling, and a complaint system that not only dismissed the truth — but later turned on me. From regulatory bodies and beyond, I walk yo...
In this raw, reflective, and soul-led solo episode, host Dr Nat Green shares a life update as she prepares for a long-awaited healing journey through Europe.
Following the powerful response to Episode 63 (on gaslighting, trauma, and systemic harm), this week is a heartfelt thank-you to you — her listeners — and an honest look at what comes next when we choose post-traumatic growth over perfection.
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In this powerful episode of Growing Tall Poppies, host Dr. Nat Green welcomes mentor and friend Melanie Benson to the show. Melanie, an expert in helping visionary leaders turn their brilliance into profitable visibility, shares her profound journey through personal trauma and professional growth. With over two decades of experience and a top 1% ranking podcast, Melanie discusses the deep-seated trauma ...
In this powerful and soul-nourishing conversation, Dr. Nat Green is joined by grief and transformation expert Dr. Michelle Peticolas.
Dr. Michelle is an international bestselling author, award-winning filmmaker, and life transformation coach, and joins us to share her journey and expertise. Learn about Dr. Michelle's unique S.E.R.V.E. framework designed to help you transform complex grief into a pa...
In this deeply moving and transformative episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr. Nat Green welcomes the remarkable Dr. Selma Music — clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, confidence and visibility coach, and founder of Rise Above Borders.
Selma’s story is one of unimaginable trauma, extraordinary resilience, and radiant post-traumatic growth. As a war survivor, refugee, eldest daughter of migrants, and now...
Have you ever walked into a medical appointment hoping for support — only to walk out questioning your sanity?
In this powerful episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr. Nat Green breaks her silence on the deeply personal and painful experiences she and many of her clients have faced within the healthcare and mental health systems. From being gaslit and dismissed, to surviving medical misadventures and a syst...
In this powerful episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr. Nat Green is joined once again by Nichole Morrin, clinical psychologist, author, founder of the Invisible Health Network, & The Invisible CEO and creator of the revolutionary COMPASS-5 Model. Together, they unpack Nichi’s harrowing and inspiring journey—from life-threatening illnesses and diagnoses to her 17yo daughter’s shocking heart attack, an...
In this powerful and heart-opening episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr Nat Green sit down with the radiant Kathy Rausch—a mandala artist, author, and teacher—who vulnerably shares how the darkest chapter of her life cracked her open to divine transformation through creativity. Kathy shares her powerful story of overcoming deep trauma and hitting rock bottom. After being disowned by her family and spira...
In this powerful solo episode of Growing Tall Poppies, host Dr. Nat Green uncovers a hidden truth affecting thousands of health and helping professionals: the exhaustion, numbness, and loss of purpose you’re feeling may not just be burnout—it could be vicarious trauma.
While burnout is widely discussed, vicarious trauma often goes unrecognized. It’s the quiet, cumulative cost of absorbing the pain, stori...
In this insightful and compelling episode of the Growing Tall Poppies Podcast, host Dr. Nat Green sits down with Dr. David Lee, a clinical psychologist and addiction recovery coach, with extensive experience in trauma and addiction recovery.
Dr David shares his personal journey of overcoming alcoholism, trauma, and the breakdown of his marriage, and how these experiences have shaped his approach to psych...
In this deeply personal and emotionally honest episode of Growing Tall Poppies, host Dr. Nat Green shares what it’s really like to be part of the Sandwich Generation—those navigating life while supporting both aging parents and young adult or teenage children. The group of adults caught in the middle, caring for aging parents while still showing up emotionally, financially, and practically for young adu...
In this powerful episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr. Nat Green is joined by the deeply insightful and courageous Kathryn Thompson. Together, they explore how true healing unfolds when we allow ourselves to be fully seen — through embracing vulnerability, openness, and creative expression. From a traumatic childhood incident to navigating the corporate world and reclaiming her voice, Kathryn shares her ...
In this deeply moving and insightful episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr. Nat Green welcomes the compassionate and wise Dr. Mark Seton—a researcher, educator, consultant for Sense Connexion and founder of the Embodied Vulnerability Ecosystem. With a background in working with actors, creatives, and helping professionals, Dr. Seton shares his profound personal story of trauma and recovery, offering liste...
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