Send us a Message to connect

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 Colosseum and the Vatican Museums. These travels offered powerful lessons about resilience, courage, and the willingness to “step into the arena” of life, even when it feels easier to stay on the sidelines.

Inside, you’ll discover:
✨ Why the Colosseum is more than a tourist attraction — it’s a metaphor for the courage required in post-traumatic growth.
✨ How cobblestone streets remind us of the uneven, sometimes messy path of healing.
✨ What travel teaches us about flexibility, patience, and finding meaning in both the beauty and the discomfort.
✨ Strategies you can use right now to step back into your own “arena,” with authenticity, courage, and heart.

Whether you’ve faced trauma, loss, or just life’s unexpected turns, this episode is an invitation to reflect, reset, and reimagine what’s possible when you choose growth over fear.

🎧 Tune in now and let Italy’s timeless wisdom inspire your journey.

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

Send us a Message to connect

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 has FOMO (fear of missing out) and doesn’t want to miss a single moment.

This got me thinking about the tension so many of us feel during healing — the pull between wanting to experience everything life offers and the need to slow down to truly recover.

In this heartfelt episode, I share:

• 🌄 The life and healing lessons I’ve learned from Switzerland’s lakes and mountains
• 💡 Why FOMO often intensifies for people in Post-Traumatic Growth
• 🛑 How to shift from “fear of missing out” to the “joy of missing out”
• 💤 Practical strategies for resting without guilt and still feeling fulfilled
• ❤️ The importance of presence and small, intentional moments in your healing journey

If you’ve ever struggled with slowing down — or felt like you were missing out while trying to heal — this episode will help you see rest as a gift, not a sacrifice.

🎧 Tune in and learn how to balance adventure and recovery so you can heal without regret.

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

Send us a Message to connect

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 navigating credit card fraud in Amsterdam, to watching my daughter battle serious illness in Paris and Switzerland—this trip has been nothing like I imagined.

But that’s life, isn’t it? Especially when you’ve been through trauma and are working towards Post-Traumatic Growth. Sometimes the biggest growth comes when we’re forced to adapt, let go of rigid expectations, and truly listen to what we (and our loved ones) need.

In this heartfelt conversation, I share:

• 🌍 My biggest lessons in flexibility, patience, and adaptability while traveling
• 🛑 Why taking time to pause, rest, and reflect is essential for healing
• 👩‍👧 How being a mum in crisis mode reminded me about the balance between self-sacrifice and self-care
• 💡 How to give yourself permission to revisit old patterns when they serve a purpose—and let go of the guilt attached to this
• ❤️ Why it’s okay when your goals change along the way

If you’ve ever felt frustrated when things didn’t go to plan—or struggled to balance your own needs with caring for others—this episode will give you both comfort and practical takeaways.

🎧 Listen in for a gentle reminder that healing isn’t about perfection—it’s about adaptability, compassion, and staying connected to what matters most.

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

Send us a Message to connect

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 you through what it’s like to speak out in a system designed to protect, but that too often silences the very people it claims to serve.

This episode is about:

• 💔 The toll of being dismissed, disbelieved, and re-traumatized
• 🧠 Navigating trauma within a bureaucratic system
• 🔥 The moment I chose not to wait for justice, but to reclaim my power
• 💡 The path forward — from victim to voice, from survival to post-traumatic growth

Whether you've experienced systemic harm in healthcare, mental health, or legal institutions — or supported others who have — this episode is for you.

🎧 Tune in to hear:

• The moment that broke me
• The silence that screamed louder than words
• The cost of speaking up
• And the choice I’m making now — to lead, to advocate, and to help others heal

👉 Be sure to follow me on Instagram and Facebook for behind-the-scenes of what comes next, including my travels, healing in real time, and sharing more about the post-traumatic growth that’s shaping my life and work.

💌 Loved this episode? Please subscribe, share, and leave a review — your support helps this message reach those who need it most.

It’s raw. It’s vulnerable. And it’s something so many of us can relate to — the re-trauma that happens when we turn to the system for support… and find more harm.

I’m not sharing this for sympathy. I’m sharing it because it’s time we stop being silent about the systems that silence us.

And now… I’m choosing something different:
✨ To heal out loud.
✨ To walk my talk.
✨ To show you, in real time, what post-traumatic growth can truly look like.

That means I’ll be taking a month off to travel through Europe, shedding more of the old and creating space for the new. Not just personally — but professionally, creatively, spiritually.

🌿 If you want to follow the journey, I’ll be sharing it all — raw, real, and unfiltered — on:

• Instagram
• Facebook

Thank you — for witnessing this, for walking beside me, and for believing in the power of healing, even when it’s messy.

With deep love and gratitude,
Dr. Natalie Green

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it. You never know the power of a story… until it helps someone else rise.

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

Send us a Message to connect

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.

🧳 This episode is an invitation into the real-time, messy, sacred process of healing. It's about:

— Letting go of the systems and stories that kept her small
— Choosing joy, presence and awe — not in spite of trauma, but because of it
— Embracing the Liberated Voyager archetype
— Walking the walk of nervous system healing and embodiment
— Reconnecting with purpose through family, travel, and truth

Whether you’re in your own chapter of burnout or trauma recovery, grief, identity shift, or reinvention — this episode will resonate deeply.

✨ What You'll Hear:

• A raw check-in before departure for Europe
• Reflections on being witnessed in your truth
• The role of beauty, space, and travel in trauma integration
• Choosing purpose, joy, and embodiment as acts of defiance and devotion
• Why this trip is not a holiday — but a healing ritual

💬 “This journey isn’t about pretending I’m okay. It’s about integration. About letting the sun hit places that have stayed in the dark for too long.”

💛 Follow Along:

Join Dr Nat on Instagram at @drnatgreen and Facebook at Dr Natalie Green for real-time updates from Europe — the grief, the beauty, and the becoming.

🧠 Ready to walk the post-traumatic growth path with more intention?
Subscribe, share, and leave a review — and come grow with us. 🌱

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

Send us a Message to connect

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 that fueled her relentless ambition and the pivotal moments that led to her healing and transformation.

Listeners are invited to explore their own paths through Melanie’s insights on nervous system regulation, human design, and the power of integrating their experiences as pathways to becoming extraordinary leaders in their fields. Discover how to harness your inner strength, overcome obstacles, and make an unforgettable impact in the world.

Listen to Melanie Benson for an unfiltered, heart-expanding conversation about what really lies beneath chronic burnout, autoimmune illness, and the hustle to prove our worth.

Together, they explore how trauma—especially when left unacknowledged—becomes the silent driver behind overachievement, people-pleasing, and the need to control. Melanie vulnerably shares her own story of childhood trauma, chronic illness, and financial breakdown… and how these crises became catalysts for profound healing, reinvention, and purpose-driven leadership.

This conversation is a must-listen for high-performing women, coaches, therapists, and business leaders who are done performing success while silently struggling—and ready to reclaim their wholeness, and lead with sustainable impact.

💬 In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How unhealed trauma can manifest as overachievement, burnout, and autoimmune illness
• The moment Melanie realized her body was no longer willing to hustle for success
• Why childhood survival strategies often show up in business and leadership
• The grief of letting go of the old identity—and the freedom that follows
• The messy middle of reinvention and allowing yourself to not have it all together
• The healing power of becoming a “bonus mom” and breaking generational cycles
• Melanie’s tools for navigating visibility, intuition, and rebuilding from a place of truth
• A loving reminder that you are not behind—you’re on the edge of becoming

🔗 Connect with Melanie :

🌐 MelanieBenson.com
🎧 Amplify Your Success Podcast

FREE Resource

Melanie's BIO

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

Send us a Message to connect

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 path for achieving your soul's purpose. Explore powerful insights on dealing with grief, reconnecting with your true self, and living a life free of regrets.

Together, they explore how grief — especially early childhood and intergenerational trauma — can manifest in the body, and how reconnecting to our physical and emotional selves is key to true healing and post-traumatic growth.

Dr. Michelle shares her personal story of feeling abandoned by her father at the age of two and how that shaped a lifetime of disconnection from her body and emotions. She opens up about people-pleasing, spiritual practice, body-based rituals, and the transformative power of storytelling. They also discuss the "three brains" (head, heart, and gut), curiosity as a healing force, and why your trauma — big or small — is always valid.

Whether you've experienced complex grief, early loss, or you're on the path of healing, this conversation is full of wisdom, compassion, and real-world practices that will inspire and empower.

This episode is packed with valuable advice for anyone looking to achieve post-traumatic growth and live a life filled with purpose, self-awareness, and deep inner peace. Listen in for inspiring stories, practical strategies, and a wealth of wisdom on navigating through trauma and beyond.

This episode covers:

• Why grief doesn't just live in the mind but also in the body, and how to start listening to its messages
• The difference between complex grief and “normal” grief
• Dr. Michelle’s morning ritual to reconnect with her body
• The role of people-pleasing and how it can become a hidden superpower and a gift
• How storytelling heals, — and crafting a new ending — is a transformative process and helps reframe the past
• Many trauma survivors "live in their heads" as a coping mechanism. True healing involves reconnecting all three of the — head (logic), heart (emotion), and gut (intuition) — to restore wholeness.
• The three most important values for healing and growth: peace, faith, and excellence
• How spiritual practice supports post-traumatic growth
• Why curiosity and willingness are essential qualities for transformation.

🔗 Connect with Michelle:

• Take the Complex Grief Checklist: www.complexchecklist.com
• Facebook:
• LinkedIn:
• Instagram
• Website:

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

Send us a Message to connect

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 a trailblazing leader for migrant women, Selma shares her powerful journey from invisibility and identity loss to bold, values-led leadership.

Together, Nat and Selma explore how trauma shapes identity and visibility, how post-traumatic growth requires community, and how to rise — without apology, without burnout, and without betraying who you are.

🎧 In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

Highlights

• Selma’s early life surviving the Bosnian War and losing close family to genocide
• Navigating identity loss as a displaced child, refugee, and new migrant
• The silent burden of being the eldest daughter of migrants
• Why playfulness, joy, and connection were missing pieces — and how she reclaimed them
• The unseen pressures of being the “first” in education and career
• Her shift from academic success to living aligned with her soul
• Healing visibility wounds and leading without betraying your values
• How imposter syndrome can be a protective part, not just a mindset flaw
• The dangers of traditional leadership programs that ignore trauma and cultural identity
• Why a trauma-informed, holistic approach is essential for post-traumatic growth
• The mission of Rise Above Borders and how it’s helping migrant women lead safely and boldly
• The importance of community, not just therapy, in long-term healing
• What Selma would tell her younger self — and how she’s become the lighthouse for others

💬 You’ll Love This Episode If You’ve Ever Asked:

• “Why do I still feel unsafe being seen?”
• “How do I lead without losing myself or betraying my roots?”
• “Can joy and leadership coexist after trauma?”
• “Is there a community that truly gets me?”
• “Why does my imposter syndrome feel like survival, not self-sabotage?”

Key Takeaways:

✔️ Hope for your healing
✔️ Permission to lead as your whole self
✔️ Insight into how trauma shapes identity
✔️ Strategies for safe, authentic visibility
✔️ A heartfelt reminder that you're not alone

📣 Connect with Dr. Selma Music:

Instagram: @RiseAboveBorders
📬 DM her to connect, collaborate or just say hey - go over to Insta -This is where she is most active and real conversations happen.

💥 Final Words from Dr. Selma:

“Imposter syndrome kept me safe. But now, I don’t need to hide. I’m here — whole, visible, and leading others to rise.”

💛 Final Words from Dr Nat:

“Selma is not just s

If this episode resonates with you then I'd love for you to hit SUBSCRIBE so you can keep updated with each new episode as soon as it's released and we'd be most grateful if you would give us a RATING as well. You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drnatgreen/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrNatalieGreen

Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.