Growing Tall Poppies

Podcast Hosted by Dr Nat Green

This uplifting podcast shares a blend of real-life stories of extraordinary people overcoming trauma and adversity and educational tips, and strategies from health professionals.

Real Stories of Resilience: Hear from survivors who have faced unimaginable challenges and transformed their lives through post-traumatic growth.

Expert Guidance & Strategies: Gain insights from leading health professionals on healing the mind, regulating the nervous system, and thriving beyond trauma.

Empowering Conversations: Dive deep into the attributes, mindsets, and tools that help individuals rise above adversity and find renewed purpose and joy.

A Convergence of Psychology & Coaching: Explore how the evolving landscape of mental health and coaching provides innovative approaches to healing and thriving.

Podcast Episodes

S3 E122 Learning to Stand Tall When the Life You Knew Falls Apart with Lee Ehlers

S3 E122 Learning to Stand Tall When the Life You Knew Falls Apart with Lee Ehlers

Published on: 14/09/2026

S03E122: In this deeply honest conversation, Dr Nat sits with Lee Ehlers, a screenwriter and father who faced the devastating loss of his wife Erin during the realization of a lifelong dream.

S3 E121 Late-Diagnosed AuDHD: Masking, Trauma, & Finally Finding Your Authentic Self with Ellie Capstick

S3 E121 Late-Diagnosed AuDHD: Masking, Trauma, & Finally Finding Your Authentic Self with Ellie Capstick

Published on: 07/09/2026

S03E121: In this episode of Growing Tall Poppies, Dr Nat Green sits down with Ellie Capstick, AuDHD educator, podcast host and founder of Ellie AuDHD...

S3 E120 Tall Poppy Syndrome: Why You Were Never Meant to Stay Small

S3 E120 Tall Poppy Syndrome: Why You Were Never Meant to Stay Small

Published on: 31/08/2026

S03E120: In this solo episode, Dr Nat Green shares the deeper meaning behind Growing Tall Poppies and explores how fear of visibility, nervous-system safety and identity patterns can quietly keep capable people playing small.

S3 E119 When Survival Becomes an Identity: Finding Your Way Back to Yourself with Mary Armendarez

S3 E119 When Survival Becomes an Identity: Finding Your Way Back to Yourself with Mary Armendarez

Published on: 24/08/2026

S03E119: In this deeply honest conversation, Dr Nat welcomes Mary Armendarez, an author and emotional healing guide, who shares how her life shifted when her husband’s stroke pulled the rug out from under her spiritual...

S3 E118 She Taught Me Why the Ordinary Days Are Everything: A Tribute to My Beautiful Friend Narelle

S3 E118 She Taught Me Why the Ordinary Days Are Everything: A Tribute to My Beautiful Friend Narelle

Published on: 18/08/2026

S03E118: This episode is a little different. In Episode 111, I spoke about two beautiful friends facing very different battles. One of those friends was Narelle — my beautiful friend of more than twenty years, who had been living with cancer for...

S3 E117 In the Presence of Excellence: Powerful on the Outside, Quietly Unravelling Within

S3 E117 In the Presence of Excellence: Powerful on the Outside, Quietly Unravelling Within

Published on: 10/08/2026

S03E117: In this episode, Dr Nat Green sits down with Stacey Nye - a remarkable woman who grew up in an Olympic household, built a 20-year international career producing some of the world's greatest sporting events, and then one night, had...