S3 E116 When Was The Last Time You Felt Like Yourself? Maybe Coming Home Isn't About A Place
Growing Tall Poppies Podcast: Season 03, Episode 116
When was the last time you truly felt like yourself?
Not the version of you that's constantly managing responsibilities, meeting expectations or holding everything together.
The real you.
In this deeply personal episode, Dr Nat shares the unexpected experience of returning to the regional country town where she grew up after travelling home for a funeral. What she thought would be a whirlwind visit became something much more profound—a reminder that sometimes coming home isn't about returning to a place at all. Sometimes it's about returning to yourself.
As she sat beside a quiet river, breathed in the fresh country air and allowed herself to simply be, she noticed something shift. Her nervous system softened. The constant pressure to keep doing dissolved, even if only for a little while. And in that space came an important question:
How many of us have quietly drifted away from ourselves without even realising it?
This episode explores why so many high-functioning women can feel disconnected from themselves despite outward success, why our nervous systems often tell us we're safe only when we're productive, and why the journey back to ourselves is often much gentler than we imagine.
If you've been feeling exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed or like you've lost sight of who you are beneath all the roles you carry, this conversation is an invitation to pause, breathe and remember yourself again.
In this episode we explore:
Why coming home isn't always about returning to a place.
How your nervous system influences your sense of identity and belonging.
The subtle ways we can lose ourselves while simply trying to cope with life.
Why slowing down can feel unfamiliar, even uncomfortable.
The importance of creating moments where your nervous system feels safe enough to soften.
What it really means to come home to yourself.
Key Takeaways
Quiet moments can reveal profound personal insights.
Returning to familiar places can reconnect us with our true selves.
Small, quiet shifts often indicate deep inner growth.
Practicing mindfulness and trauma release can facilitate healing.
Authentic self-connection is often found in simplicity.
A Question To Reflect On
When was the last time you truly felt like yourself?
Not the version of you that's constantly doing...
The version of you that simply gets to be.
If this episode resonated with you...
If you've been doing the inner work but still feel like something is quietly holding you back, it may not be a lack of motivation, confidence or willpower.
It may be that your identity is still organised around survival.
That's exactly why I created my Archetypes of Transformation™ and Invisible Ceiling Assessment™—to help you begin recognising the unconscious patterns, identity fractures and protective strategies that may be keeping you from fully stepping into the life that's waiting for you. Take the free Quiz here:
https://quiz.drnataliegreen.com.au/archetype-of-transformation-quiz
Because perhaps the person you're searching for isn't someone you need to become.
Perhaps they're someone you've been finding your way back to all along.
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