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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, which support deep healing, nervous system repair, and sustainable resilience.

Together, we explore:
✨ Why burnout is often a sign of unresolved trauma in the nervous system
✨ How cultivating resilience goes beyond self-care into nervous system repair
✨ The importance of saying a courageous “YES” — and pruning away draining “NOs”
✨ The role of community, connection, and vulnerability in true post-traumatic growth
✨ How to live like you matter — honoring your gifts without falling into self-sacrifice

Deborah also opens up about her own journey, navigating recurrent chronic fatigue, motherhood later in life, and the lessons she continues to learn about slowing down, honoring her truth, and showing up authentically.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, burnt out, or unsure how to move forward after trauma, this conversation is filled with compassion, wisdom, and practical tools to help you reclaim vitality and wholeness.

🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• Deborah’s website: https://vitalmedicine.com
• The Vitality Map book + The Vitality Journal (available Oct 1 on Amazon & bookstores worldwide)
• Connect with Deborah on:-
• Instagram,
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
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💬 If this episode resonates with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use hope and healing today.

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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.

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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 about the guilt of being away, the grief of losing a parent while they’re still here, and the overwhelming responsibility that comes with caring for aging parents. Through her story, Nat offers comfort and compassion for families who may be facing the same challenges.

This episode is a reminder that while dementia can take away independence, memory, and clarity—it can’t erase love. And even in the middle of heartbreak, there are lessons of resilience, connection, and post-traumatic growth.

💜 If you’ve ever felt torn between caring for loved ones and living your own life, this episode will help you feel seen, understood, and less alone.

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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 major life changes, emphasizing the importance of body awareness and resilience in post-traumatic growth.

Tune in to discover how understanding and listening to your body can lead to deeper self-awareness, healing, and thriving after trauma.

Are you ready to move from surviving trauma to thriving in your life? In this transformative episode of Growing Tall Poppies, learn about how to heal from trauma, optimize your energy, and reconnect with your body’s wisdom.

Hope reveals her signature approach, blending functional labs, Human Design embodiment, and subconscious reprogramming, to help high-performing, spiritually curious women overcome burnout, reclaim their energy, and scale their lives with clarity and confidence.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How trauma shows up in your body and nervous system — and why listening to your body is the first step toward healing
• The role of Human Design in understanding your unique energy blueprint and making aligned decisions
• Practical ways to tune into your body through body scans and energy check-ins
• Why energy leaks can be the hidden source of physical symptoms and how to uncover them
• Strategies to strengthen resilience, optimism, and your inner guidance system
• Hope’s “Energy Leak Locator Quiz” to identify where your energy is leaking and how to rebalance it

Whether you’re navigating post-trauma growth, chronic stress, or burnout, this episode will give you actionable insights and tools to reconnect with your body, soul, and purpose.

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✨ Resources from this episode:

• Hope’s website: hopefulandwholesome.com

Take the FREE Energy Leak Locator quiz to find out where your energy is leaking and how to fix it: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/67f804c78eec070015ad4d2e

If you’ve ever felt burned out, disconnected, or stuck after trauma, this episode will help you start listening to your body, reclaim your energy, and move forward with purpose.

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.