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What does it take to rebuild your life from nothing?

In this inspiring episode of Growing Tall Poppies: Thrive After Trauma, Dr Nat Green sits down with Michelle Doan, founder of Emani Vegan Cosmetics, to explore an extraordinary journey of resilience, determination and post-traumatic growth.

Born in Vietnam, Michelle was just nine years old when her mother fled the country with six children aboard an overcrowded refugee boat following the fall of Saigon. After surviving a perilous journey, spending almost a year in a refugee camp in Thailand and eventually settling in Canada before moving to California, Michelle's life became a testament to the power of perseverance, curiosity and hope.

Together, Nat and Michelle explore how adversity shaped Michelle's mindset, the lessons she learned through business, motherhood and personal challenges, and why learning to receive became one of the most important shifts in her healing journey.

Michelle also shares practical wisdom around self-awareness, gratitude, mindset and creating a life aligned with your values.

In this episode, we discuss:

✨ Surviving a refugee journey from Vietnam as a child

✨ The resilience lessons learned from her mother's courage

✨ Starting a beauty company after years of struggling with cystic acne

✨ Why curiosity can become one of your greatest strengths

✨ The role of mindset in post-traumatic growth

✨ Learning to recognise and quiet the inner critic

✨ Books that transformed Michelle's perspective on life

✨ The importance of gratitude and daily practices

✨ Boundaries, values and raising resilient children

✨ Why many women struggle to receive support, love and success

✨ How adversity can become the foundation for purpose and impact

Key Quotes

Influential Resources Mentioned

• The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
• The Art of Living – Thich Nhat Hanh
• Don't Believe Everything You Think – Joseph Nguyen
• Louise Hay's work on gratitude, healing and self-worth

Connect with Michelle

🌐 Emani Cosmetics

Emani Australia

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What if the answers you've been searching for aren't outside of you at all?

In this deeply insightful conversation, Dr Nat Green is joined by Jennifer Urezzio, founder of Soul Language®, intuitive strategist, and self-described "soul whisperer and BS incinerator."

Together, they explore the powerful connection between trauma, self-trust, intuition, and authentic expression—and why so many of us become trapped looking for answers externally while ignoring the wisdom already within us.

Jennifer shares her own journey of learning to stop dismissing life's wake-up calls, embrace her authentic nature, and trust the deeper guidance available through conscious connection with the soul.

This episode is a powerful reminder that healing isn't about becoming someone else—it's about remembering who you've always been.

In This Episode We Explore:

✨ Why so many people become trapped in the endless search for "how"

✨ The relationship between trauma, self-trust, and intuition

✨ What it really means to trust yourself

✨ Why ignoring red flags often leads to repeating painful patterns

✨ The subtle forms of trauma that often go unrecognised

✨ How people-pleasing and self-abandonment disconnect us from our authentic selves

✨ The difference between accepting yourself and trying to fix yourself

✨ Jennifer's "Relationship House" model for creating healthy boundaries

✨ Why healing is a marathon, not a one-time breakthrough

✨ How Soul Language® helps people reconnect with their inner truth and purpose

✨ The importance of courage, integrity, self-compassion, and acceptance in post-traumatic growth

Memorable Quotes From This Episode

About Jennifer Urezzio

Jennifer Urezzio is the founder of Soul Language®, an intuitive framework designed to help people reconnect with their inner truth, purpose, and authentic expression. Through her work, she helps individuals understand how they are using their energy, strengthen their connection to their soul, and create lives and businesses that are aligned with who they truly are.

Connect with Jennifer

🌐 Website: Soul Language

🎙️ Podcast: Asked and Answered by Soul

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soullanguagefounder/

📚 Substack: Jennifer Urezzio Substack

Podcast Episode mentioned :- Your Relationship House : The Key To Clarity And Boundaries

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You've done the therapy. You've read the books. You've attended the workshops, listened to the podcasts, and invested in your personal growth.

So why do you still feel stuck?

Why do the same patterns keep showing up?

Why do you keep hitting the same invisible ceiling despite everything you know?

In this powerful solo episode, Dr Nat Green introduces one of the foundational concepts behind her evolving body of work: Identity Fractures.

An Identity Fracture occurs when life teaches us that being fully ourselves isn't safe. Over time, we adapt in order to belong, survive, avoid criticism, or protect ourselves from pain. Eventually, those adaptations become our identity—and the authentic self becomes buried beneath layers of protection.

In this episode, Dr Nat explores:

✨ What an Identity Fracture is and how it develops

✨ The difference between trauma and Identity Fractures

✨ Why so many intelligent, self-aware people still feel stuck after years of personal development

✨ How Identity Fractures create Invisible Ceilings in business, relationships, health, confidence and visibility

✨ The connection between your nervous system and self-sabotaging patterns

✨ The Three Brains Model: Head, Heart and Gut

✨ Why overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, hyper-independence and busyness are often protection strategies rather than personality traits

✨ How your Archetype of Transformation influences the way your Identity Fracture shows up

✨ Why insight alone isn't enough to create lasting change

✨ How the ABS Method® helps you Reclaim, Release and Reset so you can reconnect with who you truly are

This episode will challenge you to consider a powerful question:

What part of me is still protecting an older version of who I needed to be?

If you've ever felt like there's more available to you but something keeps holding you back, this conversation may help you understand why.

Key Takeaways

✔ Identity Fractures form when we adapt away from our authentic self to feel safe.

✔ Invisible Ceilings are usually internal rather than external.

✔ Overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing and busyness are frequently protection strategies.

✔ Healing isn't about becoming someone new—it's about reconnecting with who you've always been.

✔ Sustainable transformation requires both awareness and nervous system safety.

Resources Mentioned

• ABS Method®
• Archetypes of Transformation™
• TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises)
• Identity Mapping Sessions (to discover your Identity Fracture)

Connect with Dr Nat Green

🌐 Website: Dr Natalie Green

📧 Email: drnat@drnataliegreen.com.au

📱 Instagram: @drnatgreen

📱 Facebook: Dr Natalie Green

Memorable Quote From This Episode

"You are not broken. You adapted too well." - Dr Nat Green

And perhaps it's time to remember who you really are. ✨

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